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No to dstv porn mrn

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By Tasneem Mohammed

(source: VOCfm Online)

The Media Review Network (MRN) has strongly opposed the possibility of a new sex channel on television, saying it will further tear at the "moral fabric of society." Pay TV service Multichoice is considering broadcasting pornography on its DSTV satellite bouquet however details of what kind of explicit material will be shown is still unknown.

According to the network’s Ayesha Laher, any form of pornography is "morally wrong" in all societies and the broadcasting of pornography on a pay-TV service would allow for easier access to the general public. She said the consideration was a clear sign of the "moral decline" of societies.

"It’s disgusting to think that people want this readily available. Before it was very difficult finding pornography, but now people want it at their leisure and the easier it is to find, the more people will watch," she said. Laher said this move would have huge implications on the moral and religious values upheld in communities. Children will now have direct access to pornographic material and parents will not have much control over this

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Nick cleggs illegal Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning

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(source: Guardian.co.uk)

Coalition in confusion as deputy prime minister pronounces invasion ‘illegal’ at dispatch box

Nick Clegg was forced to clarify his position on the Iraq war after he stood up at the dispatch box of the House of Commons and pronounced the invasion illegal.

The deputy prime minister insisted he was speaking in a personal capacity, as a leading international lawyer warned that the statement by a government minister in such a formal setting could increase the chances of charges against Britain in international courts.

Philippe Sands, professor of law at University College London, said: "A public statement by a government minister in parliament as to the legal situation would be a statement that an international court would be interested in, in forming a view as to whether or not the war was lawful."

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