The Latest Breaking News from War Crimes

'A war crime has been censored': Truth revealed about a WWII massacre on Bangka Island

Vivian Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of a wartime massacre, but the full extent of the horrors she experienced is only now being told.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

When Ukrainian forces liberated Kozacha Lopan, civilians emerged with tales of a Russian torture chamber beneath the village

In a basement in a Ukrainian village on the Russian border, the remnants of a torture chamber tell a horrifying tale. Those investigating what happened here say the depraved orders came from the top. WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing.

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith: will more Afghanistan war crimes trials follow?

Australia’s most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost a defamation case against newspapers that accused him of war crimes in Afghanistan in a landmark ruling with widespread implications for future criminal trials.

The Week · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in my country – his targets are the forgotten victims of Australia’s Afghan war

The judge in Roberts-Smith’s defamation case found he committed murder. Will Australia remember the names of those Afghans whose deaths sat at the centre of testimony?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

Australia's most decorated soldier loses defamation case for alleged war crimes

An Australian federal court judge ruled that newspaper articles published in 2018 were substantially true about a number of war crimes committed by Ben Roberts-Smith in Afghanistan.

WEKU · Jun 1, 2023

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

SYDNEY: One of Australia's most decorated soldiers lost a landmark defamation case against major newspapers Thursday after a bruising trial that featured accusations of murder, domestic violence, witness intimidation and war crimes.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1, 2023

Australian judge rules in civil court war crime allegations against hero soldier proved

A judge in a civil case says a decorated Australian veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

The Ben Roberts-Smith defamation judgment: read Justice Anthony Besanko’s full summary

In the federal court of Australia the judge dismissed the Victoria Cross recipient’s case against three newspapers who accused him of war crimes

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023

Massive loss for Ben Roberts-Smith as judge throws out media case

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan, including the murder of unarmed prisoners, a judge has found.

The New Daily · Jun 1, 2023

Ben Roberts-Smith loses defamation case, with judge finding former SAS soldier committed war crimes

Justice Anthony Besanko found newspapers established substantial or contextual truth of allegations of murders of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan

The Guardian - AU · Jun 1, 2023