Tag: War crime
Live: The UN nuclear chief visits the power plant in Zaporizhzhia
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is expected to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Wednesday. He described the situation there as “very dangerous” on Tuesday, a day after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Zaporizhzhia region. Follow our live blog for the latest […]
EU’s von der Leyen plans conference on children taken by Russia
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday she would help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 10:02pm: EU chief von der Leyen plans conference on […]
Minister looks at war crimes in Denmark
Must send out a strong signalIf the proposal is supported by the Folketing, Hummelgaard intends to set up a legislative committee to investigate how war crimes can technically be added to the penal code. The committee will assess whether the punishment for war crimes should be higher than the applicable provisions for offenses such as […]
20 Lies About the Iraq War: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary
It is now widely accepted that there was no cooperation between Iraq and al-Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks. The commission’s September 11 report confirmed that there was no evidence of collusion between the two. Another lie was that Iraq was an immediate threat to the United States and that it had weapons of mass destruction. […]
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including his alleged involvement in the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russia is not party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and immediately dismissed the warrant as legally baseless. Ukraine, on the other hand, hailed […]
Live: ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including his alleged involvement in the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russia is not party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and immediately dismissed the warrant as legally baseless. Ukraine, on the other hand, hailed […]
This is how Europe can bring Putin to justice
In Ukraine, feverish efforts are underway to collect evidence and register suspected war crimes. Lubna El-Shanti has met with victims and war crimes investigators and in total over 70,000 suspected war crimes have been registered. In Ukraine, there is a strong hope of being able to prosecute and sentence Putin for the invasion, the crime […]
Finland shows "unwavering support" For Ukraine on the anniversary of the war
Russian war crimes have been widely condemned in Finnish society over the past year.
US and Norway blew up the Nord Stream Pipelines: Seymour Hersh
If Hersh’s report is accurate, this act of terrorism directed at the infrastructure of its own allies would have significant implications for the relationship between the United States and Germany and could be a turning point in relations between US and Europe. ”Last June, the Navy divers, operating under the cover of a widely publicised […]
Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid
Over the past few days, a series of deadly attacks have highlighted the urgent need for accountability. On January 26, Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp and killed 10 Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman. On January 27, seven Israeli civilians were killed when a Palestinian gunman opened fire in Neve Ya’akov, an Israeli settlement […]
Live: Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine’s Snake Island
Russian forces have withdrawn from Ukraine’s Snake Island, a strategic outpost in the Black Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The Ukrainian presidency confirmed Russia’s resignation. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris time, GMT + 2. 12:02: Russia says it has over 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war Russia […]
Live: Historic NATO summit nears end in Madrid
The NATO summit in Madrid, where the alliance redefined its strategic concept to clearly identify Russia as a threat to its members, ended on Thursday with its leaders stressing its importance. At the same time, Russian forces withdrew from Ukraine’s Snake Island, a strategic outpost in the Black Sea. Follow our live blog for the […]
Live: From the G7 to NATO, Ukraine at the center of the diplomatic marathon
World leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden will leave the group of seven in Germany on Tuesday and head to Spain for a NATO summit. G7 leaders issued a statement condemning Russia’s deadly attack on a Ukrainian shopping center on Monday as a war crime. Follow our live blog for […]
Finland’s last Lenin monument removed from Streets of southern city
A statue of a Russian leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin will be removed from the Streets of the city of Kotka in southeastern Finland, and relocated to a museum, following a decision by the city council on Monday evening. The removal means that no large Monuments to the Russian Revolutionary and politician will be present on […]
The EU has agreed to ban “more than 2/3” of Russia’s oil imports
“This package of sanctions includes other tough measures: the release of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, a ban on three other Russian state-owned broadcasters and the imposition of sanctions on war crimes in Ukraine,” he added. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen The EU said that after reaching an agreement on a partial […]
