Masked members of Islamic Jihad burn US
and Israeli flags – why? To know more and to make up your own
mind, follow news reports and discover some of the history informing
the passions and beliefs that underlie all terrorist actions
(EPA/EMPICS)
How can I find out more?
The groups
Here are some of the main groups campaigning on these issues.
Amnesty International
International human rights organisation
Cage Prisoners
Group campaigning on behalf of Guantanamo Bay detainees
Liberty
Britain’s leading civil liberties campaign group
The blogs
There are several British bloggers writing interesting stuff
about terrorism and anti-terrorist legislation.
Dead
Men Left
‘Political scribblings’
George Monbiot
George Monbiot’s Guardian columns and other writings
Perfect
‘Rational dissent in an imperfect world’.
Thoughtcrime
is Death
About ‘Tony Blair, Charles Clarke, George Orwell ...’
The UK
Today
‘The musings of a citizen of the People’s Republic of South Yorkshire’
White
Rose
Civil libertarian weblog
The papers
Daily papers are still a great source of information on these
issues – The
Guardian,
The Observer and The
Independent especially. The Guardian/Observer
website has the full content of both papers for the last few years.
Look out for pieces by Nick Cohen, Richard Norton Taylor and Helena
Kennedy QC. |
