New Somali president sworn in
January 31, 2009 by office
Filed under World News
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has been sworn in as the new president of Somalia just months after his Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) signed a peace deal with the transitional government.
The ceremony in neighbouring Djibouti on Saturday came…
We will never work for the BBC again – actors and directors in Gaza protest
Director Ken Loach condemns the BBC’s decision not to broadcast a charity appeal for Gaza
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Disaster Emergency Committee For Gaza: Donations hit 1 million pounds
Press Release – 27 January 2009
Gaza appeal total doubles overnight
The amount raised as a result of the official broadcast of the Disasters Emergency Appeal has doubled overnight to over £1 million helping to alleviate the
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MCB Urges All Britons to Donate To DEC and Help the People of Gaza
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MCB Urges All Britons to Donate To DEC and Help the People of Gaza Sunday 25 January 2009 |
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ABZ News: People’s News Not the BBC Views
Headlines:
1. BBC again shows its so called “impartiality” when The news reader at Radio 4 (17:14) said: ” An Israeli Soldier was killed in the border of Gaza and a Palestinian died inside Gaza“.However, the headlines should read: ”…
Manchester Intifada
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MCB Urges BBC Governors to Reverse its Sabotage of the DEC’s Humanitarian Appeal for Gaza
MCB Secretary General Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari said, “The excuses given by the BBC are simply untenable and the Governors need to act quickly before the Corporation’s image is irretrievably tarnished.”
BBC Director defends his decision on Gaza appeal
It’s not often as editor-in-chief I use our ‘editors’ blog’ to highlight a BBC issue, but with strong views about our decision not to broadcast a Disasters Emergency Committee appeal for Gaza, I wanted to write directly and explain our…
BBC defends Gaza appeal decision
The BBC has defended a decision not to air a TV fund-raising appeal for Gaza, saying it wanted to avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality.
It said a decision was taken with other broadcasters not to show the…
Sky joins BBC in Gaza appeal veto
About 60 MPs say they will back a parliamentary motion urging the BBC and Sky to run the appeal.
