Category Archives: Crime and Justice

The Libyan exile’s tale.

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

How must the events unfolding in Libya look to exiles? Today I met Jalal Shammam, a Libyan exile who was protesting outside the Libyan embassy in London in 1984 when someone inside opened fire. In an interview for the PM … Continue reading →

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How To Loot It — Who’s defining the riots?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

UPDATE: Monday August 15th How interesting that the Prime Minister has today come out with a nation healing speech which concludes with a reference to bankers’ bonuses, MPs’ expenses and an insistence that “There is no them and us. Only … Continue reading →

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Exclusives, damned exclusives (and some lies).

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

UPDATED: FRIDAY JULY 15TH 2 senior NI/NewsCorp executives have quit within hours today: Rebekah Brooks and Les Hinton. NI’s Legal chief Tom Crone left earlier this week after more than 20 years. And Rupert Murdoch apologised in person to the … Continue reading →

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Eet is, ‘ow you say, uncanny, no?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

Fans of Asterix will need no reminding that the comic featured a youthful Jacques Chirac as a thrusting young politician in Obelix and Co (1976). But this morning provided a particularly delightful example of the potential of looking at politics … Continue reading →

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Milly Dowler murder trial — the suspect’s ex-partner gives evidence

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

Former Nightclub bouncer Levi Bellfield is on trial at the Old Bailey in London for the murder of 13 year old Amanda Dowler and the attempted kidnap of 11 year old Rachel Cowles in March 2002.  This is my report … Continue reading →

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