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Vaclav Havel 1936-2011: Living in truth
Dec 28th 2011, 4:03 from Print edition
The unassuming man who taught, through plays and politics, how tyranny may be defied and overcome(25)
Slideshow: The Russian protests
Dec 13th 2011, 2:47 from Eastern approaches
A slideshow of images from the December 10th protests against Russia's rigged election(12)
Award: Tom Easton
Nov 3rd 2011, 10:18 from Print edition(1)
Syria’s opposition: Can it get together?
Sep 1st 2011, 10:18 from Print edition
Syria’s disparate opposition must unite if it is to topple the regime(17)
Northern Ireland: The fire this time
Jul 14th 2011, 11:01 from Print edition
Violence on the streets raises questions about how deep the peace process goes(0)
Bahrain's crisis: Shoot first, then talk
Jul 7th 2011, 10:49 from Print edition
The government consults wary protesters(4)
Ai Weiwei and China's authorities: The "tax evader" repents
Jun 23rd 2011, 10:58 from Prospero
The artist and dissident is out "on bail"(1)
Repression in China: No melting mood
Jun 23rd 2011, 10:54 from Print edition
The timely release of a “tax evader”(7)
China and its dissidents: Ai is out
Jun 23rd 2011, 3:01 from Banyan
Against the background of a broad crackdown, Ai Weiwei's release comes as a surprise. And poses new questions(229)
Singapore's general election: A distant dream
May 6th 2011, 1:19 from Multimedia (0)
New crackdowns in China: The disappearing act
Apr 15th 2011, 10:28 from Multimedia (1)
Banyan: On the defensive
Apr 7th 2011, 10:58 from Print edition
A bad attack of the jitters among Chinese leaders, and dissidents pay the price(310)
Murder in Northern Ireland: No going back
Apr 7th 2011, 10:58 from Print edition
A depressing terrorist attack—and a heartening response(0)
The law in China: A spear not a shield
Apr 4th 2011, 2:34 from Banyan
Ai Weiwei's detention is part of a worrying trend in China(481)
Libyan memories: Land of my father
Mar 24th 2011, 11:50 from Print edition
Hisham Matar mines a family story(0)
Unorthodox links to the internet: Signalling dissent
Mar 17th 2011, 11:53 from Print edition
Savvy techies are finding ways to circumvent politically motivated shutdowns of the internet(20)
Yemen's demonstrations: Yet more cracking down
Mar 17th 2011, 11:53 from Print edition
The police fires live rounds at protesters(1)
Iran's opposition leaders: Behind bars at last
Mar 4th 2011, 4:36 from Newsbook
The apparent arrest of dissident leaders marks a new stage in the struggle in Iran(15)
Arab spring: Who lost Egypt?
Mar 1st 2011, 2:11 from Democracy in America
Answering the wrong question(31)
Protests in Yemen: Getting together
Feb 24th 2011, 10:45 from Print edition
At last, disparate opposition groups are starting to combine(0)
Jiri Dienstbier: A Czech's career
Jan 13th 2011, 10:39 from Print edition
An idealistic ex-stoker mourned by the country he served(0)
China and the Nobel ceremony: Explain in vain
Dec 10th 2010, 8:28 from Banyan
China complains that Liu Xiaobo's Nobel peace prize makes a farce of the award(227)
Japan's hobbled government: Common censure
Dec 2nd 2010, 11:05 from Print edition
Troubles in Naoto Kan’s camp are firming up the flabby opposition(5)
Ireland's political crisis: Limping towards the exit
Nov 23rd 2010, 11:31 from Newsbook
Ireland's economic crisis turns political(26)
Blogging in China: Breaching the great firewall
Oct 28th 2010, 11:24 from Print edition
Home-grown microblogs are succeeding where Twitter failed(27)