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Jan 22 2013 7:44PM
No: a film about Chile in the time of Pinochet

No, I have to say that I have not seen it yet, this film called No . Have you? Gael García Bernal (who I remember in the Motorcycle Diaries, about a journey by a young Che Guevara) stars as an advertising executive in Pablo Larraín’s...

Jan 21 2013 11:59AM
King 1963: I have a dream. Obama 2013: I have a drone

In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and gave his famous " I have a dream " speech. Today, fifty years on, in tribute to the great civil rights leader, the US marks Martin Luther...

Jan 19 2013 10:49PM
Free Iranian trade unionist to see his sick daughter

UPDATE: this evening we've heard that Behnam has been released on bail. Jailed Iranian trade unionist Behnam Ebrahimzadeh is requesting an emergency release as his 13-year old son, Nima, his only child, who has very recently been...

Jan 18 2013 12:57PM
Professor Forcibly Committed to Psychiatric Hospital Vows to Sue Under New Mental Health Law

China Human Rights Briefing January 12-17, 2013 Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Guizhou Activist Tortured During Lengthy Interrogation In Test Case to New Mental Health Law, Professor...

Jan 15 2013 5:12PM
Northern Ireland: time for the 'rights' solution

Over the last six months Northern Ireland has experienced three outbreaks of serious public disorder. In July and September it was over parades. The latest and most prolonged has been, at least on the face of it, over flags. On neither...