http://www.fairtrials.net/press en allan.williams@fairtrials.net Copyright 2012 2012-01-30T16:20:49+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/julian-assange-new-talk-show-with-thanks-to-russia http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/julian-assange-new-talk-show-with-thanks-to-russia#When:16:20:49Z Julian Assange is an excellent conversationalist - or so Vaughan Smith, the proprietor of the celebrated Frontline Club in London, told Newsweek. FTI in the news, 2012-01-30T16:20:49+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/interpol-accused-of-helping-dictators-catch-innocent-dissidents-fleeing http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/interpol-accused-of-helping-dictators-catch-innocent-dissidents-fleeing#When:09:45:21Z Campaigners believe that some countries are abusing a 'red notice' system and they want to see it overhauled so that Interpol is more accountable and prevent activists from facing torture. FTI in the news, 2012-01-24T09:45:21+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/legal-threat-interpol-for-helping-oppressive-regimes-hunt-dissidents http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/legal-threat-interpol-for-helping-oppressive-regimes-hunt-dissidents#When:11:50:19Z A landmark lawsuit alleging that dictatorships and other oppressive regimes are using Interpol's alert system to harass or detain political dissidents is being worked up by rights activists and lawyers. FTI in the news, 2012-01-23T11:50:19+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/overuse-of-pre-trial-detention-keeps-thousands-in-eu-jails http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/overuse-of-pre-trial-detention-keeps-thousands-in-eu-jails#When:15:03:58Z Thousands of people who have not been convicted of any crime are being held for months, or even years, because of the failure of pre-trial detention rules in the European Union, according to a survey. FTI in the news, 2012-01-13T15:03:58+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/FTI-letter-extradition-reform-queens-speech http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/FTI-letter-extradition-reform-queens-speech#When:14:26:52Z Fair Trials International writes open letter to Home Secretary Theresa May calling for an Extradition Reform Bill Press Releases, 2012-01-13T14:26:52+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/Garry-Mann-defence-rights-interview http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/Garry-Mann-defence-rights-interview#When:15:57:12Z FTI Client Garry Mann talks to DerWesten about his experiences as Measure B is passed in Brussels (translation kindly courtesy of Herbert Smith) FTI in the news, 2012-01-05T15:57:12+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/ronald_noble_terrorists_plan_on_email._and_we_cant_track_them http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/ronald_noble_terrorists_plan_on_email._and_we_cant_track_them#When:14:10:21Z The head of Interpol talks to Rob Hastings about his biggest fears in the fight to prevent another 9/11. FTI in the news, 2012-01-03T14:10:21+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/thalidomide_britons_release_hailed http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/thalidomide_britons_release_hailed#When:10:22:39Z Campaigners welcomed the news that a Thalidomide victim who was jailed for drug offences in the Philippines nearly 20 years ago has been pardoned from his life sentence. FTI in the news, 2012-01-03T10:22:39+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/british_thalidomide_victim_jailed_for_cannabis_smuggling_in_the_philippines http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/british_thalidomide_victim_jailed_for_cannabis_smuggling_in_the_philippines#When:10:11:22Z William Burton, known as Billy, was jailed for life in 1992 after being caught trying to smuggle 12lb of cannabis out of the country. He has now received a pardon from the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. FTI in the news, 2012-01-03T10:11:22+00:00 http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/meps_vote_for_major_reforms_to_pre_trial_detention http://www.fairtrials.net/press/article/meps_vote_for_major_reforms_to_pre_trial_detention#When:10:54:43Z Members of the European Parliament have today voted for urgent action by the European Commission and Member States, to end the unjustified and excessive use of pre-trial detention. Press Releases, 2011-12-15T10:54:43+00:00