Freedom to be
We’ve just finished Freedom Week here in New Zealand, a campaign run by Amnesty International to raise money and awareness. Also MyAmnesty has been launched. Get online and participate. Some 130...
View ArticlePervez may be saved but Islamic Law still treats women like chattels
Following a huge campaign the death sentence on Pervez Kambaksh was lifted and we finally heard from him about his experience at the hands of the Afghani justice system. Stories about the Taliban’s...
View ArticleDetained Saudi blogger released
News comes of Fouad al-Farhan and his release after 137 days in jail. He was detained for being critical of the Kingdom and its repressive approach to government. Following on from my previous post on...
View ArticleTank Man: 20 years on from Tiananmen Square
I always remember this day and this event. Mainly because it screwed up my plans to cross China and get the Trans Siberian railway home after 20 months backpacking. As it was my girfriend and I were in...
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