Good Friday 1998 was a day of hope. After thirty years of violence, a new day seemed to be dawning as politicians embraced, then inked an agreement which held out the promise of lasting peace. As the Agreement turns sixteen, it is...

Today in 1989, people gathered in front of the People's Monument in Tiananment Square, giving speeches and posting poems. More images in Tweets in Chinese ==Tweets in Chinese=== 25年前的今天（4月16日）， # 天安门 # 纪念碑 前人群开始聚集，讲演和张贴诗文。 # 八九六四 #8964...

This year is the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Pro-democracy Movement and the June 4 Massacre. 25 years ago, Hu Yaobang's death triggered Student Movement. Big Character posters in memory of Hu, criticism of the government and of overt...

The humble placard: the activist’s best friend. One sad by-product of the recent crackdown on free speech in Russia is the demise of the slogan-on-a-stick. Last week, for example, a small group of protesters holding invisible placards...

Amnesty International UK’s national conference opened on April 12 with a speech delivered by Syrian human rights activist, Reem al Assil . What she had to say was melancholic yet ultimately inspiring. Reem has been a friend of Amnesty...