Tonight is Stand Up For Freedom night, our biggest comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival, the largest arts festival in the world, in a fairly huge venue– and we’re nearly there, we’re sort of crouching for freedom at the moment. It...

The TUC has joined trade unionists globally in protesting to the Government of Cote d'Ivoire about the continued imprisonment of Basile Mahan Gahé, General Secretary of the Ivorian trade union confederation (DIGNITY), which like the...

Amnesty international launched an urgent action: release Zhu Chengzhi immediately and unconditionally. Please see the AI document below: More: Free Zhu Chengzhi ( 自由朱承志 ) blog: http://free-chengzhi.blogspot.co.uk/ AI Document - China...

Contents Arbitrary Detention • Villagers Detained and Tortured for Not Giving Back Demolition Compensation, One Given 10.5-year Sentence Harassment of Activists’ Family Members • Chinese Authorities’ Familiar Tactic: Threaten...

Please read this report from Reporters Without Borders which documents how the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) is targeting bona fide journalists doing their jobs in the city of Gao. http://en.rsf.org/mali...