Anti-Assad activist: “We need help… We need a no-fly zone… ASAP”
As the UN dithers over whether to take action against the brutal repression of Bashar al-Assad, the mass killing at the hands of the Syrian regime goes on.
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Egyptian military’s violent crackdown threatens dream of democracy
The latest news from Egypt, where bloggers are being arrested and protesters are being shot with American-made teargas, in a haunting repeat of the Spring.
You gotta fight, for the right, to tweeeeeeet
Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary of Unite, details the victory of the Newspaper Guild Of New York in fighting for the right to free expression online.
Egypt at the crossroads as Presidential candidate warns of “anarchy”
Nick Clegg will meet Egypt’s transitional leaders today, as economic and social turmoil engulfs the country, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Can Clegg deliver on his social mobility pledges?
In his speech to the Lib Dem conference today, Nick Clegg pledged to do more for social mobility; One Society’s Larissa Hansford looks at he challenges he faces.
How the 9/11 response changed Britain
The aftermath of September 11th was not a time for reflection or debate; little room was afforded for complexities, writes Ben Mitchell.
Aung San Suu Kyi: “An icon in Damascus”
Left Foot Forward’s Matt Gwilliam reports on the second 2011 BBC Reith Lecture from Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Egypt and Tunisia will send a shiver down the spine of every dictator
As a new dawn breaks over the Nile, and Egyptians wake up to their first morning of freedom, Luke Bozier looks back 22 years to the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe.