It’s been 15 years since the global effort to ban conflict diamonds began. But the industry is still tainted by conflict and misery Story by Aryn Baker/Tshikapa Photographs by Lynsey Addario for ...

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Some couples were looking for sustainable and ethical alternatives to traditional diamonds, to avoid inadvertently purchasing “conflict diamonds”—those mined in war zones to fund violent ...

They are illegally mined or smuggled diamonds used by criminals or organised rebel fighters to finance serious crime or armed conflict. Most diamonds are mined from deep-shaft pipes of kimberlite ...

Minnesota has a growing Sudanese population, totaling more than 10-thousand immigrants throughout the state. Daniel Gatluak ...

An curved arrow pointing right. London-based jeweler Anabela Chan brings her sustainable creations to a surging market of lab-grown gems and diamonds. More from News London-based jeweler Anabela ...

With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting ...