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During the battle of Kursk, in Russia, Ukrainian soldiers were captured. Their trials, mainly for acts of ‘terrorism’, are taking place in Moscow. Photo: A Ukrainian soldier with his back to a wall, head down, is held by a hooded Russian soldier.
Kursk’s battle goes to court in Moscow
1 April 2025 by Maria Koroleva
Moscow's retaking of the Kursk region in March could deprive Ukraine of a bargaining chip in the peace talks. And according to the Justice Info tally, 67 Ukrainian soldiers captured in Kursk have been tried.
The “Azov” trial in Russia is down to 12 defendants in court
21 October 2024 by Maria Koroleva
The “Azov” trial which began in Rostov-on-Don in June 2023 is the largest criminal case related to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. In late August, the prosecution requested sentences ranging from 16 to 24 years for all accus [...]
Israel’s impunity with Palestinian detainees - Photo: Israeli army soldiers arrest a blindfolded man in Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank. Israel’s impunity with Palestinian detainees
12 September 2024 by Asymmetrical Haircuts
What’s happening in Israeli prisons and military camps? How has Israel investigated allegations of serious abuse against Palestinian detainees? What role is the judicial system playing? Our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts Janet [...]
Russian trial in Donetsk: 33 Ukrainian prisoners of war sentenced. More than 200 Ukrainians tried in the occupied territories
8 February 2024 by Maria Koroleva
More than 200 Ukrainian servicemen have been sentenced in Russian trials since the start of the "special operation" on February 24, 2022, head of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin said in January. Justice Inf [...]
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Ukrainian soldiers surrender to the Russian army in Mariupol (Ukraine) in April 2022.
24 November 2023 by Maria Koroleva
In Donetsk, over 100 Ukrainian soldiers sentenced in four months Since August, the Supreme Court of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic, in Russia-occupied Eastern Ukraine, has handed down harsh sentences on at least 118 Ukrainian soldiers and military personnel, as Justice Info established [...]
In Rostov-on-Don (Russia), European soldiers involved with the Ukraine are being indicted by the Russian judiciary in a trial in which they are accused of being mercenaries.
27 June 2023 by Maria Koroleva
Rostov-on-Don, the city where Russia tries Ukrainian fighters – and foreigners Rostov-on-Don has just been in the news for the Wagner armed militia’s brief uprising. But it is also in this large town in western Russia that the first Russian trials of captured Ukrainian fighters are being held. One of them, a [...]
Prisoners of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic held by Ukrainian forces
15 July 2022 by Iryna Salii
Inside courts where Ukrainian judges try Ukrainian POWs Dozens of Ukrainian combatants from Ukraine’s occupied territories who joined the Russian army’s invasion have been captured by the Ukrainian army. They are being tried en masse. The specialized news website “Sudovyi Reporter” ("C [...]
Prisoner of war in Ulkraine
24 June 2022 by Julia Crawford
Crimes against prisoners of war in Ukraine: can both sides be tried? Numerous international and national investigations are being launched into war crimes in Ukraine. The focus has been on the alleged crimes of Russian forces, but there are also some allegations concerning Ukrainian forces, particu [...]
3 soldiers (Aiden Aslin, Shaun Pinner and Brahim Saadoun) stand behind bars
14 June 2022 by Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne
Ukraine: why the ‘show trial’ of British POWs violates Geneva Conventions The treatment of prisoners of war (POW) in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia is a growing issue. Both sides have been accused of violations of the Geneva Conventions that protect combatants when they are no longer able to fi [...]