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Jun 10 2014 1:02PM
The 25th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre

On Wednesday the 4th of June, 7pm-9pm, over 100 protestors gathered outside the Chinese Embassy in London to commemorate victims of the Tiananmen Massacre (Beijing Massacre) in 1989. Protestors read out the names of known victims of...

Jun 10 2014 10:03AM
Ulster says no to racism

"I was a refugee from Hitler's Germany in 1939 and I have been so well treated in England and Northern Ireland, and I just want that for everybody" Inge Radford at Saturday's march Saturday afternoon in Belfast saw 8,000 people march...

Jun 9 2014 12:09PM
Rain stops play at Belgrade Pride - will the Ukrainian authorities stop Kiev's?

This year’s Belgrade Pride - due to take place at the end of May, was cancelled because of floods. Some people, like one former UKIP councillor a few months back, may see this as a sign of god’s wrath at homosexuals flaunting...

Jun 6 2014 4:38PM
In Russia you can freely express your own opinion (in your own kitchen)

'I’ve got a trained eye… he is not just a photographer' Paranoia, fear of free speech and the ‘trained eye’ of the authorities are ensuring that public space in Russia is shrinking. This is how public protest works in Russia now. This...

Jun 3 2014 9:38AM
The most moving Father’s Day present

Poems that Make Grown Men Cry, edited by Anthony and Ben Holden, was published in April this year in partnership with Amnesty. It’s a deeply moving book and makes a lovely gift, not just for poetry lovers but those seeking glimpses...