The prosecutor is complaining about the release of war crimes
Prosecutors are appealing the Pirkanmaa District Court’s decision for release Gibril Massaquoi charges including murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes, public prosecutor Tom Laitinen has confirmed to the news agency STT. "The main grounds of appeal relate to the assessment of the evidence that the District Court, in our view, erred in its assessment […]
Right now: Russian soldier convicted of war crimes
Today came the verdict against the first Russian soldier brought to justice for war crimes in Ukraine. The accused, 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, has admitted that he shot dead a civilian man in northeastern Ukraine on February 28 and said he regrets it. Listen to our correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren and Ove Bring professor emeritus in […]
The EU promises Ukraine the flow of military aid will not stop
BRUSSELS, Belgium: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said the bloc would reassure Ukraine that it has adequate military equipment during the ongoing war against Russia. “The European Union will not let Ukraine run out of equipment,” he told reporters in Brussels after a meeting with the bloc’s defense ministers this week. His comments […]
Latest developments in Ukraine: 14 May
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flash point Ukraine. Recent developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 02:05: The latest intelligence update from Britain’s defense minister focuses on Ukraine’s Kherson region. The Russian-imposed leaders in the region say they will ask Russia to include the region in the […]
Finland’s last statue of Lenin is a heated debate
A larger-than-life bust of Lenin stands in a hidden park in the southeastern city of Kotka – but after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument is suddenly at the center of a national debate. The sculpture was given as a gift in 1979 from the Estonian twin city of Kotka in Tallinn, which was […]
Denmark reopens the Kiev embassy as the first Nordic nation
Conversations with KulebaInitially, the embassy will be staffed with a limited staff with a view to gradually returning to normal capacity in the future. As part of his trip, Kofod will also meet with his Ukrainian colleague Dmytro Kuleba to discuss Danish military and humanitarian support for Ukraine. Another aspect of the negotiations will be […]
A Finnish court acquitted a Sierra Leonean man of war crimes
The Pirkanmaa District Court acquitted the charges Gibril Massaquoi The verdict on Friday afternoon included charges including murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes. In its decision, the court found that although there was reason to suspect Massaquoi of the offenses with which he was charged, the prosecutor in the case had not unequivocally established […]
Sanctions – The economic weapon
With the risk of a third world war looming on the horizon, the Western world has chosen a different path than direct military intervention to punish Russia and stop the war in Ukraine – economic sanctions. But what do we really know about how well sanctions work to persuade authoritarian regimes to stop committing war […]
The Danish Prime Minister visits Zelenskyy in Ukraine
According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Mette Frederiksen is in Ukraine today to meet the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Together with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SánchezFrederiksen will discuss a number of topics with Zelenskyy, including how Denmark can be able to assist in prosecuting war crimes – such as those committed in Bucha. “I […]
Putin’s propaganda and lies about the war
The reality in Butja Lubna El-Shanti has just returned from Kyiv and the suburbs of Butja and Irpin. Maria Persson Löfgren tells about Odessa where she has been. They tell about the people they met, about how they live, and about what they have been through. Propaganda in Russia In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, a surreal […]
Nokian Tires: New sanctions "significant effect" Russian operations
Nokian Tires Finland on Monday said that the EU’s new sanctions on Russia would significantly hamper its operations in the country and that it would accelerate investment plans for new production capacity in Europe. The tire manufacturer has been criticized for its decision to continue operations in Russia, while many other international companies have ceased […]
That way, Putin could be held accountable for war crimes
Butja and the wars in Chechnya The body of Butja, a city just outside Kyiv, is reminiscent of what happened in the suburb of Novye Aldy in Grozny in February 2000, when more than 60 people were killed by Russian soldiers. The massacre was investigated by journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who published it in the Novaya […]
Right now: Russia is excluded from the UN Human Rights Council
Russia is excluded from the UN Human Rights Council, that message came in the afternoon. The reason is the war crimes and genocide that the country was accused of during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision was made today by the 193 member countries. The echo transmits immediately.
