Conflict

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

A selfie taken by Alexander Butyagin earlier this year at an ancient site in Ukraine's Crimea.

Russian Archaeologist Wanted for Crimea Excavations

Scholar’s extradition from Poland would mark the first case of its kind.

15 Apr 26

An Israeli police officer and a woman look at a destroyed building after it was hit by a ballistic missile fired from Iran, leaving over 50 wounded residents on March 22, 2026 in Dimona, Israel. © Amir Levy/Getty Images

Israel: Truth Under Fire

In this week’s update, read about how the Iran war has exposed Israel’s vulnerability to disinformation.

10 Apr 26

Israeli security forces inspect damage at an apartment building struck by an Iranian missile on April 04, 2026 in Petah Tikva, Israel. © Erik Marmor/Getty Images

Israel: When the Sirens Sound, Fakes Follow

Amid conflict and polarisation, Israel's disinformation ecosystem now extends all the way to legacy media.

10 Apr 26

A woman weeps while talking on the phone near a residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier in the day on March 30, 2026 in the west of Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Iran Conflict Shakes Syria

In this week’s update, read about how Syria’s fragile recovery is being impacted by the Iran war.

2 Apr 26

A woman looks on as residents and emergency workers sift through rubble of a residential building that was hit in an airstrike in the early hours of March 27, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Iran War Threatens Syria’s Fragile Recovery

Regional escalations strain already acute economic, social and political tensions.

1 Apr 26

A man pushes his bike through debris and destroyed Russian military vehicles on April 06, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Reporting War Crimes in Ukraine

In this week’s update, read about IWPR’s new resource for conflict-sensitive reporting on war crimes in Ukraine.

27 Mar 26

Deliberate attacks on civilian infrastructure can amount to war crimes under international humanitarian law. © Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Russia Targets Ukraine’s Postal Facilities

Every attack on civilian infrastructure is recorded by Ukrainian law enforcement as a war crime.

24 Mar 26

A woman looks out from her destroyed apartment in the remains of a residential and commercial building on March 21, 2026 in the Shahrak-e Gharb neighbourhood of Tehran, Iran. © Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Iran: “Even Hope Is Uncertain”

A writer returns to find his home town shaken by explosions, fear and dissent.

23 Mar 26

An injured man is helped away from the scene of a strike on a residential building on March 16, 2026 in central Tehran, Iran. © Getty Images

Iran Shockwaves Spread

In this week’s update, read about the global impact of the Iran war as hostilities continue.

20 Mar 26

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