• Apr 24 2013
  • 1:53pm
Ten questions Putin won’t be answering during his televised Q&A tomorrow
Tomorrow sees the return of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s famous televised question and answer session, his first since he was re-elected president in March last year.
  • Apr 24 2013
  • 10:42am
"It could have been you or me": Protect refugees on Europe's borders
I had only been back from Greece for a few days last week when I read the shocking story of the
  • Apr 18 2013
  • 12:40pm
Bahrain’s black flag Grand Prix
“Bahrain is on fire, but race goes ahead”, said one news headline
  • Apr 16 2013
  • 4:52pm
‘The world needs to know what’s happening here’ – Migrants living on the margins in Athens
Last week I wrote from the island of Lesbos, where we
  • Apr 15 2013
  • 10:09am
UK government to be held to account over human rights record
  • Apr 12 2013
  • 11:41am
Despair at Europe's borders: 'Why don’t they just send me back to die?'
There is a rustic charm about Mytilene, the ramshackle port capital of the Greek island of Lesbos.
  • Apr 10 2013
  • 9:08am
The power of spectacle: from Auroras Encore to Saudi Arabia’s Chop Chop square
Video I couldn’t help but notice that some journalists writing about the Grand National at the weekend were talking about the “spectacle” of the race, and how it was su...
  • Apr 8 2013
  • 2:01pm
EU inaction on Roma is a disgrace
OK I have a bee in my bonnet.
  • Mar 27 2013
  • 4:36pm
Secret courts: un-British, second-class justice
Yes I know it was up against such titans of the TV schedules as Bedtime Live and Don’t Just Stand There I’m Having Your Baby, but last night I forsook those considerabl...
  • Mar 26 2013
  • 4:02pm
Legacy time for the UK Government as Arms Trade Treaty talks reach critical point
After nearly 20 years of campaigning for an effective Arms Trade Treaty, the next 48 hours could b
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