Should you ever confess a crime you haven’t committed?

They’ve been described as show trials, but that hasn’t stopped yet another “confession” in Iran. This time it’s French national Clothilde Reiss, a young teacher who was charged by Iranian authorities  for spying and helping the West to overthrow the government. And she’s not alone, the number of “false confessions” in Iran since the protests earlier this year is on the rise.

On air: Is justice for Aung San Suu Kyi the world’s problem?

There are two clear debates taking place in response to Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest sentence – and neither concern whether she deserves to be punished. I can’t find anyone arguing that she deserves to be under house arrest (though that doesn’t mean those views don’t exist), so a programme revolving around the verdict may only get us so far. It gets far more animated though on these two issues:

Holidaying near home this year?

Hello, it’s Lucy from Europe Today here – later in the week we’ll be thinking about holidays, and we want to hear from you if you’ve decided to stay closer to home during your summer break.

Has the world failed Aung San Suu Kyi?

“There was an outcry when the trial started, now those fine words must now be turned into practical action,” said Zoya Phana a refugee from Burma now living in the UK.

“The soft diplomacy of the UN and Asian countries has failed. A global arms embargo is the most effective way of showing this military dictatorship that it can no longer defy the international community.”

And according to the blog ,Moses Onlus in English, a global arms embargo is how the world needs to respond to the sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Is the Danish army right to ban the headscarf for Muslim women on duty?

The Danish Home Guard, a home defence corps of thousands of volunteer soldiers, has become embroiled in a dispute about Muslim headscarves after it allowed a Maria Mawla , a Muslim woman of Lebanese origins to complete a training course wearing the Hijab.