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Dec 8 2009 9:15PM
Liu Xiaobo and Charter 08

Freedomof Expression LiuXiaobo’s Case Transferred to Procuratorate after One Year in Detention At2:30 pm onDecember 8, Shang Baojun (尚宝军),lawyer for detainedactivist and intellectual Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波),received a notice fromauthorities...

Dec 8 2009 1:57PM
No more cocktails, just give it to me straight: death in Ohio

Such is the perverted ingenuity of the human race, that yes, we’re great at finding more and more ways of killing each other. Take the case of Kenneth Biros , a man convicted of murder in the US state of Ohio. Because of an...

Dec 8 2009 9:44AM
More than Ten of Mourning arrested in the park

Saturday 5 December 2009 Change for Equality: Tens of mourning mothers of Iran, a group of women who gather every Saturday in Parks, have been arrested by the security forces on Saturday evening in Park Laleh, Tehran. It has been...

Dec 8 2009 9:42AM
Zeinab Jalalian May Face Execution

Monday 7 December 2009 Roozonline: Zeinab Jalalian is a 27 year old woman who has been sentenced to execution by hanging, on the charge of enmity with god. She is currently awaiting the implementation of her sentence in Sanandaj prison...

Dec 8 2009 9:40AM
Wave of arrests of activists and students continues

Change for Equality: In recent weeks, the pressure on student activists has intensified with scores being arrested. The following news provides information on only a few of those arrested. Mahdieh Golroo Student Activist Arrested along...