The Islamic Republic of Iran, unable to stop the wave of unrest and dissatisfaction in Iran has gone on killing spree. Last week two young men were murdered for crimes they had not committed. They were in detention two months before...

The UK’s Home Affairs Select Committee , made up of MPs, are the latest to put the boot into the UK government’s Control Orders regime. I could hardly have put it better myself: “The legality of the control order regime is in serious...

Governments and local authorities are starting to make their data available for re-use. Are we entering an new era of transparency? Obama launched data.gov , which offers feeds from various departments including the US defence...

Headlines Beijing Dissidents Cha Jianguo and Gao Hongming Subjected to Soft Detention Six Injured in Clash between Developer and Landholders in Guangxi Draft of New Regulations Regarding Forced Evictions Released Revision of...

You’ll have noticed that Iran is once again in the headlines today, with US-Iran tensions reportedly ‘raised’ again after the US sold anti-missile systems to its middle-eastern allies. It’s also the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s...