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Russian Terror in Numbers: What the Mass Graves of Kharkiv Oblast Reveal Four Years On
Four years after the Kharkiv counteroffensive: Ukrainian Ombudsman releases consolidated data on mass graves and…
Corruption
Crime prevention
Prosecution
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Ukraine
Gyunduz Mamedov: Change the System, Not Just the Name: The Task for the Next Prosecutor General
Following a high-profile scandal, the prosecution service has once again found itself at the centre…
Russia
Russian invasion
Torture
Ukraine
War crimes
War in Ukraine
The Torture Quasi-Compromise During Mobilisation: From “Busification” to Systemic Violations of Article 3 ECHR
The absolute prohibition of torture is an unconditional and immeasurably important idea of modern constitutionalism…
Crime prevention
Imperialism
Informal prison hierarchies
Mercenary
Neocolonialism
Organised crime
Prison Subculture
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Dmytro Yagunov: Carceral orders: informal prison hierarchies in contemporary Europe and the political weaponisation of prison subculture
This paper examines informal prison hierarchies in contemporary Europe as sites of political power, social…
Imperialism
Informal prison hierarchies
Neocolonialism
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Russia
Russian invasion
The Kremlin’s “Patsan” Diplomacy: A Foreign Policy Governed by Prison “Rules”
On 28 August 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared once again, in yet another…
Prisons
Probation
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Russia
Russian invasion
Ukraine
War in Ukraine
Rita Haverkamp, Dmytro Yagunov: The Carceral Continuum – How Transitions Have Reshaped Social Control in Eastern Europe
The countries of Eastern Europe constitute a unique setting for studying profound transformations of social…
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Dmytro Yagunov: Between Doctrine and Reality: The Institutional Fragility of the Absolute Prohibition of Torture
I am pleased to announce the publication of my new article, “Between Doctrine and Reality:…
Imperialism
Propaganda
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Russia
Russian invasion
When There Are No Victories on the Battlefield, the Kremlin Goes Looking for Them in the 14th Century
In July 2026, emergency restoration work in the Kremlin's Archangel Cathedral opened up access to…
History
Imperialism
Prisons
Russia
Russian invasion
Torture
Ukraine
In Memory of Yevhen Hrytsiak: The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of the Leader of the Norilsk Uprising
On 9 August 2026, Yevhen Stepanovych Hrytsiak turned one hundred years old – a native…
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Fatima Souleimanova: When the Chechens Shattered the Myth of Russian Invincibility
Today, thirty years after the Chechen victory over Russian military aggression, it is essential to…
