Ten people have been arrested in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. This was announced at a news conference given on August 27 by the General Prosecutor, Yuri Chaika. It was confirmed by the special investigator from the...
The fiasco over the arrest by Iran in March of 15 British sailors and Royal Marines is still provoking controversy. There were two separate inquiries into the affair, one into the lax operational procedures which led to their arrest and one – by...
The Camp for Climate Action has come to an end. I expect it exceeded all the organisers’ expectations. It drew attention to climate change – and, in particular, to aviation’s contribution. But it succeeded in doing much more that. Some...
The former French colony of the Republic of Congo in West Africa is one of the world’s poorest countries, with 70 per cent of the population living on less that $1 a day. Although Congo has produced oil for more than three decades, its four million...
Over the last year, the number of death sentences passed in Iran has increased dramatically. This trend affects the country’s minorities disproportionately, as they are targeted by the police, and often more serious charges are brought against them...
Nepal has not had an easy recent history. The war between the Maoist Communist Party and government forces lasted ten years, from 1996 until 2006, when Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda signed a deal allowing the...
In the High Court yesterday BAA, the owner of Heathrow airport, was granted an injunction banning protestors from the airport and some BAA buildings in its vicinity during the month of August. During this time, 14-21 August, the Camp for Climate...
Last week, the Professional Association of Teachers called for websites such as YouTube to be banned, to prevent bullying of children and teachers. Kirsti Paterson proposed the motion, saying that one teacher had been the subject of a death threat...
The press can be unapologetic about the way its coverage is affected by its political leaning. This is too often true when it comes to the way censorship and other human rights abuses are reported. The latest case to bring this trend to light was...
Not even the murder of the key defendant has deflected the determination of an Istanbul prosecutor to pursue an Armenian-Turkish newspaper in the criminal court. The case against Agos continues to embarrass a Turkish government pledged to...