Duping pirates and endangering journalists
October 17, 2013 12:09 PM ET
It could have been the script for a John Le Carré intrigue. On Saturday October 12, Belgian security agents arrested Mohamed Abdi Hassan, a kingpin of Somali piracy known as "Afweyne" (Big Mouth), and his associate Mohammed M. Aden,...
In Pakistan, UN human rights chief meets with Jahangir
June 7, 2012 1:43 PM ET
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, in opening remarks at her press conference in Islamabad on Thursday, addressed a wide range of problems in Pakistan, including those faced by journalists. (The full statement is on the website of...
EU, UN officials in Pakistan must make time for Jahangir
June 5, 2012 12:47 PM ET
There is no better time than now for U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton to step out of their tightly planned schedule of meetings in Pakistan and make a trip...
EU resolution urges Eritrea to free long-jailed journalists
September 16, 2011 5:51 PM ET
Eritrea was on the hot seat Thursday in Strasbourg and Brussels. Ten years after a massive crackdown on dissent in Asmara that included the arrests of 11 independent journalists, European institutions have signalled that they are weary of President...