Conflict

Russian rifleman Dmitrii Kurashov, captured by Ukraine's forces in late January 2024, is accused of a shooting a Ukrainian soldier after he had surrendered in Zaporizhzhia region. © Security Service of Ukraine

Ukraine: “Just Sentence Me”

Russian rifleman has admitted to killing a Ukrainian POW, although he refuses to give evidence.

14 Oct 25

Russian POWs are seen waiting in line to call home to Russia in a prisoner of war detention camp on August 3, 2023 in the Lviv region, Ukraine. Hundreds of captured Russian POWs including conscripts, mercenaries, Wagner militia and Storm-Z Russian prisoners are being held in up to 50 sites around Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein /Getty Images

Prosecuting Russia’s Foreign Mercenaries

Fighters have been recruited from as far afield as South East Asia, Africa and North Korea, but their legal status remains ambiguous.

14 Oct 25

Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of Yehor Bartosh, a member of the 'Azov' unit killed in the Olenivka detention center, during the funeral service outside his house on April 25, 2023 in the village of Korniivka, Kyiv region, Ukraine. © Roman Pilipey/Getty Images

Ukraine: “To Be Silent Is to Let Them Keep Killing”

Why Olenivka’s bereaved families are taking their case to the International Criminal Court.

10 Oct 25

A Ukrainian citizen has been convicted in absentia for organising the forced mobilisation of civilians in the occupied Luhansk region to serve in illegal armed formations. © Scott Olson/Getty Images

Ukrainian Sentenced for Forced Mobilisation into Russian Army

Court found that indictee's actions undermined Ukraine’s national security and violated international law.

6 Oct 25

Photos of missing prisoners of war are displayed on a board on May 25, 2025 in Chernihiv Region, Ukraine. © Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Russian Tried for Killing Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Case is one of several reports of summary executions carried out in captured territory.

25 Sep 25

Ainur Shafikov was among the Russian forces deployed to the eastern front to capture the Kharkiv region. © Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Kharkiv “Mock Execution” Trial Adjourned

Russian serviceman accused of carrying out abuses during 2022 occupation.

22 Sep 25

U.S. President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) hold up an agreement signed during a ceremony in the State Dining Room of the White House on August 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. © Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Prospects for Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace

How the US-brokered peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is playing out in the South Caucasus.

19 Sep 25

The Hague Convention on the Laws and Customs of War on Land contains articles that explicitly prohibit forcing individuals to swear allegiance to an occupying power.

Russia’s Forced Passport Scheme

Many thousands of Ukrainians have been forced to accept Russian citizenship in what some experts argue may account to a war crime.

18 Sep 25

People remove possessions and inspect their homes following Israeli airstrikes on April 13, 2024 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. © Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images

Recognising Palestine

Implications of a fresh wave of unilateral recognitions of the Palestinian state.

12 Sep 25

Israeli soldiers holds a machine gun as he is standing on an armoured personnel carrier near the border with the Gaza Strip on September 7, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. The Israel Defence Force are in control of over 40% of Gaza City after mounting a new offensive, levelling buildings in the neighbourhood. Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel's intention to seize all of the strip after peace talks with Hamas broke down in July. © Amir Levy/Getty Images

Netanyahu’s Never-Ending War

The Israeli leader’s virulence against Palestinian statehood has extended even unto undoing the building blocks of his own state.