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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

South Sudan charges VP Machar with treason, murder over military attack

Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over alleged March militia attacks that reportedly killed over 250 soldiers.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Joseph Kony case in The Hague begins with accounts of alleged atrocities

Joseph Kony faces 39 ICC charges for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda and neighboring countries.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
World news

The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza's journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it's doing | Editorial

World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Appeals and negotiations won't make Israel stop starving Gaza

The Israeli bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza resulted in casualties and further highlighted issues around humanitarian aid access under international law.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
World news

The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza's journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it's doing | Editorial

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Black Lives Matter
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Spain imposes total arms embargo on Israel to stop genocide in Gaza'

Spain imposed sweeping measures on Israel, including a total arms embargo, port and airspace restrictions, bans on settlement imports, and measures targeting alleged war criminals.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Palestinians to ask UK to own up to law violations' between 1917 and 1948

Palestinians filed a legal petition holding the UK responsible for alleged mandate-era international law violations, seeking acknowledgment, apology, and reparations.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

DR Congo: All sides may be guilty of war crimes UN probe DW 09/05/2025

M23 rebels and Congolese forces committed widespread serious abuses—including sexual violence and killings—that may amount to war crimes; Rwanda and DRC share responsibility.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes

UN investigators found M23, the Congolese military, and affiliates committed gross abuses, possibly amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, in eastern DRC.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide

For Nick Maynard, a British doctor who has volunteered in Gaza several times, the United Kingdom's silence in action is a form of the government's complicity in Israel's genocide against Palestinians. As a wave of early autumn rain poured over London on Thursday, he painted a harrowing picture of the injuries he witnessed Israel inflict on children, through aerial bombardment or gunfire, or by the deliberate restriction of life-saving infant formula and medicine.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Oh F*** Off!' Mehdi Hasan Erupts at War Criminal' Who Told Him To Go Work for Hamas

Mehdi Hasan accused Jonathan Conricus and the IDF of war crimes, genocide, and hospital bombings, prompting a profane, heated on-air exchange.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Review: A Tender and Devastating Elegy for a 6-Year-Old Girl Killed by the IDF

A film presents a six-year-old's raw emergency call unembellished, turning voice and sound into a powerful elegy for a child amid escalating violence.
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France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

France issues arrest warrant for Syria's Assad over killing of journalists

French courts issued arrest warrants for seven former Syrian officials, including Bashar al-Assad, over the 2012 Homs press-centre bombing that killed two journalists.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

'Cover-Up' Review: Reporter Seymour Hersh Anchors Laura Poitras' Brilliant and Damning Look at 50 Years of America's Worst Moral Crimes

U.S. soldiers massacred unarmed civilians at Mỹ Lai, and government misinformation delayed accountability until investigative reporting exposed the atrocity.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

The Israeli assault on Gaza City: A hell' foretold without any legal basis

Israeli government plans to forcibly evacuate and destroy Gaza City, risking large-scale civilian displacement and potential war crimes.
Film
fromConsequence
2 weeks ago

Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix to Produce Gaza War Film The Voice of Hind Rajab

A film about six-year-old Hind Rajab's killing in Gaza has attracted high-profile executive producers and will premiere at Venice, aiming to reach festivals despite distribution obstacles.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Al Jazeera condemns Israel's killing of its journalist in Gaza

Israeli forces killed cameraman Mohammad Salama and other journalists during an attack on Nasser Medical Complex, violating international law and amounting to war crimes.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UN special rapporteur will contribute to Gaza tribunal', Jeremy Corbyn says

Jeremy Corbyn will hold a two-day tribunal in early September with UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese to examine Britain's role in Gaza war crimes.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

DRC prosecutor seeks death penalty for former leader Joseph Kabila

DRC military prosecutor seeks death penalty for former President Joseph Kabila for treason and war crimes linked to support for M23 rebels.
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Israeli military bombs power plant near Yemeni capital Sanaa

Israeli navy attacked a power plant in Sanaa, claiming it was used by Houthis, but provided no evidence for the strike.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Astonishing!' Maggie Haberman Stunned By Trump Pageantry And Grandiosity' For Accused War Criminal Putin

The pageantry of Trump's reception of Putin was astonishing, especially given Putin's status as an accused war criminal.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Striking': Former Ambassador to Russia Shocked By Absolutely No Details' Out of Trump-Putin Summit

Lack of details emerged from the Trump-Putin summit regarding Ukraine negotiations.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Critics Rage At Trump Clapping For Putin After Landing In Alaska

Donald Trump greeted Vladimir Putin with applause at Anchorage amidst criticism due to Putin's war crimes.
Social justice
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Israel Abducted Child Aid Seeker and Tortured Him for a Month While Carrying Out Aid Site Massacres

Israeli forces have been accused of systematic torture and abduction of Palestinian children at aid distribution sites in Gaza.
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Starvation is a war crime, but will justice ever be done? DW 08/15/2025

Starvation is increasingly recognized as a war crime, with calls for prosecution growing globally.
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#ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
2 months ago

Zelenskyy Signs Accord With Council Of Europe To Create War Crimes Tribunal

Ukraine establishes tribunal for war crimes against Russia.
Tribunal may prosecute Putin and other officials for aggression.
International law emphasizes accountability for aggression.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Ukrainian held by Russia describes torture, sinister threats and Kafkaesque court process

