dissident
What's going on with China as guest of honour at the Frankfurt book fair?
At the opening ceremony on 13 October, in the presence of Chinese vice president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel said there would be 'no taboos'. The Italian, Swiss, Spanish and German press react
dissident, press review, china, tibet, media, angela merkel, olympic games
Wael Nawara: 'Secular is a word we Egyptians used to use wrongly'
A nocturnal meeting with the second-in-command of the El Ghad ('The Tomorrow') party, Egypt’s main force of liberal opposition to Mubarak’s regime
dissident, middle east, egypt, hosni mubarak, brunch, cairo, egypt
Martha Roque: ‘The European Union treats Cuban opposition like dirt’
The tiny Caribbean island has again become the centre of attention throughout the world after the US detention facility Guantanamo Bay was closed on 21 January. President Raul Castro is due in Russia on 28 January. Interview with the economist and dissident
dissident, european union, world affairs, interview, foreign policy, fidel castro, opposition party
Bronislaw Geremek: death of a former communist dissident
Tribute to the former Polish foreign minister, adviser to Lech Walesa and EU parliamentarian. The convinced European was killed in a car accident in Poland on 13 July. Obituary/ archive
