Everyone, me included, loves a spy story whether the fictional sort, including the exploits of James Bond and George Smiley, or the real-like variety, including Blake, Philby and Burgess. I can think of lots of reasons for this popular...

Those (few?) of you who are willing to pay for online content will have noticed that the Times has gone really big today on the case of S akineh Mohammadi Ashtianai , a woman facing execution by stoning in Iran. In May 2006 she was...

IPI Board Member Warns of ‘Profound Harming of Press Freedom’

Highlights Police Raid Home of Human Rights Defender Li Jinfang; Interrogate Her and Daughter: Hebei police raided the home of human rights defender Li Jinfang (李金芳) on July 1, confiscating computer equipment, human rights-related...

Document – China: Chinese democracy activist detained: Liu Xianbin UA: 152/10 Index: ASA17/028/2010 China Date: 5 July 2010 URGENTACTION CHINESE DEMOCRACYACTIVIST DETAINED LiuXianbin was detained on 28 June in Suining City, Sichuan...