August 2011(22)
  • Aug 30 2011
  • 11:41pm
The Syrian juggernaut rolls on. But for how much longer?
If Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is phased by Colonel Gaddafi’s ...
  • Aug 30 2011
  • 4:52pm
Getting away with murder in Sudan
With the tumultuous events in Libya dominating most of the news headlines, and p...
  • Aug 26 2011
  • 5:35pm
Chilling cruelty in Tripoli
Chilling accounts seem to be emerging from Libya every d
  • Aug 25 2011
  • 4:48pm
The dangers of war reporting are not just for the reporters
Torin Douglas has an interesting blog on the BBC site today about the dangers of...
  • Aug 24 2011
  • 8:08pm
Armed squads roaming the streets committing murder- call the police! Oh hang on…
 A new Amnesty report out today, paints a terrifying picture of armed group...
  • Aug 23 2011
  • 2:20pm
Between a rock and a hard place: Egypt’s slum dwellers
During Egypts historic uprising in January and February one of the popular chant...
  • Aug 22 2011
  • 3:14pm
Libya’s momentous weekend
I was at a music event in east London on Saturday night (watching the rather man...
  • Aug 19 2011
  • 7:32pm
A toxic tragedy
Today marks the fifth year since tragedy struck for thousands of men, women and ...
  • Aug 18 2011
  • 3:12pm
Taser death in the UK
The tragic death of Dale Burns is rightly being investigated by the Independent ...
  • Aug 17 2011
  • 5:54pm
Backstage boos from the Edinburgh fringe
I’m just back from Edinburgh’s Venue 150, which tonight will host Am...

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