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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian torture site survivors angered by museum praising perpetrators

The survivors of a concentration and labor camp in Mostar, Bosnia are opposed to plans to turn the site into a museum honoring the army that incarcerated and tortured them.

Kosovo

Trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thac gets underway in The Hag

Kosovo’s former president, Hashim Thaci has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial got underway Monday in The Hague.

My Europe Series

Ukrainian children deported to Russia face uncertain future

Thousands of Ukrainian children are being forced into a system designed to turn them into Russians.

Ukraine

Missile Cemetary in Kharkiv to document war crimes against civilians

In Kharkiv, the debris of over 1000 russian missiles that hit the region since the start of the war have been collected in a secret location, as evidence of war crimes committed against civilians.

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Ukraine

Zelenskyy says 70,000 war crimes committed in Ukraine as Kyiv moves to open ICC office

Ukraine is taking steps to open an office of the International Criminal Court, as Kyiv says it has registered more than 70,000 war crimes since fighting began.

Ukraine

Ukraine War: Irpin's library is an oasis of calm

Within the heavily damaged city, the public library is a symbol of Ukrainian resilience

Ukraine

Bucha: City hit by Russian atrocities opens doors to other war victims

The city near Kyiv that was the scene of mass torture and murder committed by Russian soldiers is now helping those afflicted by war from other parts of Ukraine

Europe News

Russian war crimes in Ukraine tribunal still not set up one year on

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is already investigating allegations of war crimes and genocide in Ukraine.

Ukraine

Kherson's torture chambers show evidence of a brutal occupation

Ukrainian investigators say they are examining 300 cases of torture in Kherson. They have found cellars where civilians were starved, beaten and given electric shocks during Russia's eight month occupation.

Ukraine

'Loss is all around us': Ukrainian women reporting from the frontline

“We don't really have a choice of burning out or not,” Ukrainian journalist Alya Shandra told Euronews. “If we burn out and who's left?"

Russia

Russian prisoners who fought as mercenaries in Ukraine given freedom

A number of Russian prisoners who fought for the Wagner group against Ukraine have been stood down from military service and granted an amnesty

Ukraine

Ukraine war: Investigators probe 58,000 possible Russian war crimes

The potential crimes include killings, kidnappings, indiscriminate bombings and sexual assaults, with more than 600 incidents already independently verified.

World News

Former Kosovo rebel commander convicted of war crimes by Hague court

A former commander in the Kosovo Liberation Army was found guilty Friday of arbitrarily detaining and torturing prisoners perceived as supporters of Serbia during the country’s conflict to break away from Serbia, and murdering one of them.

Ukraine

1.5 million people without electricity in southern port city of Odesa

Odesa regional authorities said electricity for the city’s population will be restored “in the coming days”, while complete restoration of the networks may take two to three months.

Russia

High profile Russian opposition figure sentenced to 8.5 years

A high-profile Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after criticising the Kremlin's war in Ukraine. Ilya Yashin was charged with spreading false information about the military - a new offense added to the country's criminal law after Russia began the war

World News

US slams 'loose talk' on nuclear weapons after Putin comments

The United States denounces "loose talk" on nuclear weapons after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only use an atomic weapon in response to an enemy strike.

Culture news

Horrors of Ukraine war recorded by Museum of Civilian Voices

Serhiy Perebyinis learned about the death of his wife, 9-year-old daughter, and 18-year-old son on social media. His story is just one of 43,800 collected by Ukraine's Museum of Civilian Voices.

Ukraine

The EU wants a court to probe Russian war crime claims. Will it work?

The creation of a special tribunal able to charge the Russian leadership with the crime of aggression -- the invasion of Ukraine -- will show Kyiv that Moscow can be held accountable for violating its sovereignty.

Ukraine

EU proposes court to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The bloc has also proposed using Russian assets frozen under sanctions to help rebuild Ukraine.

Germany

G7 justice ministers discuss coordinating war crime probes

The G7 justice ministers, the European Commission (EC) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have discussed coordinating efforts