Russia

As a mother to 5 children, one step daughter and 2 foster children I feel for this man, his anguish at the disappearance of his son is evident! My heartfelt thoughts and feelings go to him, his family and all those families of children who are missing and have been taken unlawfully by the authorities in Russia!

Nice to see activists remembering Anna Politkovskaya

I really admire the strength and dignity of this man and his family, who have experienced so much tragedy.

Please take action for Ibragim:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/a...

I'm proud of you guys. Say what is needed to say is not easy under these circumstances. Speak.. shout if you must... but never... NEVER... remain in silence in front of the ones that need to listen to what you have to say.

Looking good ;)

Dear Readers,
I just found this bookmark on Russia, but Russia has been in mind a lot and most of today, I believe we are comming into a dangerous new "cold war" with Russia, I can only discribe it like that for simplicitly. Actually I believe things are more complex, in fact very complex. I believe we'll do lots of campaigns on issues related to this as time goes by. The world is in a mess and counties/authorities with political power technology weath and fire power, don't seem to have much ethical ideology anymore. We still seem to have more here in the UK, most of the time. Incidentally I look at Russian news a lot on-line, it seems to me you'll see an add for furniture and one for a high tec weapon system on the front page side by side, arms are us and we ready for anything, is what it all seems to convey.

I feel that there was no lack of chauvinism in the portrayal of the wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and indeed the "war on terror" etc.; is it feasible that these youngsters have carried this mindset to a grisly conclusion, and if so, maybe there are perhaps others with more power and culpability who have striven to crush the alternative perspective when racial nationalism has felt to be in their interests?