Millions of Europeans on strike and in the streets

You might not have noticed yesterday, what with the UK news much more concerned about what high paid cushy job David Miliband will be getting next, but across Europe millions of people were on strike and in the streets to protest the austerity policies of the EU governments. Just like the ConDem government here, governments [...]

Posted by Jack on September 30th, 2010 | 3 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Congo: 50 years of independence, centuries of oppression

Yesterday marked the celebration of 50 years of independence for the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 1960, Congo was finally able to free itself from one of the most brutal regimes in all of colonial Africa: Belgian control. Of all the European colonial powers, the Belgians were notorious as the worst for their ruthless exploitation [...]

Posted by Jack on July 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments Posted in Uncategorized

Across Europe racism is becoming the law for Muslim women

A woman in Italy has become the first to be fined for covering her face. Known only as Amel, she was fined £430 under laws that ban covering your face in public places, after she was spotted by police in the Post Office. The laws were originally brought in during the 70s to prevent political [...]

Posted by Jack on May 4th, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized

Good news for Belgian Muslims as government collapses

The government of Belgium has collapsed as part of a row between Dutch speaking and French speaking politicians. This is good news for Belgian Muslims, who were facing the possibility of a racist legal attack, as Belgium was poised to become the first European country to ban Muslim women from covering their faces. However, the [...]

Posted by Jack on April 23rd, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized

Belgium bans creepy Santas

A Belgian parliamentary committee has unanimously voted to finally tackle the scourge of creepy shopping centre Santas. Concern has been growing in the European nation for years at the growth of fundamentalist Santa-ism, as these dodgy looking characters lure children towards their radical ideology with promises of “presents”. Many advocate that the entire Santa-believing world [...]

Posted by Jack on March 31st, 2010 | 1 Comment Posted in Uncategorized