Highlights Detentions and Harassment Related to National Day Continue through Holiday : With the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China taking place this week, police in Beijing and around China kept up...

I’ve got to admit I was never a fan of Norman Wisdom, pratfalls and mugging not being my thing. But then again … there was something interesting about his whole screen persona and his amazing success. Was he a trailblazer for freedom...

Yes, malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread from person to person by mosquito bites. We know that much but there is more to be said. Unreported World on Channel 4 has just started a new series with an investigation of the...

Urgent – can you help? UNITY in Glasgow – an organisation that helps asylum seekers – is urgently looking for accommodation for a 26 year old woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo until the 17th October. If you can help please...

Today it’s all been go in Brussels. The Belgian capital is playing host to the leaders of Europe and Asia for an all-important summit. And for Amnesty that means the perfect chance to push the problems in Burma back up the global...