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Tony Henderson

Tony Henderson is a freelance writer working in Hong Kong, since 1980, and previously Japan, for seven years following two years in Mauritius after a year in Libya. Long time participant in the Humanist Movement and spokesman for Universal Humanism in Hong Kong. Also, Pressenza Hong Kong Bureau Chief.

Highly Enriched Uranium and the Production of Medical Isotopes

Weapons-Grade Uranium and the Hiroshima Bomb by Gordon Edwards, Ph.D  I and many others have long been opposed to the continued use of weapons-grade uranium at Chalk River. It is gratifying that the Government of Canada recently announced they will…

Nukes are never peaceful

FUKUSHIMA 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE the video…   See Pressenza Events before… 9th March 2013 Time: 12:00 – 18:00 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Room Y409 Speakers: (1) A speaker from @3aKoriyama on the recent happenings in Fukushima and the current state of health…

Sum Chan 陳淨心, the Female Leader of Caring Hong Kong Power 港愛力,

TV debate Hong Kong style – as ‘pro-government’ and ‘anti-government leadership’ opinions clash on government TV RTHK (Radio Television of Hong Kong) broadcast… strong stuff and very healthy… featuring Sum Chan 陳淨心, the Female Leader of Caring Hong Kong Power 港愛力,…

Bangladesh blogger murdered amid massive protests

While thousands of demonstrators continued their agitation and occupation of the streets and in particular the protest hot spot of Dhaka’s Shahbagh Squre intersection, a blogger activist was stabbed – his efforts joined those caught up in the hysteria of…

North Korea 3 vs USA 1,054 nuclear tests

North Korea (DPRK) has conducted three explosive nuclear tests, compared to the United States’ 1,054! That North Korea is continuing with its nuclear weapons programme, which is clearly and understandably denounced by the UN, meaning by all the nations undersigning…

Iran’s PressTV sanctioned off

Calling the move a “flagrant violation of freedom of speech,” Press TV stated Saturday that the channel had been dropped from the Galaxy 19 satellite platform which broadcasts its news to the United States and Canada. The action is another…

Dark edge to going bright Green

The traditional incandescent light bulb is in the news again in Hong Kong where an outright ban was proposed by government but vetoed by a lack of interest in that extreme measure by the general population. Robert Hanson, who has…

Present threat and great danger

“As numerous polls have shown, although citizens of Arab countries generally dislike Iran, they do not regard it as a very serious threat. Rather, they perceive the threat to be Israel and the U.S.; and many, sometimes considerable majorities, regard…

Syria Diary – the Other Report

This video documentary shows the quite terrible situation in the context of how Syria was before all this chaos and death. Clearly from the Russian side and condemning the opposition (to the Government) which is reported in the documentary as…

The Arabs – a history – book review

The Arabs – a history By Eugene Rogan – Published by Basic Books, 2009 Review by Tony Henderson, chairman, Humanist Association of Hong Kong Where do you start? Like just where DO you start? Mr Rogan, an Oxford don who…

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