Syria

Human rights

In photos: migrants finding refuge in Sarajevo

Twenty-five years ago Sarajevo was the epicentre of a brutal war. Every day for four years Bosnia’s capital

Chris Leslie Nov 30, 2018

Human rights

The volunteers facing jail for rescuing migrants in the Mediterranean

The risk of refugees and migrants drowning in the Mediterranean has increased dramatically over the past few years. As the

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Rob Edwards, Catherine Grant Sep 12, 2018

Society

Claim Syrian refugees linked to sexual crimes increase on island is FFS

The death of toddler Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of Bute has dominated the news since her body was discovered.

Ferret Journalists Jul 5, 2018

Human rights

Italian arms firm in Edinburgh linked to bombing of Kurds in Syria

An Edinburgh factory run by an Italian arms multinational makes laser technology for the type of warplanes used by Turkey

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Billy Briggs May 3, 2018

Human rights

Podcast: Genocide, the Yazidis and Scotland’s call for justice

“They called them ‘sabia’ or ‘jaria. This means ‘female slaves’. Daesh viewed them as ‘spoils of war’,” said Dr Luma

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Billy Briggs Dec 15, 2017

Human rights

A second Syria

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]yad (27) prepares coffee for his family: his young wife Nora, her young brothers and his mother-

Brindusa Ioana Nastasa, Billy Smith Jun 5, 2016

Human rights

I survived war in Syria, but almost died in Europe

The Ferret has obtained disturbing footage of terrified refugees trapped inside a lorry as oxygen runs out, as they desperately

Rachel Hamada, Connor Law Jun 2, 2016

Human rights

Crisis in the cradle of civilisation

In September 2015, Scottish photojournalist Vikki McCraw travelled to the island of Lesvos, Greece. Her trip followed the death of

Ferret Journalists May 26, 2016