The latest from Ukraine and about the abuses of civilians
In the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Russian troops have left massive devastation and great human suffering behind as they recently withdrew from the suburbs. There are many testimonies of abuse and suspected war crimes. Listen to Ekot’s correspondent Johan-Mathias Sommarström directly from Kyiv. The feature was broadcast for the first time on P1 morning on April […]
Spain will deport about 25 Russian diplomats, the foreign minister said
MADRID – Spain will deport about 25 Russian diplomats and embassy staff from Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Tuesday, joining other EU countries in their response to alleged war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine. “We have decided to expel Russian diplomats and staff from the Russian embassy in Spain that […]
Brutal images from Butja raise the question of the investigation of war crimes
Ukrainian President Zelensky calls it genocide and Human Rights Watch says it is a clear war crime. Hear Maria Persson Löfgren, Russia correspondent, Mark Klamberg professor of international law and Ilmari Käihkö Associate Professor of Military Science at the Swedish National Defense College. The feature was broadcast for the first time on P1 tomorrow, April […]
PM strikes "cruel and cruel acts" In Ukraine
prime minister Sanna Marin (SDP) and the chairman Sauli Niinistö on Sunday expressed support for war crimes investigations in Ukraine. Marin said the alleged attacks on civilians in Ukraine must be investigated as war crimes. He condemned the atrocities committed by Russian forces near Kiev before withdrawing from the region. Let’s take it TwitterThe prime […]
Conflict monitors’ flight from Ukraine
Civilians are shot dead in the war in Ukraine. Investigations are now starting that Russia has committed war crimes. At the same time, neutral observers must leave Ukraine, such as those from the OSCE, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Those who could secure evidence on the spot can no longer work. Hear […]
Russia is no longer a member of the Council of Europe
Russia is no longer part of the Council of Europe, the continent’s leading human rights monitoring organization, following its invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russia announced that it would leave, and on Wednesday, the 47 countries’ COE made it official. Following the decision, members of the COE went outside the organization’s headquarters in Strasbourg and […]
War crimes in Ukraine and the detectives online
If the Kuwait War in the early 90’s was called the first live televised war, where American bombings were broadcast live on CNN, then Ukraine and Syria are wars that were broadcast live 24 hours a day by thousands of different accounts on social media. All this material that is posted voluntarily can be extremely […]
The child soldier and the war crime sentence against the mother
At the end of 2020, Sara will land at Arlanda. She was arrested immediately by police, on suspicion of forcing marriages against one of her daughters. The suspicion does not lead to any prosecution and Sara is released. But later a publication is made in a blog – and this will be the start of […]
Right now: The son died as a child soldier at IS – the mother is sentenced to prison
The IS mother helped recruit the 12-year-old son as a child soldier at IS, according to the district court. She is now sentenced to six years in prison. The boy, however, in the conflict in Syria 16 years old. The indictment is unique in Sweden – it is the first time a Swedish woman with […]
Right now: Latest news about the war in Ukraine
Here you get the latest updates about the war in Ukraine. Hear Hans Corell, international law lawyer with many years of experience in the Swedish state administration and the UN, about the risk of war crimes. Hans Corell has, among other things, led the work of establishing international law tribunals in Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Rwanda […]
The Danish Foreign Minister shares a tweet about a mass walkout during the Russian UN speech
This morning, the Danish Foreign Minister, Jeppe Kofod, shared a picture on Twitter of a joint diplomatic walkout during a speech given by the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, at a meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Lavrov approached the council at a distance after canceling his participation due to “EU states […]
A Finnish court will order the release of a war crimes suspect before sentencing
Sierra Leonean and accused of war crimes Gibril Massaquoi – awaiting conviction for murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes in a prosecution case – has been released from the order of the Tampere District Court. Negotiations on Massaquo’s year-long trial ended last month. In his decision to release him, the district court said it […]
Paris attacks trial resumed with main suspect back in court
PARIS – A marathon trial of suspects in the November 2015 Paris attack resumed on Thursday after a negative covid-19 test allowed the main suspect to attend. Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the 10 assailants, had not appeared in court since November 25 and tested positive at the end of December. He will appear […]
IS woman charged – suspected of having used children as a child soldier
A woman in her 50s who has joined IS in Syria is charged with a serious war crime and a serious violation of international law. This is announced by the Public Prosecutor’s Office in a press release. According to the prosecutor, the woman must have contributed to a child being used as a child soldier […]
The war crimes in Block 5A: The Swedes, the oil and the bombings
What did the company know about the conflicts in the area and what responsibility rests on companies that are active in conflict zones? P3 Krim looks further at a current case in Stockholm District Court that marks the end of a ten-year investigation and outlines why this investigation has been going on for so long, […]
The purpose of Assange’s indictment is to “intimidate other Rafael Correa into RT.”
