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Feb 12 2010 3:24PM
Asylum seekers, protest, Yarls Wood

Below is a statement from a woman currently being detained in Yarls Wood. This week a number of detainees protested about their conditions. Mojirola Daniels – Speaks Out Full summary of the treatment that I received at Yarl's wood...

Feb 12 2010 3:14PM
Upsurge in fighting in Somalia.

This is from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, with regards to an upsurge in fighting in Somalia. Upsurge in fighting drives more Somalis from Mogadishu Clashes between government forces and the Al-Shabaab militia in the Somali capital...

Feb 11 2010 8:49PM
Jail Sentence Upheld for Activist Liu Xiaobo

(Chinese Human Rights Defenders,February 11, 2010) – CHRD learnedtoday that the Beijing Municipal High Court rejected the appeal of LiuXiaobo (刘晓波), China’sbest-known dissident intellectual and humanrights activist. Liu was convicted...

Feb 11 2010 4:16PM
Trouble at Iran's birthday party

Today marks the anniversary of the foundation of the Islamic Republic of Iran 31 years ago, traditionally a day of mass rallies in Tehran and other Iranian cities. Most Iran-watchers have predicted that it will be a flash-point between...

Feb 11 2010 8:45AM
Shenzhen Worker Sentenced to 1.5 Years for Subversion of State Power

The Shenzhen Intermediate Court declaredtwenty-year old migrant worker Xue Mingkai (薛明凯) guilty of"subversion of state power" in a public hearing on February 10 andsentenced him to one and a half years in prison. Xue was tried...