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Jul 23 2010 11:01PM
China: Uighur journalist given 15-year prison term

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CHRDProtestsHarsh and Unjust Sentence for Uyghur Journalist Hailaite Niyazi

Jul 23 2010 5:08PM
If it aint broke: Ken Clarkes unwarranted war crimes fix

The other day I called a plumber to plug a leak in the kitchen we didn’t have. Before that I took my car to the garage to get them to check out an engine noise I couldn’t hear. Yes, and today I read that Justice Secretary Ken Clarke...

Jul 22 2010 11:23PM
Media freedom and disappearance in the Gambia

Today the TUC, Amnesty International and the International Federation of Journalists took part in a global day of action in favour of press freedom in the Gambia, and to call for the Gambian authorities to release journalist Ebrima...

Jul 22 2010 2:28PM
Is Chad hanging its head in shame in refusing to arrest Bashir?

President Bashir was oozing with confidence as he stepped off the plane in N’djamena yesterday. This, to me, suggests that he knew he would be pretty safe from arrest during his trip to Chad. If he did have any concerns then clearly...

Jul 21 2010 3:16PM
Tasers: painful and potentially lethal

“Officers should not be armed with Tasers if they cannot use them properly,” said Peter Cox from Bridgwater to the Mirror after accidentally being shot in the groin with a Taser as a police officer was lowering the weapon. With that...