The former Ecuadorian president, who hosted a show on RT Spanish, said those who follow Julian Assange want to discourage others from exposing war crimes. The indictment is a total hoax, he claimed. “It’s such a paradox that on International Human Rights Day a huge attack was made on a journalist’s human rights – for […]
Swedish oil managers prosecuted for complicity in war crimes
Swedish prosecutors have indicted the chairman and former CEO of the oil and gas company Lundin Energy for complicity in war crimes committed by the Sudanese army and militia in southern Sudan between 1999 and 2003. The Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office (SPA) said on Thursday that the local company, then called Lundin Oil, had asked […]
WikiLeaks founder Assange submits lawsuit against British minister, jailed for preventing marriage to fiancée
London [UK], November 7 (ANI / Sputnik): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancée Stella Moris filed a lawsuit against British Justice Minister Dominic Raab and the head of the Belmarsh prison, where the whistleblower is currently being held, for preventing their marriage, British reported media. The couple claim that the obstacles imposed by the […]
Escape from Afghanistan
Cast: Haji Nader and Mahnaz, residents of Mazar-e-Sharif, Ahmed, Kabulbo who fled to Tajikistan, Kalina Czwarnog from the Polish aid organization Fundacja Ocalenie, Bogdana Bogdan, residents of the Polish border village of Krynki, Ruben Andersson, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford, Juma Lomani, hazar activist in Stockholm, Brian Castner, war crimes investigator […]
Sierra Leone man’s war crimes trial expands, more hearings in West Africa
A man from Sierra Leone, who has lived in Finland since 2008, is charged with murder, aggravated rape and aggravated war crimes during the Liberian Civil War in 1999-2003. Gibril Massaquoi, 51, has denied all charges. As a result of the new revelations about the alleged atrocities, court officials are traveling to West Africa for […]
Trial Of Iranian Charged With War Crimes Begins In Sweden
A former Iranian prosecutor accused of involvement in the 1988 execution of thousands of political dissidents has gone on trial in Sweden on August 10 in a landmark case likely to stoke tensions in the Islamic republic. Hamid Nouri, 60, appeared in Stockholm District Court on August 10 charged with ‘intentionally taking the life of […]
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In a televised speech on Saturday night, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would continue to respond forcefully to Hamas rocket attacks for as long as necessary. Netanyahu also accused Hamas of double war crimes, both for attacking the Israeli civilian population and for using the Palestinian civilian population as human shields. During the […]
New agreement will provide faster evidence against IS
Sweden has now signed an agreement on in-depth cooperation with the UN agency UNITAD, which works to collect evidence and testimonies about Islamic State crime. In turn, Sweden contributes legal aid from Swedish law enforcement agencies and information to UNITAD. The agreement is welcomed by both the Police Authority and the Public Prosecutor’s Office – […]
Rebel leader and former child soldier sentenced to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has sentenced a former child soldier of the Lord’s Resistance Army to 25 years in prison for a series of assaults in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 46, was abducted in the late 1980s at the age of nine on his way to school and forced to become a child […]
Preliminary investigation against IS woman on war crimes closed
The woman had been in an IS camp in northeastern Syria before she fled and went to Sweden in March, after which she was notified of suspicion of war crimes. The preliminary investigation is closed because it is not possible to prove crime and the woman is no longer considered a suspect, writes chamber prosecutor […]
Assange supporters in the UK are protesting
London [UK]April 12 (ANI / Sputnik): Julian Assange supporters protest in London on Sunday for two years since the WikiLeaks founder was pulled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London and imprisoned in the UK, where he is awaiting the outcome of a extradition request filed by the United States. Activists gathered outside Ecuador’s embassy, Westminster […]
IS women are being investigated for crimes that have never been tried in Sweden
A total of six women have been notified of suspicion of war crimes after returning to Sweden from the IS camps in Syria in the past year. They are being investigated for certain forms of war crimes that have never been tried in Sweden, which can lead to difficulties according to chamber prosecutor Reena Devgun. […]
The UN demands that Sri Lanka collect evidence of war crimes
