By Richard NieldSpeaking to a packed Frontline Club on 26th April, Channel 4 News' International Editor Lindsey Hilsum shared a fascinating personal insight into the revolution in Libya last year that overthrew the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after 42......more
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A criminal fate in North Korea
By Rosie ScammellShin Dong-Hyuk is the only known person born in a North Korean prison camp to escape. On Tuesday night he told a packed audience that they must help the 200,000 remaining:“The first thing that I remember being told......more
Behind the wall of secrecy: Escape from Camp 14
By Jim TreadwayA packed house heard the touching and frightening story of Shin Dong-hyuk at the Frontline Club, told in Blaine Harden’s recently published book Escape from Camp 14: One man's remarkable odyssey from North Korea to freedom in the West. Shin......more
What next for Putin's Russia?
By Alan Selby Against a backdrop of growing discontent, and widespread allegations of fraud, Russia's recent elections heralded Vladimir Putin’s re-election to the presidency. The man who many still saw as Russia's de facto leader will now resume his tenure,......more
Al Jazeera's Indian Hospital series preview: Q&A
'Indian Hospital' is a new six part series that looks at a new style 'super' profit driven hospital that also cares for people with limited means.The post-screening Question and Answer session with Al-Jazeera Executive producer Jon Blair was covered live by......more
Nine years on is the UN still failing Darfur?
By Nicky Armstrong Last night’s event at the Frontline Club saw a heated debate between the expert panel and the audience on the UN's presence in Darfur. Chaired by Patrick Smith, editor of Africa Confidential, the discussion bought up many......more
Are cheap, local hires saving or ruining foreign reporting?
By Helena WilliamsForeign reporting is changing. With news outlets' budgets tightening, and competition, pressure and risks on the rise, foreign journalists working in conflict countries are abandoning traditional methods of reporting in favour of using cheap, local hires to get......more
Iran: dangerous or just misunderstood?
By Thomas Lowe International disagreement on the aims of the Iranian government was well represented on the discussion's panel. Does Iran seek regional hegemony? Are its motivations aggressive or defensive? And the pointed question at the heart of the......more
Jasad & the Queen of Contradictions
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It's the Military, Stupid
By Thomas Lowe ‘Memogate’, nuclear weapons, Bin Laden, Imran Khan, US foreign policy, Afghanistan - it seems that global issues are destined to pass through Pakistan. But it’s the vast military apparatus at the very centre of the state of......more
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