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The Yagidne Case: The ECHR Informed the Russian Government of Complaints from Ukrainian Civilians Who Were Held in a School Basement for a Month
The European Court of Human Rights has served the Russian Government with the applications in…
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‘There Are Simply Bad People’: Three Arguments Put Forward by ‘The Rock Regiment’ That Fall Apart in the Face of Article 3 of the Convention
Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty), in its programme “Svoboda Live”, released a conversation with Andrii Surai,…
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From Scandal to Policy: Why the State Must Prepare for the Consequences of War Rather Than React to Them
In 2024, more than 3% of individuals notified of being suspected of committing criminal offenses…
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‘Military Veterans, Guilt and Reproach’: Why a More Lenient Sentencing of Veterans is a Matter for the State, and Not Just for the Offender
We bring to the attention of judges hearing cases involving veterans a work of legal…
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‘Is There Any Chance of a “Deal” on Ukraine?’: The Russian Liberal Opposition as a New Imperial Force, or Why Russia’s Future Begins with Decolonisation
Vladimir Kara-Murza talked with Russian opposition political scientists about a “deal” on Ukraine. This interview…
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“Proper” Torture: How Ukrainian Society Is Learning to Justify Torture, or the Case of the Odesa Detention Center as a Window into the Abyss
The incident that occurred in the Odesa pre-trial detention centre (SIZO) and that, in a…
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“The People’s War” and Its Lessons: General Ludendorff’s Truth, Which the Political Elite Doesn’t Want to Hear
Erich Ludendorff is one of the most controversial figures of the First World War. The…
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‘Russia’s Liberal Opposition is Putin’s Soft Power in Europe.’ An Interview with Djamboulat Souleimanov, Leader of the Chechen National Liberation Movement United Force
He is hard to miss in the corridors of the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg.…
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Dmytro Yagunov: The Strategic Instrumentalisation of “Traditional Values” in Russian Colonialism
The most dangerous analytical error regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine is the assumption that it…
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Absolute Prohibition in Relative Application: Institutional Impunity for Torture in Ukraine (2022–2026)
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally transformed the country's social and legal landscape. Yet…
