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Sudan police arrest models after fashion show

Models present creations at Sudan's first mixed-gender fashion show in the capital Khartoum on Friday. Police arrested more than two dozen people overnight as they emerged from the fashion show. All were later released later but police provided no immediate explanation on why they were arrested, according to media reports. (Reuters)

KHARTOUM: Sudanese police briefly detained more than 20 models, make-up artists and designers after a rare mixed-sex fashion show in Khartoum, participants said on Saturday.

Amateur models taking part in the "Sudanese Next Top Model Fashion Show" told Reuters they were rounded up late on Thursday by Sudan's public order police, a body known for its crackdowns on indecent dress and drinking in the Muslim north.

Police were not available to comment on Thursday's arrests outside a club in the capital's Khartoum 2 district.

All of the detainees were released on Friday but at least six were told to report to the police on Sunday to face unspecified charges, said one participant.

"They came to the club after the show and arrested between 20 and 30 people — not just models, but people doing the make- up, the people who provided the clothes," said the participant, who asked to remain anonymous.

"There was nothing bad about the clothes. There were wedding dresses, traditional Sudanese clothes, suits, clothes from local shops and tobs (traditional Sudanese wraparound dresses)."

Other participants said there had been fashion shows before in Sudan, many of them held in private. But Thursday's event was thought to be one of the first public events to feature male and female models sharing the catwalk

Labour will protect assets

An Email Message From Labour Party

 

A lot has been written recently about John Key’s conflicting comments on whether to sell KiwiBank. One thing is clear from all the confusion:
Under National our SOEs aren’t safe.
Monday night’s TV3 poll made it pretty clear that an overwhelming majority of Kiwis do not want New Zealand’s State Assets sold off.
John Key’s policy is no asset sales in his first term, so could it all be up for grabs in two years' time?
The day after the Budget Bill English was again caught out telling the truth. The Finance Minister and John Key are all for asset sales.
So let me tell you where I stand on selling State Assets.
I am opposed to privatisation of State Assets and I will reverse any decision National makes in this area which Kiwis overwhelmingly oppose.
Kiwis know where they stand on this issue. We already own KiwiBank. It’s ours; it keeps the Australian banks honest; it retains profits for New Zealanders and Labour intends to keep it that way.

High Commission Replies

KIWI AID TO GAZA'CITIZENS

 

PERSONAL INVITATION

to an initiating meeting for

Kiwi aid to Gaza’s citizens:

 

Kia Ora Gaza

Assalaamuálaikum

Here's an opportunity to contribute to the struggle to free GAZA.

Please refer to email below. Please forward to your network.

7.30pm on Friday 25th June

Zayed College, 44 Westney Rd, Mangere, Auckland

Refreshments will be available

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Blood Balti 2010

Start:	Oct 5, '10 12:00p
End:	Oct 5, '10 7:30p

Blood Donation, Free BBQ,Music, Gup Shup

Blood Bank
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Honesty and Integrity

 
Labour Party members feel strongly about honesty, integrity and care of public money. These values are fundamental to our Party and our political system.
Controversies in recent days have disappointed a lot of us. We expect all of our people to be faithful to our values. That’s why we have insisted on high standards of transparency and responsibility.
Some tough decisions have been made that show our determination to hold your representatives accountable.
Labour has fronted up to our responsibility, and we want to acknowledge this has not been an easy time for members and supporters.
Now we have to focus on our priority: Working for a Labour Government that’s there for hard-working families; one that cares about people, and about your community.
We want you to know, that’s what we’re getting stuck into.
Regards,
Phil Goff, Labour Leader and Andrew Little, Party President