Editor’s Desk

Blogs, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 6:49 - 1 Comment

Blog | Zainab Al-Khawaja: how one woman stood up to Bahrain’s rulers

Unable to keep her silent, the Bahraini regime has detained Zainab Al-Khawaja for the past ten days. Will it get away with it?

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 27, 2012 13:00 - 1 Comment

Editorial | Bahrain: on the unintentional eloquence of press releases

Last weekend's Bahrain F1 Grand Prix sham has been an object lesson in the political and moral bankruptcy of our age, argues Hicham Yezza.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, April 27, 2012 12:00 - 0 Comments

Blog | “I do have an opinion. I just haven’t been told what it is”

An Australian minister's surreal video interview perfectly encapsulates everything that's wrong with modern party politics.

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, April 7, 2012 11:43 - 25 Comments

Editorial | On the usefulness of racist morons

John Derbyshire Racist Article Taki Magazine

Ceasefire editor-in-chief Hicham Yezza reflects on John Derbyshire's "The Talk: Nonblack Version", one of the most unhinged and repugnant displays of racist bigotry in the history of American journalism.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Monday, March 12, 2012 21:53 - 2 Comments

Blog | Poll: Half Alabama & Mississippi voters think Obama is a Muslim

A poll published today reveals a third of Alabama and Mississippi voters say interracial marriage should be made illegal, whereas half think Obama is a Muslim, and two thirds do not believe in evolution. Hicham Yezza asks: is it time for humanitarian intervention?

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, March 1, 2012 0:00 - 4 Comments

Editorial | Killing Afghans? Fine. Protesting against it? That’s a crime!

Yesterday, Maya Evans was jailed for peacefully protesting against Britain's military intervention in Afghanistan. Her shameful persecution, Hicham Yezza warns, is the latest example of the ongoing assault on our civil liberties.

Editor's Desk - Monday, February 27, 2012 17:29 - 3 Comments

Editorial | The BBC: who cares if attacking Iran is illegal, look at these shiny F16s!

Are you a journalist struggling to write about the seemingly impending attack on Iran? Hicham Yezza offers a few tips.

Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Thursday, February 16, 2012 10:25 - 5 Comments

Editorial | Khader Adnan: His dignity. Our shame.

Palestinian demonstration in solidarity with Khader Adnan

This week, Khader Adnan entered his third month of a hunger strike against his unlawful detention and mistreatment at the hands of the Israeli military.The deafening silence by world leaders and media at his plight shames us all, says Hicham Yezza.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, February 14, 2012 12:12 - 0 Comments

Blog | Bahraini Activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja: A Letter from Prison

Bahraini Activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja's Letter from Prison

On the one year anniversary of Bahrain's pro-democracy protests, we publish a letter by activist Abdulhadi Abdulla Alkhawaja, sentenced to life imprisonment for taking part in the protests and currently entering his second week of a hunger strike.

Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Saturday, February 11, 2012 9:21 - 0 Comments

Blog | BBC to apologise for airing Egypt documentary made by Mubarak partner

The BBC is to issue an apology over broadcasting programmes by a third party company that featured the latter's own clients, including Hosni Mubarak and the Malaysian government.