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Jun 11 2008 7:26PM
And now for some good news

The news headlines seem pretty gloomy at the moment: cost of food is on the increase, the price of petrol set to double, more and more homeowners likely to go into negative equity, and the vote for 42-day detention without charge is...

Jun 10 2008 9:54PM
Dignity, respect .....and a big yellow tank

This week saw the 19th anniversary of the brutal military crackdown on pro-democracy protestors in Tiananmen Square . All around the world Amnesty International organised events in solidarity with the Tiananmen Mothers , an...

Jun 10 2008 1:04PM
Six Weeks High and Rising

MPs will make a crucial decision tomorrow that could undermine the basic human rights of everyone in the UK. The debate on the Counter-Terrorism Bill starts in parliament today, but as far as the media’s concerned it’s all about...

Jun 9 2008 2:45PM
Publish and be damned (or locked up, or killed)

Total British military deaths reaching 100 since 2001 is dominating the news today – one of those sad milestones that pretty much speak for themselves. In the office we also noticed that an Afghan journalist working for the BBC was...

Jun 8 2008 1:16AM
You Are Now Entering Free China

Well done to the Foyle Amnesty International Group for their unveiling this week of a terrific new Human Rights for China campaign painted billboard at 'Free Derry corner', directly behind the city's most famous mural . As the Derry...