Portal:Current events/2004 February 21
February 21, 2004 (Saturday)
- Taiwan presidential election 2004: the official campaigning period starts at 07:00 local time.
- Prime Minister Tony Blair is under pressure from British human rights groups and MPs because of the government's sweeping powers under the Anti-Terrorism Crime and Security Act, which have allowed the detention of 14 foreign terrorist suspects in the UK at what has been described as 'Britain's Guantanamo Bay'. (The Independent)
- 2004 European Parliament election: The first pan-European political party organization, the European Greens, is established in Rome. (Reuters) (BBC)
- Early results from Iran's parliamentary elections show conservative candidates get victory over reformists. (VOA)
- Two International Red Cross staff members visit Saddam Hussein in United States custody. (ABC US) (ABC)