Belgian trip for London coachThe lost generation of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) is an international problem that affects most developed countries, Roger Lynch told the European Employment week conference in Brussels.

Deborah Hobson

I’ve been angry with Michael Jackson for some years now. His sudden death from a heart attack last week at the age of 50 shocked and saddened me, although an unemotional assessment of his rollercoaster life thus far with its many dark twists and turns should have prepared me for this Shakespearian tragedy end to his life. 

Photograph: Deborah HobsonBritish politicians have accused the Metropolitan Police Service of sending "poorly trained" officers to control the G20 protests in London. The-Latest was the first news outlet to question violent police tactics on April 1 and the circumstances surrounding the death of bystander Ian Tomlinson.

Peter Tatchell

This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York when, for the first time in history, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people fought back against decades of police harassment.

Student demo stopped by officials

 Press TV correspondent

Amid growing anger against "British interference in Iran's internal affairs", the Iranian Interior Ministry has refused to issue a permit for a rally outside the UK embassy in Tehran.

David Price

As the continuities and disjunctures between the George Bush and Barack Obama administrations come into focus it becomes increasingly clear that while Obama’s domestic agenda has some identifiable breaks with Bush’s, at its core, the new administration remains committed to staying the course of American militarisation.

Johnny Summerton - Paris, France

New sports minister Rama Yade loses human rights postYou may have read the news that a member of the Mitterrand political dynasty of the left has entered the French government as right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a bigger-than-expected reshuffle. But what happened to the women in government and Sarkozy's previous commitment to human rights?