The missing – Chen Jie

Posted by on Sep 23, 2007 in updates | 8 comments In China, 190 children are snatched every day – more than twice the number taken in England and Wales in a year. The Chinese government does not acknowledge the extent of the problem, or the cause. The Single Child Policy has made it essential to have a son, leading to the abortion of more than 40 million girls and setting the price on a boy’s head at more than six months’...
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Cambridge street life through the eyes of Stuart Shorter

Posted by on Sep 23, 2007 in updates | 9 comments   Step out of your comfort zone this evening and see Cambridge through the eyes of Stuart Shorter, a homeless drug addict. Stuart:A Life Backwards is compelling viewing, it traces his life backwards (his own suggestion), and author Alexander Masters had no idea what horrors would be revealed. This gives you a rough idea: According to his mother, Stuart was a happy-go-lucky little boy,...
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