During the summer, a church near where I live advertised its gospel mission with the slogan: "Worried about your job? Trust God." In the midst of a recession, with anxiety high about redundacies, mortgage defaults and unpaid bills, a...

Vigil: Remembering the victims of 60 years of oppression in China Tibetan, Uighur groups decry China's "tyrannical rule" (Monsters & Critics) China Rights Supports Protest at London's Chinese Embassy (NDTV) (includes link to 3 min 37...

Striking miners at Shabanie Mines near Bulawayo have been demonstrating since 7 September to get back pay dating as far back as January. On Friday 25 September, police opened fire on the strikers and hit several people. Three were...

Shabnam Madadzadeh, a university student and political activist was detained in February 2009 along with her brother. She was kept in solitary for 70 days and then transferred to ward 209. Although the bail money has been paid for her...

For the last two days, reports of women’s rights abuses have dominated the homepage of our site amnesty.org.uk , bringing the subject of violence against women to the fore of Amnesty UK’s online campaigning. Two of the items concern...