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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 22 April
In the Media <[link removed]> is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news <[link removed]> and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts <[link removed]> on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* Government has no plans to change assisted dying law, says justice secretary <[link removed]>
Robert Buckland has told a parliamentary committee the government has no plans to change the law on assisted dying.
The Telegraph
* UK rapper arrested on suspicion of fighting for Islamic State <[link removed]>
A former London rapper has been arrested on suspicion of joining Islamic State fighters in Syria.
Sky News
* Islamist group kills 52 in 'cruel and diabolical' Mozambique massacre <[link removed]>
An Islamist group terrorising northern Mozambique has killed 52 villagers after locals refused to be recruited to their ranks, according to police cited by local media.
The Guardian
* London paramedic who told colleagues ‘I don’t like Muslims’ and accused one of ‘looking like Bin Laden’ is struck off <[link removed]>
A paramedic was struck off after telling colleagues 'I don't like Muslims' and accusing another of 'dressing like a bomber'.
Mail Online
* Huge number of Sikh deaths due to coronavirus, community groups claim <[link removed]>
Community groups say almost half of Sikh deaths in the West Midlands over a fortnight have been victims of Covid-19.
Coventry Live
* MI5's spy chief expresses 'regret and shame' for the way the service treated gay men and women <[link removed]>
Sir Andrew Parker has become the first head of the security service to express "regret and shame" for the way MI5 treated gay men and women in the past.
The Telegraph
* Kenyan chiefs go door-to-door to stop female genital cutting amid coronavirus <[link removed]>
Village chiefs in Kenya will make house-to-house checks after reports some rural communities were taking advantage of school closures due to the coronavirus to perform FGM on girls, officials and campaigners said.
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
* Dutch court approves euthanasia in cases of advanced dementia <[link removed]>
Doctors in the Netherlands are able to carry out euthanasia on patients with severe dementia without fear of prosecution even if the patient no longer expresses an explicit wish to die, the country's highest court has ruled.
The Guardian
** In case you missed it: latest NSS podcast
* Ep 23: The NSS at the UN - interview with Josephine Macintosh <[link removed]>
In this week's episode, Emma Park speaks to Josephine Macintosh, a solicitor and vice president of the NSS, about her work representing the NSS at the United Nations.
Josephine discusses her recent presentations on behalf of the NSS at the UN Human Rights Council. She also talks about the constraints that the coronavirus is likely to place on the UN's human rights work.
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