Michael Petrou

Attacks on religious freedoms are going mainstream

Forty-seven members of Rights and Democracy , the government-funded agency charged with promoting democracy and human rights...

Sima Samar , chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission and an honourary officer of the Order of...

In most popular uprisings against tyranny, there is a time when security forces are faced with a decision whether or not to open...

A British inquiry into Iraq threatens Tony Blair’s reputation

Magnitsky died in prison, after being held without charge

It’s startling how quickly Iraq has fallen off of our collective radar. There are good reasons for this, I...

Who’s back? The Afghan Taliban is back

MPs discussing a private member’s bill proposing an apology and compensation for Italian Canadians (about 700) who were interned...

There’s an effective ban on foreign media in Iran, and domestic media there isn’t free, which makes getting accurate information...