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Nov 26 2009 10:42AM
The next time someone tells you to shut up...

What does 'freedom of expression' really mean? Does it mean, as held by the European Court of Human Rights, that while a person is guaranteed the freedom to say whatever they like, without discrimination, they are not entitled to a...

Nov 26 2009 9:47AM
Islamophobia put to the vote in Switzerland

Planning permission, eh? The bane of developers, the saviour of green belt, the last resort of NIMBYs. But in Switzerland some people want to take things a step further. The country will vote this weekend on whether to change the Swiss...

Nov 26 2009 9:30AM
Russia, neo-Nazis, Moscow

This is an interesting article published today by the Moscow Times about neo-Nazis and murders in the Russian capital. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/the-fight-against-fascist… Thanks for your time. Billy...

Nov 25 2009 10:33PM
Message from students on the occasion of Dec 6,student's day.

Every year, for the past 55 years since 3 students were killed by the Shah at the University of Tehran, students gather to commomerate this day. This year, the students have prepared themselves for the greatest protests against the...

Nov 25 2009 3:29PM
Please sir, what is domestic violence?

As I was hinting yesterday , the government has indeed announced new measures to tackle violence against women and girls in the UK. It’s something that Amnesty’s been campaigning over for several years, not least as part of the End...