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Pakistani Prime Minister Pressed on Asghar Case

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The United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron, has raised the case of a Scottish grandfather being held on death row in Pakistan during a meeting (yesterday) with the country’s prime minister.

Mohammad Asghar, 70, who is from Edinburgh, was sentenced to death in January after being convicted of blasphemy.
In September, the pensioner, who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was shot and injured by a prison guard.

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Plaid MP Raises Language Dimension fir Abuse Enquiry Victims

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The Plaid Cymru MP, Hywel Williams, MP highlighted a glaring oversight in relation to those children who have been abused in Wales an issue which has been the subject of previous enquiry and now seems set to be the focus of a new historical abuse enquiry.

Referring to the Waterhouse Report ‘Lost in Care’ published in 2000 he said:

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Ukranian Aircraft On Manx register Querry

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The Celtic League has asked the Isle of Man Minister for Economic Development for an update on press reports two months ago suggesting aircraft belonging to former president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych had been transferred to a Manx-based company and registered with the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry (see below):

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Isle of Man: Fire Chiefs Remarks ‘Regrettable’

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As the Isle of Man government battles to balance its finances, in response to a reduction in receipts from a VAT agreement with the United Kingdom some years ago, front line public services continue to be targeted.

We reported how plans to close main post offices in the Islands capital Douglas and the second largest town Ramsey were recently put on hold following a public outcry.

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Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf – Cilmeri 2014

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Ar Ragfyr y 6ed 2014 bydd digwyddiadau er mwyn coffáu Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, Llyw Olaf y Cymry, yn cymryd lle yng Nghilmeri, Cymru.

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IMO Queried on Members Obligations

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The Celtic League has sought clarification from the IMO about members of its present governing Council who have announced Search and Rescue restrictions in the Mediterranean area.

The move has recently been criticised by UN Special Rapporteur for Migrants, Francois Crepeau.

The text of our query is set out below:

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The Hooded Men Message of Thanks To All Who Supported Them

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A statement of thanks has been released by a spokesperson for the ‘Hooded Men’ whose case at the European Court of Human Rights, (ECtHR) alleging torture by the British military during internment in Northern Ireland in 1971 is to be re-opened.

It reads:

“Dear supporters and friends of The Hooded Men,

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Irish Government to Act Over Hooded Men Torture

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The Irish government has decided to proceed with an application to have a European Court of Human Rights judgement revised.

The case was originally brought by the Irish government on behalf of a number of men interned in the north of Ireland by the British in 1971.

In 1978 the Court ruled that the men had suffered inhumane and degrading treatment but stopped short of ruling that torture had occurred.

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Nuclear Regulator Seeks Fire Safety Improvements at Dounreay

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The Office of the Nuclear Regulator has served an improvement notice on the operators of the Dounreay facility following a fire at the plant in early October 2014.

The ONR website says:

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Mannin: Government defer post Office Closures as Anger Grows

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The Isle of Man government has deferred for three months a decision on closing the two main post offices on the Island in Ramsey and Douglas.

The move to close the branches caused wide ranging protests, from Trade Unions and members of the public.

The Nationalist Party Mec Vannin also voiced its opposition saying: