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Mar 28 2011 1:02PM
Do you know the day on which youre going to die?  

No, I don’t suppose you do. I’ve seen this grim question around a few times, one of those reel-in-the-curious-punter tags on the internet that get people clicking on commercial horoscope sites or whatever. Leaving aside a few specific...

Mar 28 2011 12:00PM
The slow death of the death penalty

As we publish our latest death penalty report , looking at executions and sentences around the world during 2010, it is clear that countries using the death penalty are now increasingly isolated. Read on to find out how you can help...

Mar 25 2011 6:37PM
Report on the United Nations Human rights council on Iran

25 March 2011 at 18:08 by Neda Tags: Iran Human rights council The United Nations Council on Human Rights had its 16 session from 10 March to 23 in Geneva, during which Iranians from across Europe held talks, demonstrations and lobbied...

Mar 25 2011 6:16PM
The pen and the penalty

Liu Xianbin was jailed this week , for 10 years. Guess what the offence was? Something heinous, something violent, something depraved, I hear you cry. Close, but no cigar. He wrote an essay. He actually wrote a number of articles which...

Mar 25 2011 6:08PM
Report on the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva

The United Nations Council on Human Rights had its 16 session from 10 March to 23 in Geneva, during which Iranians from across Europe held talks, demonstrations and lobbied the delegates to vote for special rapporteur to be sent to...