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U.S. attorney general, Ukraine's top prosecutor to work together on war crimes prosecution - Justice Dept

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine's top prosecutor in Washington on Tuesday and agreed to work more closely together to prosecute individuals involved in war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine, the Justice Department said.

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What really happened in the Ukrainian city of Izium under Russian occupation?

Last week, 450 graves were discovered in forests outside Izium after the Ukrainian city was recaptured from the Russians. Ukrainian officials claim that 99 percent of the exhumed bodies show signs of violent death. The Kremlin has denied the allegations as "lies", while the EU presidency has called for the…

Radio France Internationale

Kremlin Says Ukrainian War Crimes Claims Are a Lie

The Kremlin on Monday rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine's Kharkiv province as a "lie". Around 450 bodies - most of which Ukraine says are civilians - have been found in mass graves near Izium after Russian troops were this month forced out of the…

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Russia says claims it carried out war crimes in Izyum are a ‘lie’

Ukraine’s leaders have accused Moscow of carrying out a ‘genocide’

The Independent UK

Kremlin says Ukrainian war crimes claims are a lie

The Kremlin on Monday rejected allegations that Russian forces had committed war crimes in Ukraine's Kharkiv province as a "lie".

Reuters

Russian torture chambers found in parts of Ukraine just liberated

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy compares Putin's forces to Nazis after investigators discover horrifying evidence of war crimes.

Daily Record

MPs accepted 'shameful' trips and gifts from states fighting in Yemen war

MPS have accepted £828,211 in the form of all-expenses-paid trips funded by states in a Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen’s war since 2015,…

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EU calls for war crimes tribunal over Ukraine mass graves

EU presidency calls for formation of international tribunal for war crimes after some 450 graves found outside Izyum.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war - live: Russia ‘ramps up attacks on civilian targets after setbacks’

Attacks on civilian infrastructure increased "even where is probably perceives no immediate military effect"

The Independent UK

Outside a liberated Ukrainian town, inspectors search for evidence of war crimes

On the outskirts of the recently liberated town of Izium, investigators have found what Ukrainian officials are calling a mass grave. It is now being inspected for possible evidence of war crimes.

WEKU

Blinken accuses Russia of war crimes as Ukraine cites mass grave

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the U.S. claim that Russia is committing war crimes in Ukraine amid reports that Ukrainian forces had uncovered a mass grave in the city of Izyum, while again pushing back against pressure to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.

Tribune News Service

'War crimes cannot be hidden,' top U.S. general says about Ukraine war

The top U.S. general on Friday said war crimes in Ukraine cannot be hidden, as Kyiv leveled fresh accusations against Russia following the discovery of a mass burial site in northeastern territory recaptured from Russian forces.

Reuters

Exclusive-Zelenskiy accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Friday of committing war crimes in Ukraine's northeast and said it was too early to say the tide of the war was turning despite rapid territorial gains by his forces this month.

Reuters

Izyum mass grave latest in alleged Russian atrocities meted out to Ukrainians

Moscow has repeatedly denied targeting civilians as well as committing war crimes in Ukraine

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Ukraine combs mass burial site in Izium, says signs of torture found

Bodies exhumed from a mass burial site near the easter Ukrainian town of Izium "showed signs of violent death", a Ukrainian official said on Friday in what President Volodymyr Zelensky called proof of war crimes by Russian forces. The discovery came as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi put pressure on…

Reuters

Prosecutors seek 35-year prison term for Kosovo ex-rebel accused of torture

War crimes prosecutors called on Monday for a former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla commander to be sentenced to 35 years in prison for allegedly running a "torture chamber" during the 1998-99 independence conflict with Serbia.

Reuters

U.N. investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information

The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Monday that Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: reports of mass deportations recall Russia's dark history of forcible relocations

Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine has been widely condemned as a war of aggression. In Moscow’s narrative, Ukraine has no real or legitimate existence as a separate country – and they portray the military operations as a means to reunify Russia.

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Ukrainian citizens seeking war reparations face uphill struggle

Vitalii Zhyvotovskyi, a 51-year old from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, is trying to rebuild his house after it was heavily damaged during Russia’s occupation of the area earlier this year. The roof was destroyed, the inside gutted by fire and many of the windows blown out.

Reuters

German court hands Islamic State member 10 years in prison for murder, war crimes

A German court has sentenced an Islamic State member to 10 years in prison for war crimes and murder committed in Syria, including the beating of a prisoner who later died in custody.

Reuters

In Brussels, Ukraine seeks backing for special war crimes tribunal

Ukraine's government on Monday sought political backing in Brussels for the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian military and political leaders it holds responsible for starting the war.

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian director calls for trials of Soviet-era ‘war crimes’

Speaking in Venice, Sergei Loznitsa said situation in Ukraine shows that ‘history repeats itself when we don’t learn from’ it

Radio France Internationale

Liberia's corruption culture linked to failure to pursue war criminals

Liberia’s pervasive culture of impunity, which has been brought into focus by recent US sanctions against three senior officials, has its roots in the failure of the country’s justice system after the civil war, according to a Liberian analyst.

Reuters

A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe

A year into the Taliban's rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan and warn that crimes are continuing, court documents showed.

Daily Mirror

Mum says son was shot in back by Russians after they smashed his phone SIM card

A mum in Ukraine is calling for justice for her son after he was shot and killed in Ukraine in an alleged war crime by Russian troops. Cases against Russia are mounting as investigations continue

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