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Lemmer's Rogue Report - Insein

“The Name Says It All“, says Amnesty. It’s Burma’s Insein (pronounced Insane) Prison. It’s where over 2,100 of Burma’s political prisoners are being held. Disease such as tuberculosis, scabies and dysentery are rife, but with only three doctors for 10,000...

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Stray Bullets - Gurkha Rights

Ayo Gorkhali: Thousands of Gurkha’s who have served with the British Army will be allowed to settle in England. Absolutely Fabulous actress Joanna Lumley, whose father served with the 6th Gurkha Rifles for 30 years, campaigned with numerous Gurkha rights groups to allow veteran Gurkhas...

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Postcards From The Edge: Egypt

Let me introduce myself. The name's Bede, I'm an adventurer in my early twenties, of mixed origin, from somewhere in north east London. I've been working a range of jobs, from office work and customer services, to coaching.

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Blog: Russell Myrie - Obama and Pakistan

All of the problems created by Bush and Pervez Musharraf directly after 9/11 are either going to be sorted out once and for all or ( let’s hope not), horribly compounded when President Obama meets Afghanistan’s Hamid Karzai and Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari in Washington.

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Vox Pops: MP Expenses vs International Aid

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Feature: Tamils' Occupation of Parliament Square Part Three

Roving reporter Jody McIntyre breaks down the rest of his time spent at Parliament Square with the Tamils...Friday 10th April:

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Ctrl.Alt.Shift @ The Christian Aid Charity Football Tournament

Ctrl.Alt.Shift were asked to take part in the annual Christian Aid football tournament to raise funds as part of Christian Aid Week. We gathered a squad of eager Ctrl.Alt.Shift ballers for what was due to be a fun day of football – however, we could not have foreseen the efforts that were...

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Young Blood: Climate Camp Reflections

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Young Blood: Who Killed My Brother?

When it comes to an age of activism, some say there's a grey matter, somewhere between the late 80s and now. Some claim we've come down to an apathetic generation with a lack of fight - and in turn, certain sceptics identify an uphill struggle, in Ctrl.Alt.Shift's mission to make activism 'cool...

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Blog: Russell Myrie - Expenses

After being out of the country for a week and missing most of the row over MPs expenses, I was looking forward to Prime Minister's Questions to see what tactics Brown and Cameron would employ as they tried to inflict the maximum damage on each other while seeking to limit the harm caused to their...

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