Ugandan abuses bring shadow of terror back to heart of Africa
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There are reports of raids, detentions and torture in Uganda as the security forces take firm action against a new threat of terrorism. Many observers regard the recent move of the International Security Organisation to Nakasero Hill in Kampala, Uganda, where many people were tortured and killed in the 1970s and 1980s, as both insensitive and ominous. The security forces are particularly targeting the Allied Defence Forces, a rebel group with Islamic fundamentalist leanings, and many Muslims are reported to have been arrested, beaten and tortured.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Ready, steady, go!
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The battles that took place between gangs of Mods and Rockers in Clacton, England, at Easter 1964 sparked off an inter-tribal ritual that was to become a defining element of British culture in the mid-1960s. Rioting in Clacton later spread to other seaside towns such as Bournemouth and Southend. Rockers represented a strong commitment to the past, while Mods sought to be totally up-to-date and sophisticated. Mod culture was closely associated with clothes and music, but also had links with a change in attitude.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Freetown emerges from the shadow of death
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Normal life is beginning to be reestablished in Freetown, Sierra Leone, following the arrival of Nigerian peace-keeping troops and the departure of Major Johnny Paul Koroma and his junta. Ordinary people have undergone great suffering at the hands of the Armed Forces Ruling Council, and are now greatly relieved that the situation is improving. Koroma and his associates openly enriched themselves at the expense of ordinary people, and many civilians died in the fighting.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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