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New airline route brings Israel’s ‘apartheid system’ to Scotland, say critics
A new airline route between Israel and Scotland has been criticised as most Palestinians are barred from using Ben Gurion Airport.
UK businessman in Belarus penal colony without fair trial, say campaigners
A British businessman has been denied a fair trial and incarcerated for 20 months in “terrible” conditions in Belarus, according to human rights campaigners.
Sputnik rebuffed by Scottish journalism schools
The Russian media group was unsuccessful in attempts to build relationships with universities in Scotland.
Northern Irish company criticised for role in Egyptian juvenile courts
A company owned by the Northern Irish government has been sharply criticised by the international human rights group Reprieve for its role in setting up juvenile courts in Egypt.
The Moscow residents fighting to save their communist era homes
In September 2017, Chris Leslie, award winning photographer and filmmaker, and Dr Jonathan Charley, from the Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, visited Moscow to report on one of the largest urban migration programmes in history.
Trump’s Palestinian aid cut could be ‘catastrophic’ for 500,000 children
The US is to withhold more than £45m in aid for the UN relief agency for Palestinians, a move that could prove “catastrophic” for the humanitarian organisation and half a million children.
Yemen: one third of air raids hit civilian areas
A report from the Yemen Data Project on the war there found a notable shift in targeting from the Saudi-led coalition with air raids on non-military targets double those recorded on military targets.
Podcast: Genocide, the Yazidis and Scotland’s call for justice
Three years on from mass murder by Islamic State thousands of Yazidis are still seeking justice.
Arron Banks winds up charity as regulator investigates
A charity run by prominent Brexit donor Arron Banks has been under investigation by the Charity Commission.