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How Russia sells child abduction as rescue - and why some still buy it

An opinion piece for Euronews by Maksym Maksymov, who leads efforts to return Ukraine's abducted children: He argues Russia's so-called "rescues" are a systematic campaign to erase identity and a propaganda playbook the world is still falling for.

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Friday essay: the Nuremberg Trials at 80 – could such a reckoning ever happen again?

In November 2025, cinemas worldwide will release Nuremberg, a courtroom drama directed by James Vanderbilt. The film focuses on the International Military Tribunal against 24 major Nazi war criminals (though two were ultimately not tried) and seven Nazi organisations – including the SS, the Gestapo and the general staff of…

The Conversation

Genocide is a fundamentally political crime – here’s why that matters for Gaza

“When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger.”

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Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars

Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over

The Guardian - UK

Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?

An intense argument is raging over whether what has been happening in Gaza since October 2023 is an act of genocide. It is the subject of a case being heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which South Africa has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide. The…

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Looking at Women Looking at War by Victoria Amelina review – a precious and powerful work of literature

This tragically unfinished account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine bears witness to both grave crimes and the strength of the human spirit

The Guardian - UK

Should King Charles apologise for the genocide of First Nations people when he visits Australia?

King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Australia from Friday on a five-day tour of Canberra and Sydney.

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ICJ case against Israel could finally empower the genocide convention

South Africa’s claim of genocide in Gaza is only the second time a state has tried to litigate the perceived atrocities of another

The Guardian - UK

The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago

Seventy-five years ago, in the wake of Nazi atrocities, the world made a vow.

The Conversation

Israel-Gaza: what the term genocide means under international law – podcast

In the weeks since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7 and the Israeli bombardment and ground assault on Gaza, both sides have traded accusations of genocide. Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and took more than 200 hostage, while Israel’s subsequent aerial and ground attacks on Gaza have killed more…

The Conversation

Both Israel and Palestinian supporters accuse the other side of genocide – here's what the term actually means

Is genocide taking place in the Middle East?

The Conversation

If we’re forbidden from looking history in the eye during this horrific war, we’re doomed to repeat it

Palestinians and Israelis are bound together in suffering. Seeking to untangle this, as the UN has, should not be seen as making excuses for Hamas, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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EXPLAINER: Why does it matter if US calls Ukraine genocide

President Joe Biden says Russia’s attack on Ukraine and Ukrainians amounts to “genocide."

The Independent UK

What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities as brutal invasion continues

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What is the legal definition of genocide and how is it prosecuted?

Ukraine’s leaders accuse Russian military of carrying out atrocities a month into brutal invasion

The Conversation

Putin's claims that Ukraine is committing genocide are baseless, but not unprecedented

Ideas abound about why Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. But Putin himself offered one unexpected – and unfounded – justification on Feb. 23 during a televised speech.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: What can we do after a hostage-taker shatters the serenity of Shabbat?

Shalom, in Hebrew, can mean both “hello” and “peace.” To say Shabbat shalom, therefore, is to greet the Sabbath and describe its serenity. Or perhaps, to say hello to peace.

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