This is Iran, where every enjoyable activity either in the public or in private is considered a "threat to the national security" and forbidden. According to the Guardian and other media, a group of youth organised a water pistol feast...

For a company whose logo is the shell of a giant clam, a marine and freshwater creature millions of years old, it's ironic that Royal Dutch Shell is so cavalier about the pollution of watercourses that its operations frequently cause...

The Chinese Government MustRespect Human Rights in Handling the Wenzhou TrainCrash Readthis statement on the CHRD website here (Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 3,2011) The Chinese government’s handling of the Wenzhouhigh-speed...

Highlights Updates on Detentions and Disappearances Related to the “Jasmine Revolution” Crackdown: The case against Beijing activist Wang Lihong ( 王荔蕻 ) is expected to go to trial soon, on the charge of “creating a disturbance,” while...

Innocent Voices Speak Out The impact of harassment and prison on the children of human rights campaigners Saba Vasefi Asieh Amini, journalist and human rights activist once said: ”Our children aren’t civil activists or political...