Zhao Lianhai, a man seekingjustice for families affected by a tainted milk powder scandal in 2008,was detained on 13 November and is now in custody awaiting trial in Beijing.He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Zhao...

Google and Global Voices will give an award for outstanding use of the internet to promote freedom of expression. Winners of the Breaking Borders Award will be announced at the Global Voices Citizen Media Summit in Santiago, Chile, on...

Headlines Author Liao Yiwu Once Again Prevented from Leaving China Two Jiangsu Residents Seriously Injured in Forced Eviction Liu Xiaobo Nominated for Peace Prize by Prominent International Figures Freedom of Movement Author Liao Yiwu...

In the wake of the massive humanitarian disaster in Haiti, Amnesty international have issued a statement reminding the relief effort to keep human rights at the core of aid delivery and redevelopment. The death toll has already reached...

…. at least according to my fellow Warwickshire man William Shakespeare, it is, and that’s good because there are several theatrical things getting a mention in this post. First off, there’s “Mums” at the Soho Theatre in … er, Soho...