A Chinese man has been sentenced to prison for filing an application to hold a protest about the Tiananmen Square massacre.

You could draw the conclusion that "In China, don't ask, just do it." On the other hand, by asking he proved an additional point about Chinese repression.

13 of the 14 warmest years on record have occurred in this century.

Libya's government is showing disrespect for human rights, even as the country disintegrates.

I agree that in principle we have a duty to help fix these problems. But what could we do?

Egypt has sentenced over 500 Morsi supporters to death, after a trial that makes Dubya's "military tribunals" look like the perfection of justice.

India's agriculture minister asked people to vote twice.