Nuclear weapons
Mordechai Vanunu: a defiant spirit
The whistleblower who revealed Israel’s secret nuclear missile programme and was jailed for 18 years has been sentenced again.
Amnesty International
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.
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.
Arms trade
Scottish smart bombs key in landmark legal case on Yemen
The High Court will hear a judicial review into UK weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for use in Yemen’s war.
Asylum, International
Police Scotland under fire after new evidence of Sri Lankan torture
Police Scotland is seeking to extend a controversial training project with Sri Lankan police despite new evidence of the force’s involvement in torture.
Crime and justice, International
Minister under fire for silence on Qatar worker deaths
Scottish minister didn’t mention human rights abuses while seeking up to £1.3 billion to pay for new hospitals and motorways from the oil-rich state of Qatar.
Arms trade, International
New claims of war crimes in Yemen and child deaths
Human rights campaigners have urged Britain to stop the sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia after revealing new evidence of war crimes in Yemen.
Arms trade, International
Fears that bombs from Scotland dropped on Yemeni civilians
Human Rights groups have raised fears that weapons made in Scotland could have been used to attack Yemeni civilians.