Maksym Butkevych's captivity highlights extreme human rights abuses faced by Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces, including torture and coercion for confessions.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Ukrainian held by Russia describes torture, sinister threats and Kafkaesque court process

Maksym Butkevych's captivity highlights extreme human rights abuses faced by Ukrainian soldiers by Russian forces, including torture and coercion for confessions.
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UK news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Israel intercepts Freedom Flotilla heading to Gaza with humanitarian aid

Israel allegedly committed a war crime by intercepting the Madleen ship in international waters, preventing humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

ICC convicts 2 over Central African Republic war crimes DW 07/24/2025

Two militia leaders in Central African Republic sentenced to 15 years for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Belgian police question two Israelis over war crimes accusations

Belgian authorities briefly held two Israeli citizens at an electronic music festival after pro-Palestinian groups accused them of war crimes, initiating an investigation.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

From Gaza to Ukraine, peace always seems just out of reach and the reason isn't only political | Simon Tisdall

In Gaza, talk of ceasefires, truces and pauses typically ends in tears. The sheer scale and depravity of war crimes and other conflict-zone atrocities is extraordinary.
World politics
fromwww.theartnewspaper.com
1 month ago

Palestinian Museum seeks new ways to reach audiences as crisis escalates

The Palestinian Museum is redefining its role amid the war in Gaza, focusing on research, digital access, and international partnerships while balancing visitor access and collection protection.
Public health
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Hague court upholds Kosovo war crimes conviction for Shala DW 07/14/2025

Pjeter Shala's sentence for war crimes reduced from 18 to 13 years while his convictions were upheld.
Europe news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Kosovo rebel's sentence upheld, jail time reduced DW 07/14/2025

Pjeter Shala's sentence for war crimes was reduced from 18 to 13 years despite his conviction for torture and murder during the Kosovo uprising.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Humanitarian city' would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert described the proposed humanitarian city on the ruins of Rafah as a concentration camp, stating that forcing Palestinians inside would constitute ethnic cleansing.
US politics
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Crimes against humanity' in Sudan's Darfur: ICC deputy prosecutor

War crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in Darfur, exacerbating a severe humanitarian crisis.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Russia has committed flagrant human rights abuses in Ukraine since 2014, rules ECHR

Russia has committed unprecedented human rights abuses in Ukraine, including extrajudicial killings and torture, according to the European Court of Human Rights.
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Social justice
fromeuronews
2 months ago

Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as weapon of war

Hamas employed sexual violence as a tactical weapon during the October 7 attacks, aiming to silence victims and obstruct investigations.
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UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

Israeli gunfire, strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza, many at aid sites

The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has exceeded 55,000 amidst relentless bombardment and killings at aid sites.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Like The Wild West': IDF Soldier Says Commanders Treated All Gazans as Terrorists

We have a territory that we are in, and the commands are: everyone that comes inside needs to die. No matter who it is.
US politics
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fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Hundreds Rally In SF to Protest Trump's Bomb Strikes on Iran

Hundreds of protesters condemned President Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran during a rally Sunday at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza, with many speakers accusing him of war crimes.
San Francisco
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US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump's Yemen bombings killed nearly as many civilians as 23 previous years of US attacks, analysis shows

Trump's Yemen bombing campaign resulted in historic civilian casualties, indicating a potential shift in U.S. military engagement policies.
Women in technology
fromianVisits
2 months ago

Unsilenced: New exhibition exposes sexual violence as a weapon of war

The exhibition highlights the uncomfortable reality of using rape as a weapon of war, emphasizing the need for awareness and discussion.
Germany news
fromThe Washington Post
2 months ago

Syrian doctor gets life sentence in Germany for slayings, torture under Assad

Alaa Mousa was sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes against humanity, reflecting Germany's resolve to prosecute war crimes outside its borders.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A Biden official says Israel committed war crimes. Who else will come forward? | Ahmed Moor

Politicians, particularly the Biden administration, manipulate the truth, especially regarding Israel and Palestine.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Germany updates: Court to rule over Syrian 'torture' doctor DW 06/16/2025

The case against Syrian doctor Alaa M. highlights Germany's use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute crimes against humanity.
A verdict is awaited after the trial of Alaa M. for alleged war crimes in Syria during the Assad regime.
Germany politics
fromwww.thelocal.se
3 months ago

'War crime': Swedish foreign minister warns Israel against 'starving civilians'

Israel's refusal to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza is being condemned as a potential war crime by Sweden's foreign minister.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromThe Local Germany
3 months ago

Germany's Merz condemns Russian 'terror against civilians' in Ukraine

German Chancellor Merz condemned Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilians as serious war crimes and emphasized the need for military and economic responses.
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Middle East updates: Greta Thunberg deported from Israel DW 06/10/2025

Israel has obliterated Gaza's education system and destroyed over half of all religious and cultural sites in the Gaza Strip.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning after challenging UK policy on Gaza

More than 300 Foreign Office staff may resign over concerns of complicity in Israel's alleged war crimes in Gaza.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Today in History: June 8, FBI director testifies he was fired over Russia investigation

June 8 is marked by significant historical events including Comey's testimony against Trump and the publication of Orwell's 1984.
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