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The case of the contraband underpants
- 25 October 2007
Who was smuggling illegal underwear to my client in Guantanamo? I would have to investigate
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An unjust trial by media
- 23 August 2007
Some Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been cleared for release. But US defence officials still insist - and the unquestioning media reports - that they are dangerous terrorists. Why would any country want to take them?
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It could have been me
- 16 August 2007
- 4 comments
For sending an email exposing Chinese government spin, Shi Tao is in the third year of a ten-year prison sentence, while his family endures relentless official harassment
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From Guantanamo to worse
- 12 July 2007
- 2 comments
Much as the prisoners want to leave the gulag, repatriation could take them to a far worse situation
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The human rights page: It could have been me
- 05 July 2007
- 1 comment
A villager who just wanted to protect a small nature reserve in the forest faced intimidation and death threats from illegal "lumber barons". In association with Amnesty International
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Changing the rules*
- 28 June 2007
Can a stag night have legal repercussions? If my parents visit the US, might they be sent to Guantanamo? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas
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The right to vote
- 07 June 2007
- 3 comments
How can the Mother of all Parliaments have a legislative chamber that is not fully elected?
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It could have been me
- 14 May 2007
William Hague on Saw Naing Naing A politician whose only crime has been daring to speak out in support of democracy is serving a 21-year prison sentence In association with Amnesty International
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Changing the rules*
- 07 May 2007
Can I refuse to be sniffed by a police dog? Why won't my juror wife talk to me any more? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas *"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005
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The circle of rendition
- 23 April 2007
- 3 comments
The great-grandfather of a Muslim man held in Guantanamo was likewise held without trial and tortured by a colonial superpower
