…. at least according to my fellow Warwickshire man William Shakespeare, it is, and that’s good because there are several theatrical things getting a mention in this post. First off, there’s “Mums” at the Soho Theatre in … er, Soho...

Headlines Beijing’s Yitong Law Firm Remains Closed after Ten Months Lawyer Li Zhuang’s Appeals Hearing Held in Chongqing Four More Petitioners Discovered to Be Detained in Guangxi LegalRights Beijing’sYitong Law Firm Remains Closed...

The Islamic Republic of Iran, unable to stop the wave of unrest and dissatisfaction in Iran has gone on killing spree. Last week two young men were murdered for crimes they had not committed. They were in detention two months before...

The UK’s Home Affairs Select Committee , made up of MPs, are the latest to put the boot into the UK government’s Control Orders regime. I could hardly have put it better myself: “The legality of the control order regime is in serious...

Governments and local authorities are starting to make their data available for re-use. Are we entering an new era of transparency? Obama launched data.gov , which offers feeds from various departments including the US defence...