Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The trial of Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) opened and concluded in the morning of August 12, with the verdict to be announced at a later date. The...

Cluster bombs have been the topic of the day for us today here in the press office. You may have already seen the story running in todays Independent , where we reveal exclusively how some UK high street banks, including the Royal Bank...

Inspired by events in the Middle East and North Africa, 19-year-old Jabbar Savalan used facebook to call for protests against the Azerbaijan government. The next day he was arrested, and later convicted on fabricated drugs charges. He...

I spotted an i nteresting story in The Scotsman this morning (also reported in the Guardian ) about a petrochemical factory in China that is due to be relocated after thousands of local residents marched in protest. A storm caused a...

So, Iran has urged restraint in the policing of the London riots. The jokers. I am surprised they haven't sent an envoy to Amnesty’s Stand up for Freedom gig at The Edinbburgh Festival. And in reply , the UK gov has said to them we...