Naked Rambler Stephen Gough sent back to prison for almost two years
The Naked Rambler was released from Perth Prison — then immediately locked up again, a court has heard. (...)
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Terrorism expert Professor Paul Wilkinson
A Fife lecturer widely known as a world authority in international relations and a leading expert in terrorism and political violence has died. (...)
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Alex Salmond refuses to back down in face of widespread criticism of legal row comments
Alex Salmond repeatedly refused to apologise on Thursday as the row over his "entirely unacceptable" attack on two senior Scottish legal figures intensified. (...)
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'Childish' Alex Salmond faces legal threat from human rights lawyer
Alex Salmond is facing the prospect of legal action after launching an astonishing personal attack on one of Scotland's leading human rights lawyers. (...)
Hugh Mullen fails to get attempted murder conviction quashed
A Blairgowrie man serving a lengthy prison sentence has failed in a bid to have his conviction for attempted murder overturned by the Appeal Court. (...)
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Damning report says Ninewells Hospital dementia patient's treatment may have infringed her human rights
An 80-year-old woman with dementia died in Ninewells Hospital after receiving care that was "woefully inadequate, wholly inappropriate and utterly unacceptable," NHS Tayside has admitted. (...)
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Israeli Embassy condemns Dundee councillor's pro-Palestine motion
The Israeli Embassy in London has criticised a pro-Palestinian motion due to be debated by councillors in Dundee. (...)
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St Andrews Guantanamo Bay protest highlights case of Shaker Aamer
With a steady sun beating down, wearing several heavy layers and with hardly any space to move, the conditions were miserable — but that was exactly what the inhabitants of a cage set up in central St Andrews were hoping for. (...)
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Student spending 18 hours in cage for Guantanamo Bay protest
A St Andrews University student will spend 18 hours locked up in a cage to protest against holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. (...)
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Ex EIS president Peter Quigley takes union to tribunal
A former EIS president is taking the union to an employment tribunal in the first stage of an appeal against disciplinary procedures taken against him. (...)
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Anger at Angus Council's 'appalling' use of school biometrics
A number of parents have reacted angrily to Angus education convener Peter Nield's assertion that no family has decided to opt out of biometric identity systems involving school children — with one terming the technology "appalling." (...)
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Human rights advocate emphasises Angus Council's responsibilities
Angus Council welcomed the chairman of the Scottish Human Rights Commission to the county. (...)
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Scottish prisoners could receive right to vote
Scottish prisoners could be the first to benefit from a controversial ruling giving them the vote. (...)
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MP backs Scottish lecturer David Petrie's Italian promotion campaign
A Dundee graduate who won a compensation fight after being illegally blocked from promotion by an Italian university has secured support from the Commons. (...)
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Scottish courts appeals influx may hang on human rights decision
Thousands of Scottish criminals could launch fresh appeals against their convictions under a human rights ruling expected today. (...)
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Amnesty International challenges councils' policies on travellers
Council bosses in Fife and Dundee have been challenged to improve their policies in relation to gypsy travellers by a leading human rights organisation. (...)
