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Apr 7 2008 6:05PM
IRAQ REFUGEE CRISIS - A diary from Damascus.

We visited 'Iraqi Street' in the Saida Zeinab district of Damascus today to meet with more refugees, accompanied, of course, by a Syrian government minder to ensure we that did not stray from places we had permission to work in. I...

Apr 7 2008 4:42PM
Passions burn as Olympic Torch reaches London

One of the things that I enjoy about working in the media is being in the thick of key moments as they happen. Until yesterday my two top faves were helping to cover events at Canary Wharf on September 11, 2001 for BBC London, and...

Apr 7 2008 3:25AM
London Protest Video

Release Hu Jia http://www.youtube.com/v/bA9wX1JkEdk Protest in front of the British Museum http://www.youtube.com/v/V4WusIUyADQ Protest in front of Downing Street http://www.youtube.com/v/hRHofFA7vuQ Protest Images http://www...

Apr 6 2008 1:44PM
Blogging the AGM 2008 #13 (Sunday round-up)

7:00am Up with the larks. Just enough time for a quick four-mile run around this parkland campus, before a healthy breakfast of bananas and organic stuff. Or something like that. 9:25am Milobal Cristobal of AI Hong Kong, Ville Forsman...

Apr 6 2008 11:41AM
Blogging the AGM 2008 #12 (Amnesty Come Dancing)

9:30pm There are some thirsty souls gathered around the bar – six deep at some points. Parching work, this human rights. Aikta has promised / threatened us with an evening of elegant ballroom dancing. Sadly, looking around me at a...