Archive for July, 2009

Binyam Mohamed: security services aware of treatment

Friday, July 31st, 2009

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A revised High Court judgment on the case of Binyam Mohamed suggests that British intelligence services were aware of the location and treatment of the Ethiopian-born former Guantanamo inmate during his detention in Morroco. Mohamed claims to have been tortured while imprisoned there.
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Zuma accepts damages from Guardian

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Guardian has published an apology and has settled out of court for an undisclosed amount with the South African President. The paper had described president Zuma in an article as a rapist. President Zuma, although brought to court for both rape and corruption was not convicted as guilty. Read more here

Simon Singh refused leave to appeal

Friday, July 31st, 2009

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Science writer Simon Singh has been refused leave to appeal Mr Justice Eady’s decision on meaning in Singh’s legal battle with the British Chiropractic Association (BCA).
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China detains human rights lawyer

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Police in China have detained a leading human rights lawyer in a dawn raid, less than a fortnight after the Open Constitution Initative, the pioneering legal centre he helped found was shut down. Xu Zhiyong’s disappearance comes amid growing concern about increasing pressure on activist lawyers in China. Read more here

Canadian paper apologises for PM wafer row

Friday, July 31st, 2009

The Telegraph-Journal of Saint John  newspaper has issued a front-page apology to the Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper for its earlier story suggesting he slipped a communion wafer into his jacket pocket during a Catholic funeral mass. The publisher and editor are no longer with the paper after it was forced to apologise. Read more here

Russian activist shot in mouth

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A Russian anti-corruption activist has been  attacked by a group of men who shot him in the mouth with a stun gun. Albert Pchelintsev is the head of “Against Corruption, Lies and Dishonour,” a group which investigates corruption by officials working in the local government of Khimki. According to colleagues, Pchelintsev has repeatedly received threatening phone calls with promises to “have his tongue cut off” and “his mouth gagged”. Read more here

Verdict delayed in Suu Kyi trial

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A court in Burma has postponed delivering its verdict in the trial of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi until 11 August. The judges said they needed more time to review the case, according to Western diplomats in Rangoon. Read more here

Burma: prepared for the worst

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

aung_san_suu_kyiAung San Suu Kyi and her supporters are not optimistic about the verdict in her trial for breaching the conditions of house arrest, writes
Nem Davies
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