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Scots Oil firm linked to man at centre of Brexit donation mystery collapses
A Scottish oil and gas company – linked to the man behind the Democratic Unionist Party’s mysterious £435,000 Brexit donation – owes at least £4.5m.
Scottish doctor named in UAE human rights abuses lawsuit
A doctor with the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has been named in a lawsuit filed against an international law firm accused of UAE human rights abuses.
Police apologise to anti-fish farm campaigner over access
Police have apologised to an anti-fish-farming campaigner after he complained of being wrongly warned off filming salmon cages in lochs.
Facebook pages promoting banned QAnon cult still live
Facebook pages promoting a cult called QAnon in Scotland have not been removed by the social media giant despite a promise to ban them.
Anti-torture committee warns of ‘excessive force’ used on Scottish prisoners
A European anti-torture committee has raised ongoing concerns about the use of segregation and “excessive force” used to control Scottish prisoners in “damning” new report.
UK is second biggest arms dealer in the world
Britain is the second biggest arms dealer in the world after the US, according to new stats from the Department of International Trade.
Human rights concerns raised over cuts to social care
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has raised “deep concerns” as new research highlights many people relying on social care packages at home have had those reduced or completely withdrawn.
Golden Dawn and the killing of Pavlos Fyssas
Forensic Architecture has challenged the police narrative over the killing of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas by Greek neo-Nazis.
Revealed: 16 asylum seekers died in six months
Sixteen people seeking asylum in the UK died in six months, leading to a call for the “institutionally racist” Home Office to be scrapped to save lives.