Murder in Samarkand was last Saturday's Afternoon Play on Radio 4. I missed it but for a short time, until the afternoon of 27 Feb. 2010, it can be heard on the internet. David Tennant plays Craig Murray who was the UK's ambassador to...

Headlines Hunan Activist Sent to Two Years of RTL for Investigating Death of Official Sichuan Democracy Activist to Be Released after Lengthy Prison Terms Officials Transfer Activist Huang Qi to Prison without Notifying Family Guizhou...

Guinea is one African country which is rarely reported on. So last September’s bloody protests took much of the international media by surprise as they witnessed how scores of people were killed and hundreds were attacked by security...

Prof Colin Harvey, a member of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and Head of the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast (and Amnesty member!), gave a comprehensive speech in London this week on the proposed Northern...

Headlines Government Memo Asks Universities to Block Student Participation in Oxfam Trainings Beijing Lawyer Li Zhuang, Imprisoned for Fabricating Evidence, Has License Revoked More Petitioners Detained Ahead of NPC, CPPCC Meetings...