Freedom of expression at stake, warns OSCE media freedom representative following Pussy Riot verdict
Dunja Mijatovic, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, addresses the Permanent Council, Vienna, 23 June 2011.
Russia: Band Members’ Conviction a Blow to Free Expression
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina, and Yekaterina Samutsevich, who were charged with hate-motivated...
Bahrain: Free Rights Activist Jailed for ‘Illegal Gatherings’
Protesters hold pictures of Bahrain human rights activist Nabeel Rajab during a march in Manama on...
Could Food Flavors Act Like Mood-Stabilizing Drugs?
INDIA: Challenging fundamentals
The Chief Minister of West Bengal is once again in the news. This time the minister is critiqued for her comments on judicial corruption. However, if truth is the best defence, and if such a defence is bona fide, then in public interest none can blame...
UN envoy in Darfur extends condolences following fatal plane crash in Sudan
A view of the Nuba Mountains in the state of Southern Kordofan
Ghana President Mahama Seeks to Improve Citizens' Lives
Iraq - UN envoy welcomes latest transfer of Iranian exiles to transit centre
Entrance gate of Camp Ashraf
Syria – Ahead of mandate's end, UN observer chief renews call for end to violence
Lt. General Babacar Gaye, head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria.
EU: Needless Deaths in the Mediterranean
A Malta patrol boat carrying 76 African immigrants, fleeing Libya, arrive in Malta on June 1,...
