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Jun 26 2014 11:10AM
[CHRB] Imprisoned Dissident Chen Xi in Failing Health (6/13-6/19/2014)

Contents Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment & Punishment Imprisoned Guizhou Dissident Chen Xi Suffering From Untreated Illness Arbitrary Detention 3 Xinyu Activists Sentenced After Over-Extended Detention, Sham...

Jun 25 2014 2:12PM
Expect more 'local homes for local people' protests in Belfast

Expect to see more 'local homes for local people' protests in Belfast. Why would there not be, when the last one was so successful? Let's face the uncomfortable truth. Nigerian-born Michael Abiona was successfully intimidated from his...

Jun 24 2014 12:05PM
Belarus: beaten up by police for being gay

LGBTI Pride season in the UK is underway, and we’re getting ready for London Pride. We are putting the finishing touches on our float, and getting ready to put on the feather boas. Yet while we celebrate our achievements in the UK...

Jun 22 2014 2:00PM
Building Solidarity – what concrete forms of action can we take to support the Syrian People?

It was a pleasure to take part in a conference on June 21 called Syria - Correcting the Narrative, Building Solidarity , held at SOAS in London. The conference was expertly organised by the Center for Middle East Studies, Josef Korbel...

Jun 20 2014 2:58PM
Show trials, intolerance and discrmination: Gezi Park one year on

Twitter is everywhere these days and everyone seems to be tweeting - compressing our lives into short updates to share with the world. So what could be more ‘now’ than a twitter trial? I don’t mean trial by twitter of course, but...