According to the Committee to Protect Journalists , 61 journalists were killed last year in direct reprisals for their work.

Saman Naseem was just 17 when he was arrested for being a member of an opposition group in Iran. He is due to be hanged at dawn on Thursday 19 February.

At the end of January 2014, Dimitri Bulatov’s bloody and battered body was thrown from a car into the freezing temperatures of a forest just outside of Kiev. He had been missing for days.

The legendary Bloxham group's Annual Garden Party will be held on Saturday 11 July 2.30-4.30 in David and Jill Puckering's beautiful garden.

We took action on the 2nd anniversary of the appalling attack on Hakan Yaman demanding justice. We held cards which read

Many thanks to everyone who supported or helped in any way with our Garden Party this afternoon. Together we raised £501, which is a great result.

Banbury Strings will perform works by Bach, Nielsen, Kalinnikov and Campling in aid of Amnetsy International. The performance (about an hour) will be followed by light refreshments.

An arbitrary arrest. No legal representation. A false ‘confession’. A flawed trial. No real right to appeal. And then – a beheading.

Greetings Card signing: Tue 15 December, 7.00-9.00pm, Bloxham Parish Rooms (adjacent to the Parish Church)