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Jun 11 2013 9:30AM
Mordechai Vanunu - still imprisoned by Israel?

Please read my latest report which was published by the Yorkshire Post in the UK. It's a feature about Mordechai Vanunu, the man who revealed to the world details of Israel's seret nuclear programme in 1986. Vanunu served 18 years in...

Jun 10 2013 4:13PM
Turkish police can't hide brutality behind balloons and bunting

Turkey has a Police Day – it’s April 10 th , founding date of its police force in 1845 during the Ottoman empire. Events and parades have the aim, according to the Turkish National Police, of bringing the police “closer to all citizens...

Jun 10 2013 11:37AM
North Korea – the shocking reality for those who dare to escape

Propaganda spread over walls, people who are unable to speak their minds in fear of being reported, and limited exposure to the outside world. I can only be describing the disturbing country of the Democratic People’s Republic of North...

Jun 9 2013 11:45PM
North Korea: Children face human rights violations after being forcibly returned

Nine teenagers between the ages of 14 and 19 have been forcibly returned to North Korea where they face being subjected to torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and death. The group of nine, namely Young Won, Moon Chul...

Jun 8 2013 9:47AM
Police brutality against protestors in Turkey who demand democracy

Protestors in Turkey, men & women demanded their beautiful Taqusim Square be spared demolition to give way to a shopping mall. This was how thousands gathered at the Square to raise their voices. The police response was extreme...