China weighs ‘right side of history’ in Gulf

Rebuff the United States’ entreaties regarding sanctions against Iran, then nonchalantly cross the Sunni-Shi’ite divide in the Persian Gulf while sidestepping the Arab Spring altogether and vaguely greeting Islamism, and all this as solo acts…

Whatever Happened to Al Jazeera?

In the final days of the Libyan conflict, as NATO conducted a nonstop bombing campaign, an  Al Jazeera Arabic television correspondent’s actions raised more than eyebrows. They also raised serious questions regarding the journalistic responsibility…

Woman Jailed For Being Poor

The recession ruined Linda Ruggles’ business and she has been selling plasma twice a week since to make ends meet. The blood bank couldn’t bail her out from behind bars though, which is where she…

European Court of Human Rights in 2011

The eve of 2012 was marked by simultaneous adoption of two decisions on Russia taken by the European Court of Human Rights. The both of them quite remarkable going far beyond ordinary complaints. The first…