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Mother seeks justice for son in Ukraine: 'He walked away and they shot him'

Roman Herasymenko, 57, was shot in his hometown in Ukraine by Russian soldiers, his mother said, as he tried to recover a SIM card from his mobile phone which they had smashed. He struggled home but died hours later.

Reuters

Man pleads guilty to harassing ABC’s Mark Willacy over reporting on alleged Afghanistan war crimes

Thomas Mark Rickard, who served in ADF, avoids conviction but is ordered to pay $1,000 good behaviour bond for leaving reporter abusive and threatening voicemail

The Guardian - AU

Court hears former ADF reservist threatened to kill ABC journalist Mark Willacy's wife

Thomas Rickard left a message threatening to kill the wife of ABC journalist Mark Willacy after he uncovered war crimes allegations.

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Ukraine exports 1 million tonnes of grain under new deal, train attacks may be war crimes, experts say

President Zelenskyy says Ukraine has so far exported 1 million tonnes of agricultural products from its Black Sea ports under the terms of a grain deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations.

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Ukraine train station attack may be war crime, experts say

Some international legal scholars say Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian train station that killed more than 20 people this week is the latest in a series of strikes on the country’s railway system that may be war crimes

The Independent UK

Syrian-Palestinian Man Tried in Berlin on Charges of War Crimes

One year after his arrest, a Syrian-Palestinian defendant appeared before a Berlin regional court on Thursday over charges of war crimes he had committed in Syria in 2014. The man, identified as Mouafak D.

Asharq Al-Awsat

These 3D models take you inside the shattered ruins of some of Ukraine's cultural treasures

Using laser scanners and drones, a team of volunteers travelled across Ukraine documenting the destruction of cultural sites. This is the data they collected.

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Justice should be colour blind. So why is it served for Ukraine but not the Congolese?

While the west races to investigate Russia’s war crimes, it continues to ignore atrocities perpetrated on DRC for 20 years

The Guardian - UK

Macron’s Call to Putin Was Justified Given Nuclear Risks for Europe, Elysee Says

French President Emmanuel Macron's phone call to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was justified in view of the serious safety risk affecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine which is subject to combat activity, an official at the French presidency told journalists in a briefing. Macron, who last called Putin…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia fines streaming site Twitch over 31-second 'fake' video

A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles ($33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls "fake" information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Syria Responds to French Accusation Regarding 2013 Tadamon Massacre

Syria dismissed recent French statements that accused Damascus’ forces of war crimes. On August 12, the French Foreign Ministry published a statement, “Fight Against Impunity”, saying it received important documentation of possible crimes committed by Syrian regime forces. An official source at Syria’s Foreign Ministry dismissed the “fabricated videos of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukrainian police investigate 26,000 war crimes, expect ‘thousands’ more

Gathering evidence has become “one of the biggest burdens” on officials

Evening Standard

Ukraine investigating nearly 26,000 alleged war crimes

Just 15 of 135 people charged are in custody, prosecutor says

The Independent UK

Ukraine probing almost 26,000 suspected war crimes cases - prosecutor

Ukraine is investigating almost 26,000 suspected war crime cases committed since Russia's Feb. 24 invasion and has charged 135 people, its chief war crimes prosecutor told Reuters.

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Al Jazeera

‘Before Bucha in Ukraine, there was Abkhazia in Georgia’

Thirty years after the war in Georgia’s breakaway territory of Abkhazia, victims are still waiting for justice.

The Conversation

Proving war crimes isn't simple – a forensics expert explains what's involved with documenting human rights violations during conflicts, from Afghanistan to Ukraine

The United Nations reports that at least 5,237 Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war – but other estimates place this figure at more than 10,000.

The Guardian - AU

‘We’re all responsible for Afghanistan’: confronting exhibition spotlights Australia’s 20-year war

An artist’s blood and the Brereton report feature in a month-long Sydney show and symposium that aims to platform victims of a war whose legacy lives on

Reuters

France to donate mobile DNA lab to Ukraine - Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday France was determined to make sure war crimes by Russian forces in Ukraine do not go unpunished, and will donate a mobile DNA lab to Kyiv authorities.

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Daily Mirror

Hunt for Ukraine's most wanted war criminal after Russian filmed castrating prisoner

Vitaly Aroshanov is believed to be the soldier who castrated the Ukrainian prisoner in a vile video, which the Mirror has chosen not to show, with calls for the Kremlin to pay

The Guardian - UK

‘A moment of opportunity’: fall of Sri Lankan president raises victims’ hopes

Rights groups say they have a dossier of evidence against Gotabaya Rajapaksa – and a renewed appetite to bring him to account

Reuters

Ukraine appeals to International Criminal Court after prison attack

Ukraine's foreign ministry condemned an attack on a prison in territory held by Russian-backed separatists on Friday, and appealed to the International Criminal Court over what it said were Russian war crimes.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian court lowers Russian soldier's war crimes sentence

An appeals court in Kyiv has reduced to 15 years the life sentence of a Russian soldier convicted in the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine in February

The Independent UK

ICC unseals warrant for Central African Republic ex-minister

The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for a former government minister in Central African Republic for crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in 2013

Reuters

ICC unseals arrest warrant for Central African Republic war crimes suspect

The International Criminal Court on Thursday unsealed an arrest warrant for a man it suspects of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Central African Republic.

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial laid bare the brutal reality of Australia’s decades-long war in Afghanistan – now the ex-soldier awaits judgment

While costs of about $25m and possibly millions in damages are at stake, the trial also has existential implications for Australian journalism

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