Human rights
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi deteriorating after five years in prison
The condition of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi is worsening both physically and mentally, according to his wife.
Billy Briggs
Arms trade, Education
Critics condemn Dragons’ Den lesson that encourages children to become arms dealers
School children are being encouraged to sell weapons in lessons branded “immoral”.
Environment
Campaigners: “Barbaric” stink pits should be banned
The dead bodies of deer, foxes, domestic cats, pheasants and even salmon have been found in dumped in pits surrounded by snares.
Crime and justice, Privacy and surveillance
Leak: counter-terrorism strategy in Scotland focuses on sectarianism and far right
Most work under the UK Government’s counter terrorism strategy in Scotland is aimed at tackling sectarian and extreme right wing ideologies.
Crime and justice
Victims of ‘spycops’ to mass boycott review of undercover policing in Scotland
A letter signed by 18 people claims that the planned review into spycops activity in Scotland “cannot be trusted.”
Human rights, International
Bahrain Grand Prix should be cancelled, say human rights groups
Human rights groups have accused Bahrain’s security forces of killing people and called for the Grand Prix to be cancelled
International
The destruction and liberation of Batnaya
What next for the Iraq town of Batnaya after the ISIS “soldiers of the Caliphate” have been forced out?
International
Mosul: the appalling human cost of the battle to defeat IS
As the Battle for Mosul rages, hospitals in Iraqi Kurdistan are struggling to cope with 150 to 200 trauma cases a day.
International
The carnage and crisis of Mosul
Six months after the battle to reclaim Mosul from IS began, people are fleeing the city for the relative safety of camps in Iraqi Kurdistan.