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Apr 06, 2007 at 02:29 PM |
ROYAL MARINES BASE CHIVENOR, England (AFP) - The 15 British naval personnel held by Iran told Friday how they were stripped, blindfolded and handcuffed as part of "psychological" intimidation during their detention.
A day after their return to Britain, the group said they feared for their lives if they resisted and were threatened with seven years in jail if they did not confess to being in Iranian waters.
Royal Navy Lieutenant Felix Carman told a news conference told a press conference of the mind games he said were used by their captors to get information and confessions.
"It was mainly psychological, emotional. The isolation was a major part of this: a complete suffocation in terms of information from the outside world," he added, describing questioning as "aggressive" and handling as "a bit rough".
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Apr 06, 2007 at 02:24 PM |
A new report from the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the leading body on climate change, has confirmed that climate change is occurring at previously predicted rates.
Also important, the body has stated that it will be the worlds poor in both the first and third world that will be hardest hit - due to the actions of the worlds richest.
"If a government doesn't react to this (report), it could be considered negligence," said Susanne Moser, a geographer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado and a contributing author to the document. "It's a fairly bleak picture."
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Last Updated ( Apr 06, 2007 at 02:37 PM )
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Apr 04, 2007 at 03:20 AM |
Tony Blair believes Iran wants to achieve an "early resolution" to the crisis over the Royal Navy crew through direct talks, Downing Street has said.
A statement was issued late on Tuesday after further UK contact with Iran, including directly with its chief negotiator Ali Larijani.
The UK had proposed direct bilateral talks and awaited a response, it said.
However, both countries continue to dispute whether the 15 crew were in Iran's waters when seized on 23 March. |
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