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  • 17 Jun 2013
    Turkey told to end incommunicado detention of Istanbul protesters

    Police in Turkey have been refusing to acknowledge that they have been holding people in custody following mass detentions carried out across Istanbul.

  • 1 Jun 2013
    Turkey urged to halt police repression of peaceful protesters

    The Turkish authorities have been told to order police to stop using excessive force against peaceful protesters in Istanbul, and investigate other abuses.

  • 12 Mar 2011
    Performative prayer and 'comparing' religions

    We are likely to understand situations like the recent cairo protests more readily by examining the social and political pressures involved for both the protesters and the security forces, says Michael Marten - rather than seeking to make broad statements equating Christian and Muslim beliefs and practices.

  • 31 Mar 2009
    Marching to a different drum

    It is understandable that some people feel sceptical about demonstrations in the wake of events like the G20 summit, says Simon Barrow. But mobilisation for change needs to be seen as part of a larger process of change, not as an act of disconnected idealism.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Repression continues in Burma as democracy refuses to lie down

    At least nine people were killed in Rangoon yesterday in continuing clashes between the military and demonstrators. They included eight protesters and a Japanese photo-journalist. Monks have been beaten and arrested in the crackdown. But the protests continue.