activist

Saudi lingerie trade in a twist

Sara — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Reem Asaad's campaign to allow female shopkeepers in Saudi Arabia

Source: Saudi lingerie trade in a twist

Video: China jails activist Hu Jia |

Sara — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:42:00 +0100

China jails activist Hu Jia

A Chinese court has jailed Hu Jia, one of the government's most prominent critics, for three and a half years

Source: Video: China jails activist Hu Jia |

Close Guantanamo demo

vero — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:27:47 +0100

Amnesty activists demonstrate for the closure of Guantanamo.

S A B A T I K A L : BOMB FACTORY

ZigZag — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:43:50 +0100

Smartbombs loaded. You may now access the bomb factory. Got Myspace ? got smartbombs ? got wisdom ? public N.M.E. ? enemy combatants ? ...

Source: S A B A T I K A L : BOMB FACTORY

Conversation with Nawal El-Saadawi

Aggy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:25:16 +0100

Anguish over China activist sentence

Bonzo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:02:31 +0100

Chinese campaigner Hu Jia could have been given five or more years for "subverting the state" - in the end he was sent to jail for less.

But his lawyer, Li Fangping, was not happy.

"Although he's only been sentenced to three-and-a-half years, I still cannot accept this judgement," he told reporters outside the Beijing courthouse.

Hu Jia was sent to prison for what many other people would not even consider a crime - he was convicted for writing five articles and giving two interviews.

The 34-year-old has long sought to publicise what he believes are injustices in China, concerning the environment, HIV/Aids and human rights.

Source: Anguish over China activist sentence