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Watch live: Kosovo’s ex-president goes on trial for 1990s war crimes

Watch live as Kosovo's former president goes on trial accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1990s.

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Factbox-A look at past state leaders who faced international justice

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci, considered a hero by compatriots for leading the 1998-99 insurgency against Serbian rule that led to independence, will go on trial on Monday for suspected war crimes during the conflict.

Reuters

Kosovo war crimes court begins trial of ex-guerrilla chief and president Thaci

Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci stands trial at a special court in The Hague on Monday for alleged war crimes during the 1998-99 insurgency that eventually brought independence from Serbia and made him a hero among compatriots.

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Ex-Kosovo guerrilla chief, president Thaci faces war crimes trial on Monday

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Milošević finally stood trial at The Hague – and Vladimir Putin isn’t above the law either

An indictment doesn’t necessarily lead to an early trial, but the Russian leader should still be suffering sleepless nights, says Steve Crawshaw, former Russia editor at the Independent

The Guardian - UK

Serbian president criticizes ICC arrest warrant for Putin

Serbia's president says issuing an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will have negative consequences and will only prolong the war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Explainer: What does the ICC arrest warrant mean for Putin?

Vladimir Putin may not see the inside of a cell in The Hague any time soon, but his war crimes arrest warrant could hurt his ability to travel freely and meet other world leaders, who may feel less inclined to speak to a wanted man.

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Will Putin really ever be arrested?

THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court has taken the major step of issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.

Bangkok Post

Factbox-Kosovo on 15th anniversary of independence

Kosovo will on Friday mark the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia.

Reuters

EU plans to set up a new court to prosecute Russia's war on Ukraine – but there's a mixed record on holding leaders like Putin accountable for waging wars

A senior European Union official announced on Nov. 30, 2022, that the EU will work with the United Nations in the hopes of setting up a special court that would investigate and prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian leaders for the crime of aggression in Ukraine.

The Conversation

International Mobile Justice Team building war crimes cases in Ukraine targeting the Kremlin

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to bring death and destruction, small teams of dedicated lawyers are investigating war crimes they say could lead all the way to the Kremlin.

ABC News

Kosovo will not delay Serb car plate rule despite calls by West

Kosovo will defy calls by Western countries for a 10-month delay in the implementation a rule under which ethnic Serbs switch their car licence plates to local ones, Kosovo's prime minister said on Tuesday, in a move that could aggravate ethnic tensions.

Reuters

Secret audio played at Oath Keepers’ trial shows alleged Jan. 6 plotting

WASHINGTON — Oath Keepers’ founder Stewart Rhodes was recorded saying at a meeting of his far-right group days after the 2020 election that their “mission” was to travel to Washington to stand up against what he viewed as a fraudulent presidential race.

Tribune News Service

US democracy is “ripe to be exploited"

"We have not only these undemocratic features but a whole number of vulnerabilities," political scientist says

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British judge says 'lunatic' Vladimir Putin should be put on trial for Ukraine war crimes

Sir Geoffrey Nice QC - who prosecuted Serbian warlord Slobodan Milosevic - says it is essential the Russian leader is brought to trial as a lesson to other dictators

The Conversation

International courts prosecuting leaders like Putin for war crimes have a mixed record – but offer clues on how to get a conviction

There have been mounting calls from Ukrainian and other activists and political leaders to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine, including authorizing attacks on civilians. There has also been public skepticism that this could actually happen.

The Independent UK

World leaders, DC elite to pay tribute to Madeleine Albright

World leaders and a bevy of Washington's political and foreign policy elite are preparing to pay their respects to the late Madeleine Albright

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Why does it matter if US calls Ukraine genocide

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

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How to catch a war criminal: Investigators are building a case against Putin in Ukraine's killing fields

It is a sleepy rural scene: a pale grey sky hangs low over a grassy slope, bordered by the bare branches of winter trees. But the scene hides horrors that war crimes investigators are already raking over.

Evening Standard

War criminal Putin is on the brink of genocide

By any objective measure, many of the actions of the Russian armed forces over the last six weeks have clearly amounted to war crimes. Initially there were strong suspicions based on the little information. But now that the Russian army has withdrawn from the Kyiv area, the evidence is damning.…

Al Jazeera

Infographic: 30 years since the Bosnian War

The international armed conflict that lasted from 1992 to 1995 led to a genocide that killed more than 100,000 people.

Evening Standard

Putin’s actions in Ukraine ‘not far short of genocide’, says Boris Johnson

The prime minister issued the grim assessment as Nato chiefs were to hold talks on how to swiftly gather evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Sajid Javid raises fears of genocide in Ukraine and warns 'mass murder' must be stopped

Sajid Javid expressed horror at the atrocities uncovered as Russian forces withdrew from towns around Kyiv and compared the scenes to the Srebrenica massacre in 1995

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Many denounce war crimes in Ukraine, but justice is slow. Why this time may be different

WASHINGTON — With rare speed, the U.S. government has determined that Russian forces are committing war crimes as they attempt to bombard Ukraine into submission, a brutal onslaught that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands of civilians.

Chicago Sun-Times

The case for a no-fly zone in Ukraine

As much as we may fear a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia, a no-fly zone, humanitarian airlifts, and even limited NATO airstrikes may be the only way to force the Russians to withdraw and for Putin’s insane war to end.

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