Editor’s Desk
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 23:55 - 24 Comments
Blog | Woolwich Attack: A journalist’s guide to reporting violent death
In light of newspaper layoffs and in the interests of continued professional education, we at Ceasefire are proud to continue our free online advisory course for journalists. This week's topic: how do you report violent death?
Editor's Desk, Events - Monday, February 4, 2013 0:00 - 1 Comment
Event | Ten years since the Iraq War: living with the reality of ‘war without end’
On Tuesday 5th Feb, to mark the anniversary of the huge protests against the invasion of Iraq, Ceasefire Magazine and Anticapitalist Initiative present an evening of discussion on how imperialist wars in the Middle East and North Africa continue to shape our lives, heighten insecurity, extinguish precious civil liberties and further the reach of US Empire.
Ceasefire Bites, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Sunday, November 18, 2012 10:24 - 31 Comments
Blog | Did he say it? Misquoting Noam Chomsky on Gaza
A recent quote attributed to Noam Chomsky, on Israel's current assault on Gaza, has been widely circulated over the past few days. Except that it is neither recent nor (entirely) by Chomsky.
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
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.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Tuesday, May 22, 2012 0:00 - 8 Comments
Editorial | Beyond Kafka: this unjust detention and extradition of UK citizens must end
In a few weeks, Talha Ahsan, Babar Ahmad, Gary McKinnon, Richard O'Dwyer and other UK citizens are facing the real prospect of extradition to the US for alleged crimes committed in the UK for which most have been detained for years without charge or evidence. This is a travesty of justice beyond Kafka's wildest imaginings, argues Hicham Yezza.
Blogs, Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire - Friday, May 4, 2012 6:49 - 4 Comments
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 - 27 Comments
Editorial | On the usefulness of racist morons
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?
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