July 2026 – Research Centre for Crime and Armed Conflicts

28.07.2026

Imperialism Neocolonialism Research Centre Russia Russian invasion Ukraine War in Ukraine

DDT State, DDT People: Subjectless Propaganda and the Cultural Matrix of Imperial Acquiescence

I love the work of the band DDT and Yuri Shevchuk — a man who…

25.07.2026

Prison Subculture Research Centre Russia

Prison Subculture as National Culture: When Prison Slang Becomes the National Language

The occasion for this text was a remark by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, made…

06.07.2026

Case law ECHR Europe Research Centre Russia Russian invasion Torture Ukraine War crimes War in Ukraine

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…

03.07.2026

Armed Forces ECHR Europe Research Centre Torture Ukraine

‘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,…