Sri Lanka has been ordered by the United Nations to collect and preserve evidence of war crimes committed during the country’s civil war that ended in 2009. In a resolution, the UN demands that Sri Lanka collect evidence of war crimes committed during the long civil war. The UN decision is a setback for the […]
The Tigray conflict is addressed in the UN: “Ethiopia has clearly marked”
Today, the conflict in Tigray is being addressed by the UN Security Council. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet calls on the Ethiopian government to allow UN personnel into Tigray so that they can review reports of killing and sexual violence, which can be classified as war crimes. Ekot’s correspondent Samuel Larsson is […]
The ICC is investigating suspected war crimes in the West Bank
The International Criminal Court is launching an investigation into suspected war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which cover, among other things, the 2014 Gaza war. The decision has provoked sharp reactions in Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is under attack and calls the decision anti-Semitic. Representatives […]
The UN accuses the Syrian regime of crimes against humanity
Tens of thousands of civilians have been arrested on arbitrary grounds during the Syrian war and many are still missing. A UN report states that thousands have been tortured and subjected to rape or sexual abuse in captivity and that detainees are deprived of all dignity and held in disgusting circumstances. The report identifies all […]
The IS woman remains in custody after the last day of the trial
The woman is still in custody after the last day of the trial, where she is charged with aggravated arbitrariness with children and the prosecutor demands 3 to 4 years in prison. She took her then two-year-old son without her father’s will and went down to the Islamic State in 2014. The woman is also […]
Freddy’s Frogman unit considers co-operation with Australian elite soldiers in light of condemnatory report
When Crown Prince Frederik married Mary Donaldson in May 2004, it followed months of heavy media research in Denmark about who their future queen friend could be. Over in Australia, speculation about Freddy was a little more casual – especially when the news circulated that the prince was a badged Frogman, the Danish equivalent of […]
Both Israel and Hamas can be investigated for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to extend its jurisdiction to the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza. The decision opens up for investigations into suspected war crimes in the region. The ICC cites both Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas as possible perpetrators of both war crimes and other atrocities.
Armenia and Azerbaijan are accused of war crimes
The use of cluster munitions and the killing of civilians is one of the findings of reports published by international human rights organizations. The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan lasted for six weeks and ended with Azerbaijan regaining control of parts of the Nagorno-Karabakh breakaway region and surrounding areas. Amnesty International demands that information on […]
Three Swedes returning to IS are being investigated for war crimes
One of them is the 31-year-old woman who was arrested at Arlanda last week, and who is in custody on suspicion of gross arbitrariness with children. Another who is being investigated recently came to Sweden, and the third came already this spring. None of them are detained on suspicion of war crimes, prosecutor Reena Devgun […]
Ethiopia launches final offensive against Tigray
Ethiopia’s federal forces have begun what the government describes as the final phase of the offensive in the Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced. This after an ultimatum to the Tigrean People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) to capitulate has expired. Listen to our correspondent Richard Myhrenberg. “The 72 hours that the criminal TPLF gang had […]
Many are still missing after the Kosovo war
Prosecution of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci for war crimes has once again shed light on the fact that many crimes committed during the Kosovo war in the late 1990s remain unsolved. Many people are still missing, and it is an open wound in Kosovo society. “It is one of the most difficult challenges we […]
The pandemic has postponed interrogations of suspected IS women
About 20 women with Swedish citizenship are still being held in the large Al-Hol camp in northern Syria. The idea was to interrogate the women suspected of links to IS, but the legal process has been delayed due to the corona pandemic. Shiyar Ali, Sweden’s representative for self – government in northern Syria, says the […]
Fuel conflict stops emergency aid to Yemen
In poor and war-torn Yemen, the much-needed UN emergency aid and ambulance flights have been halted due to a fuel conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition. Hundreds of thousands of tons of fuel aboard cargo ships are being prevented from reaching Yemen by Saudi-led coalition warships. It is again the key city […]
