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Yulia Kalaban

Journalist & author

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On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. © Irina Domashchenko

On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. © Irina Domashchenko

Justice in Wartime: Ukrainians Defend Russian Clients

Attorneys face procedural hurdles and threats to their professional standing to secure verdicts that meet objective standards.

20 Apr 26

Over the past three years, de facto courts in the occupied territories have issued at least 190 sentences based on fabricated charges, primarily for treason or espionage. Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.

Over the past three years, de facto courts in the occupied territories have issued at least 190 sentences based on fabricated charges, primarily for treason or espionage. Bakhmut, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

How Russia Fabricates Criminal Cases Against Ukrainians

The imposition of Russian criminal law in the occupied territories has granted its security services sweeping powers.

9 Jan 26

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.

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

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