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Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:23 - 8 Comments

Editorial | Nick Robinson: how (not) to report a planned war crime

Nick Robinson, the BBC's political editor.

A BBC news story has revealed UK politicians are planning to offer diplomatic, possibly military, support to an Israeli attack against Iran, despite the fact this would break international law, inflame the Middle East and endanger British citizens everywhere.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Sunday, January 8, 2012 0:00 - 0 Comments

Analysis | Defusing the US-Iran time bomb

Stefan Simanowitz assesses ways in which the latest tensions between the US and Iran might be resolved.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Friday, November 11, 2011 11:57 - 2 Comments

Analysis | IAEA Iran report: “game changer” or “more of the same”?

The latest report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran's nuclear programme has led to a predictable storm of media speculation and political reactions. Stefan Simanowitz takes a look at the report's likely impact and repercussions.

New in Ceasefire, Photo Essays, The People in Between - Thursday, October 20, 2011 0:46 - 4 Comments

The People in Between | Iran: it’s not what you expect

In a series of essays for Ceasefire, Jason Smith describes the fascinating people he meets on his travels. In this edition, he writes about his humbling experiences of Iran.

Book Reviews, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Thursday, June 30, 2011 9:00 - 0 Comments

Books ‘The Golden Cage’ by Shirin Ebadi

Ceasefire's Frederick Andrews reviews The Golden Cage, an intriguing semi-fictional collation of personal memories, encounters and stories by the Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi.

New in Ceasefire, The Unveiled Truth - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 19:32 - 5 Comments

The Unveiled Truth: The forgotten scapegoat

In the wake of Tariq Aziz's sentencing to death yesterday, Shirin Sadeghi revisits a case of striking similarities, that of Amir Abbas Hoveyda, the Shah of Iran's longest serving Prime Minister, who was executed by the Khomeini regime in 1979. As Sadeghi argues, Aziz's unwritten memoirs, like Hoveyda's, would have given us priceless insights into the history of the region, but are too inconvenient for the powers that be.

New in Ceasefire, Politics - Monday, October 25, 2010 0:00 - 0 Comments

South of the Border The view from Latin America

In the news this week in Latin America: Evo Morales visits Iran, Colombia offers sterilisation to anyone who wants it, Panama's failed attempt to escape and much more. Ceasefire correspondent Tom Kavanagh delivers his weekly round up of what's been going on south of the border.

Columns, Modern Times, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, October 5, 2010 5:14 - 1 Comment

Modern Times: WAR.com

You might not have realised it, but the world is at war. Not a war of tanks and guns, but one of espionage and government-sponsored, carefully buried paper trails. From computer viruses targeting Iran's nuclear sites, to cyber attacks against the banking systems of entire nations, Corin Faife examines, in this week's Modern Times column, a crackling, effervescent yet invisible frontline.

Le Blog - Saturday, October 2, 2010 3:57 - 4 Comments

Theresa Lewis, Sakineh Mohammedi: Ou les contours ombreux du droit-de-l’hommisme

Par Yassine Hamouni C’est l’histoire d’une femme, Theresa Lewis, condamnée à mort aux états-unis pour tentative de meurtre sur la personne de son mari et de son fils. Les faits remontent à 2002, Theresa depuis sa cellule de la prison de Greenville attendait le résultat de ses multiples recours pour espérer réduire sa peine. Peine [...]

Ideas, Interviews - Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:41 - 12 Comments

Interview Noam Chomsky (2010)

In an exclusive major interview, Noam Chomsky, considered by many to be the world's greatest public intellectual, responds to questions posed by Ceasefire Editor Hicham Yezza on the Middle East, global warming, the financial crisis, the future of the left, Iran, and on why all states are unacceptable.