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“This is what crime is doing to our communities, Elish” Evening Times
“They call it a no-go, no-hope area. . . but don’t write off the people of Ruchazie” Evening Times
“Jail slated over dirty underwear ” Evening News
Press release
“Inspection report on Edinburgh Prison” Scot. Exec.
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HM Inspectorate of Prisons: Report on HMP Edinburgh
“What’s with SNP’s cannabis converts? ” Evening News. Article by Margo MacDonald.
Posted by MM on Thu 26th Jan 2006 at 8:25 am“ASBO ban extended by two years” Courier
Posted by MM on Thu 26th Jan 2006 at 8:21 am“Police stop and search 100 people a day under new anti-terror laws ” Independent
“The steady erosion of our civil liberties” Independent
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Liberty: s.44 Terrorism Act 2000
“City steps up blitz on teenage thugs” Evening News
“Youth suspected of 800 city crimes caught breaking Asbo” Evening News
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CjScotland 18.1.06: Edinburgh prepared to ‘name and shame’ ASBO children
Update
“Europe’s governments ‘knew of CIA torture flights’” Evening News
“US accused of using gangster tactics over terror suspects ” Guardian
“Minister admits misleading peers over rendition” Herald
“Britain accused of turning blind eye to torture flights” Times
“SNP rendition flights report ” Holyrood.com
“CIA flights likened to the work of gangsters” Independent
“Report finds scarce evidence on CIA prison claims” EurActiv.com
Following posted on 24.1.06
“Marty releases interim report on rendition. Probe ‘to confirm CIA abductions’” BBC
“Senator reports on CIA flights” Herald
“Europe ‘ignored detention of prisoners by the CIA’” Independent
Press release
“Dick Marty: highly likely that European governments were aware of ‘’rendition’’ affecting Europe” Council of Europe
See also
Council of Europe: Alleged secret detentions in Council of Europe member states
“Beat police drop traditional ties to help collar criminals ” Evening News
Posted by MM on Wed 25th Jan 2006 at 7:34 am“ID cards scheme in Lords defeats ” BBC
“Peers reject ID-card database plans as attack on freedom” Independent
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Hansard 23.1.06: House of Lords debates
“Security services and police to get UK air passenger details in advance” Guardian
Posted by MM on Tue 24th Jan 2006 at 8:14 am