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Bellingcat is a Netherlands-based investigative journalism group that specialises in fact-checking and open-source intelligence (OSINT).

Integrating OSINT into Justice Processes

A Bellingcat initiative explores the admissibility and weight of open source evidence in the prosecution of war crimes.

5 Dec 23

Tuesday, 5 December ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

5 Dec 23

Police Major Bohdan Oleksandrovych Lukavenko, a senior investigator of special importance cases of the administration of the of Kharkiv oblast, dusts for fingerprints on items found in a building used as a local headquarters by Russian occupying forces in Vyshneve, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Training and Technology Support Justice Processes, But Challenges Remain

Authors of landmark study identify Ukrainian achievements amid ongoing hostilities.

28 Nov 23

Andriy Bublev, a commander of the rifle regiment of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) forces has been charged with attempted rape during the occupation of the Kharkiv region last summer. © SBU

Rifle Commander to be Tried for Sexual Violence

Wanted man believed to be in territory of Luhansk oblast, where he is serving with militia forces.

28 Nov 23

Tuesday, 28 November ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

28 Nov 23

Ukraine: Justice on the Frontlines

Kharkiv investigators bring skills, technology and perseverance to the risky task of documenting war crimes.

21 Nov 23

Tuesday, 21 November ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

21 Nov 23

On November 7, Russian paratrooper Andrii Medvedev, 33, attended the hearing at the Irpinsky city court. He is standing trial for abusing civilians during the occupation of Irpin, a town 25 kilometres west of the capital, in March 2022. © Irina Domashchenko

Russian Paratrooper Faces New Charges for Abusing Civilians

Major accused of brutal treatment in Bucha in addition to similar offences in Irpin during March 2022.

21 Nov 23

Tuesday, 14 November ‘23

This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.

14 Nov 23

On November 2, the Borodyan District Court, in Kyiv region, started the hearing of the case against Russian corporal Radik Hukasyan accused of group shooting a civilian car, killing the driver, and looting a house in Borodyanka in March 2022. The accused joined the hearing via video link from Kyiv's pre-detention centre where he's been detained for over a year. © Irina Domashchenko

Russian Corporal Feared Backlash for Him and His Family in Russia

The defendant pleaded guilty to offences allegedly committed during the occupation of Borodyanka in March 2022.

14 Nov 23

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Integrating OSINT into Justice Processes

Tuesday, 5 December ‘23

Training and Technology Support Justice Processes, But Challenges Remain

Rifle Commander to be Tried for Sexual Violence

Tuesday, 28 November ‘23

Ukraine: Justice on the Frontlines

Tuesday, 21 November ‘23

Russian Paratrooper Faces New Charges for Abusing Civilians

Tuesday, 14 November ‘23

Russian Corporal Feared Backlash for Him and His Family in Russia

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