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.
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NUJ: EDL thugs “violently attacked” journalists
The National Union of Journalists has said English Defence League thugs attacked journalists at the weekend in a series of violent assaults, reports Shamik Das.
Speculation can wait: The priority is to stop the rioting
There is an understandable rush to speculation about the causes of the riots and many theories – sensible and ludicrous – are already in circulation. But speculation, as tempting as it is, is not what is needed now. What is needed now is for the disturbances to stop.
Riots sweeps Nigeria as Goodluck Jonathan declared winner
Dominic Browne with a round-up of news and analysis from the elections in Nigeria and the subsequent violence, following Goodluck Jonathan’s victory.
Where does Bahrain go from here?
Shashank Joshi, a doctoral student of international relations at the Department of Government, Harvard University, looks at where next for Bahrain.
The shocking rise of violence in the NHS
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis writes about the shocking rise in violence against NHS staff – and the poor proesectution rate, currently only 1.9 pc.
Making the 16 days of activism against violence count for the world’s women
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women last week (November 25th) the government announced the appointment of Liberal Democrats equalities minister Lynne Featherstone as the new champion for tackling international violence against women.