Iraq’s Ministry of Culture has revived regulations forbidding the import of some books, prompting critics to accuse it of restoring Saddam Hussein-era censorship. The ministry has begun requiring publishers to submit lists of titles for approval. Officials have said the ban is on books glorifying jihadi violence and martyrdom. Read more here
Mexican news broadcaster, Juan Daniel Martinez Gil, of the Radiorama station in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, has been found dead with signs of having been tortured. “The body was buried, it had tape covering the face, it was beaten, swollen and without a shirt,” a spokesperson from Radiorama said. Read more here
Judges told Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s lawyers today that he must make it “abundantly” clear that the release of documents relating to the torture allegations of a former Guantamano Bay detainee, Binyam Mohamed, would directly result in the US government withholding intelligence. If the US were to reassess security sharing with the UK and put British lives at risk as a result, the decision facing the judges would be “a very simple one”.
Lawyers for Binyam Mohamed, and for the British and US media, including Index on Censorship, are requesting the release of a seven-paragraph summary detailing his treatment. Mohamed was arrested in 2002 in Pakistan after the invasion of Afghanistan.
David Miliband demanded a gagging order, stating that the disclosure of the document “could likely result in serious damage to UK and US national security”. Today, government lawyers confirmed that US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton shares this view. “What we don’t want is yet another muddle. I want to tie the secretary down. So far the statement is not good enough,” said Lord Justice Thomas.
The court has asked the foreign secretary to clarify his position.
Is this
a) inappropriate
b) offensive
c) funny
d) harmless
e) all of the above
f) none of the above
Ofcom’s not sure:
Twat: Very polarising; female sexual anatomy word; offensive esp. to British Asian females and some women from other groups, but many esp. men think it is an everyday word and quite mild.
Cameron’s apologised, just in case.