Matchs of the day 22.06.2014 -World Cup 2014

    Nigeria Vs Bosnia 00:00   Final Score 1 -0   Belgium Vs Russia 18:00   Final Score 1 -0   Algeria Vs Sud Korea 21:00   Final Score 4 - ...

'Fifa and Uefa Cannot Avoid Their Political Duties'

If only Fifa's ethics were at least half decent Two years is something of a lifetime in internet terms, and presumably most casual visit...

Quote of the Month - Vaclav Havel

Havel: has experience overcoming dictatorships "However, most important is that if [Western] relations with Russia are to be friendly, ...

Human Rights Watch 2011 Report – Russia

The following are extracts from the Human Rights Watch 2011 World Report that pertain to the 2018 host of the FIFA World Cup, Russia. The fu...

Quote of the Week - Arch Puddington, Freedom House

"Questions about freedom? Sorry, can't hear ya!" "It is often observed that a government that mistreats its people also f...

Quote of the Day - Russia going totalitarian

Those dictatorship days ain't over "It's becoming clear we are on the way back to the 1940s and a totalitarian state. How can o...

Connecting Football With Politics

Former UK ambassador to Moscow, Anthony Brenton, writes pragmatically here about the human rights situation in Russia, in a week where the j...

Press Freedom League Table - Brazil Moves Up, Qatar and Russia Lying Low

Reporters Without Borders has published its Press Freedom Index for 2010, and it's not particularly  happy reading for journalists worki...