· Traders have purchased several million pounds-worth of diamonds without investigating links to armed groups

· At least 1,600 civilians killed by Boko Haram in last 4 months

At least 134 people executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year

French parliamentarians must reject a new bill allowing mass surveillance of communications “sent or received abroad” as it would give the government sweeping legal authority to interce

A Cuban graffiti artist who has been unfairly held in prison for nearly a year after he painted “Raúl” and “Fidel” on the backs of two pigs has been named as a prison

Taliban targeting independent media Reports of Taliban posing as Red Cross workers

The new wave of violence which has left dozens of civilians dead and at least 100 injured highlights the fragility of the reconciliation process and the urgent need for enhanced protection of civil

Turkish coastguard accused of shooting at shipwrecked refugees, 22 dead

‘His return to his family in Britain won’t come a moment too soon’ - Kate Allen