Sudan deports hundreds back to Eritrea; No Tobacco Day - so why child tobacco workers?; world reacts to #HissèneHabré atrocity verdict; former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo goes on trial; heartbreak on the Mediterranean; gun towers for Turkey; displaced in Afghanistan

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A juvenile offender in Iran is at risk of imminent execution. Mohammad Reza Haddadi, who was sentenced to death for a crime that he allegedly committed at the age of 15, was scheduled to be executed today, but a brief postponement was issued. The death penalty should not be used against juvenile offenders in any case, but flaws in Mohammad's trial raise even more serious concerns here.
As security in Afghanistan deteriorates, schools are under threat. Military use of schools puts children at risk when trying to attend classes, and keeps them from getting the education they need to better themselves. Although Afghanistan has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a true commitment would immediately end military occupation of schools.
Same-sex relations and suicide are no longer crimes in Nauru, after an update to the country's archaic criminal code. While this is good news, it does little to help Nauru's most vulnerable population - the hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers exiled there, who were at risk at home and now in Nauru.
A lawyer in Lebanon has been arrested over his Facebook posts criticizing government officials. While few Lebanese bloggers, activists and journalists end up in jail, the proliferation of cases such as this one reflects an urgent need for Lebanon to amend its laws to remove criminal sanctions for libel and defamation.
From earlier today: Sudan deported at least 442 Eritreans, including six registered refugees, to Eritrea in May 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. “Sudan is arresting and forcing Eritreans back into the hands of a repressive government without allowing refugees to seek protection,” said Gerry Simpson, senior refugee researcher and advocate.