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Young Ukrainian seized in Russian-occupied Mariupol because of her name faces huge sentence on fake terrorism charges

The Russians have fixated on the name that Iryna Navalna shares with the famous political prisoner, with this quite likely the reason for her abduction, torture and fabricated criminal charges

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘We left so that not to hear or see the war’

Before the Russian invasion, Olena lived in Sloviansk with two children and a disabled husband. In April, when the fighting was going on 15 kilometers from the city, the family evacuated to the Lviv Region. After a year and a half of migrant life in Ukraine, they decided to arrange their life abroad.

• War crimes   • Events

Russia convicts, but refrains from imprisoning, Memorial Co-Chair for criticism of its war against Ukraine

Russia’s persecution of Oleg Orlov is part of its attack on Memorial, an organization that played an invaluable role in speaking out against all Russia’s crimes against Ukraine and in defence of its political prisoners

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘Run forward. If you turn around, we'll shoot you’

Rostyslav Pashynskyi and his fellow traveler were captured when they tried to evacuate from Bucha alone. They were beaten and threatened to cut off their ears and fingers. The Russians simulated shooting his fellow traveler, forcing him to admit he was a lookout. Our report shows how much terror two civilians had to endure and how this story ended.

• War crimes

Torturer appears as ‘witness’ in Russia’s show trial of abducted Ukrainian Yaroslav Zhuk

The Russian court ignored Zhuk's identification of the individual as one of his torturers, as it does the harrowing account of electric currents attached to genitals, savage beating and other torture to extract a fake 'confession'

• War crimes

Russia at the UN justifies its murder of 53 Ukrainian civilians at a funeral wake in Hroza, claiming ‘Zelensky’ is to blame

It is a war crime to deliberately target civilians and there is every reason, including lies told by Russia’s representative at the UN, to believe that the horrific attack which killed over half of the residents of Hroza (Kharkiv oblast) was intentional

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘A whole family died in a neighbouring house’ — resident of Sievierodonetsk

A resident of the devastated town describes the first weeks of the war.

• Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Imprisoned Ukrainian civic journalist Iryna Danilovych may have suffered a stroke due to Russian medical torture

Iryna Danilovich is in urgent need of medical care and the failure to provide it is the latest crime against the nurse, civic journalist and human rights defender in revenge for her courageous position

• Voices of war   • Interview

‘The military registration and enlistment office said they didn't need my services’

The son of Viktor Petrovych voluntarily joined the National Guard and was wounded near Bakhmut. Vyktor also wanted to defend his homeland, but he was not accepted due to his age. Then the man decided to help to the best of his ability: he prepared Molotov cocktails and knitted camouflage nets.

• War crimes   • Human Rights Abuses in Russian-occupied Crimea

Abducted and tortured Ukrainian writer and journalist Serhiy Tsyhipa sentenced to 13 years on surreal charges

18 months after the Nova Kakhovka journalist was abducted by its solders, Russia has claimed that he turned up in occupied Simferopol to ‘confess to spying’ for his own country in his own country

• War crimes

Russia quadruples spending on military propaganda to foist Russian ‘patriotism’ and ‘identity’ on occupied parts of Ukraine

Russia has long tried to indoctrinate children in occupied Crimea into wanting to ‘defend Russia’ and is now using similar measures on other occupied Ukrainian territory

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Research: Russia’s biolab lies may be a cover for its own crimes

In 2022, Russia launched its largest disinformation campaign about chemical and biological weapons, with its origins in Soviet newspaper propaganda. Fake experts and “fact laundering” techniques are used to spread the lies, and Russians have made several “documentaries” about mythical US labs.