War crimes
April 2026
Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon
Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians
March 2026
- Brief lettersWe can’t look away from the horrors of war
Heroism, horror and the ‘pits of hell’: inside the last days of El Fasher
Breaching the Iron Dome: the Iranian cluster bombs bypassing Israeli air defences
We can’t stand by while children are killed in war
Children killed, a school turned into a graveyard: even in wartime, we can’t accept this
Gordon Brown‘Extraordinary cruelty’: images show longterm ‘starvation strategy’ in Sudan
February 2026
- The Guardian documentaryNo Time To Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivityUkrainian soldiers suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety are sent to the Forest Glade – Ukraine’s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma – before returning to the frontline. After three years in Russian captivity following the battle for Mariupol, 25-year-old Kyrylo Chuvak spends three weeks at the centre, a brief opportunity for rehabilitation before returning to war
- The Guardian documentaryNo Time to Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivityUkrainian soldiers suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety are sent to the Forest Glade – Ukraine’s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma – before returning to the frontline. After three years in Russian captivity following the battle for Mariupol, 25-year-old Kyrylo Chuvak spends three weeks at the centre, a brief opportunity for rehabilitation before returning to war
In 2022, the world had moral clarity over Russia’s invasion. Now in Ukraine we ask: where has that gone?
Sasha DovzhykUkrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers
International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds
January 2026
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’?
Owen JonesUS aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
December 2025
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2025 – part two
Colombian mercenaries in Sudan ‘recruited by UK-registered firms’
International law on the killing of people who survive an attack at sea
UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan
- Today in FocusPete Hegseth unleashes his ‘warrior culture’ on the world – podcast
US puts sanctions on network said to funnel Colombian mercenaries to Sudan