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Nov 10 2009 2:05PM
Ehsan Fattahian, a heart full of unfinished hopes

Ehsan Fattahian, a young man from the city of Sanandaj in Iran's Kurdestan province has been sentenced to death for his alleged involvement in a political party. Ehsan's activities have not been violent and according to his last...

Nov 10 2009 1:25PM
Iranian regime, a step too far to silence opposition.

On the occasion of the November 4, the occupation of the US Embassy in Tehran in 1979 and in a speech which was published in the Keyhan newspaper in Tehran and later disclosed to the Iranian media, Colonel General, Masoud Jazayeri...

Nov 10 2009 1:19PM
Yemen Crisis.

Please take the time to read the following press release from UNHCR regarding conflict in northern Yemen which is forcing hundreds of people into refugee camps. Heavy fighting forces 2,000 persons to flee in to Al Mazrak camp last...

Nov 10 2009 1:19PM
Yemen Crisis.

Please take the time to read the following press release from UNHCR regarding conflict in northern Yemen which is forcing hundreds of people into refugee camps. Heavy fighting forces 2,000 persons to flee in to Al Mazrak camp last...

Nov 10 2009 12:17PM
'Secret inquests' voted  through Commons: update

The House of Commons yesterday debated the Coroners and Justice Bill. After a ‘highly charged’ debate, the government scraped through new powers, with a majority of just eight votes, which enable the Justice Minister to suspend any...