International Crimes

#Italy and #Austria also recently launched investigations into the possible participation of their nationals.

The term "Sniper Safaris" refers to foreign nationals allegedly travelling to #Sarajevo in the 1990s and paying Bosnian Serb soldiers to allow them to shoot civilians in the besieged city.

In #Belgium, prosecutors have launched an investigation into the possible involvement of Belgian citizens in the so-called #SniperSafaris. vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2026…

In Paris, a judicial inquiry has opened into the killing of journalist Jamal #Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, set to investigate allegations of #torture and enforced disappearance. france24.com/en/france/2026…

These crimes were allegedly committed against detainees at the #Izolyatsia prison in #Russian-controlled Donetsk between 2016 and 2019. The case has been officially referred to France by the Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Office.

Y. #Brazhnikov, a #Ukrainian citizen and pro-Russian separatist, was placed under pre-trial detention in #France for allegedly committing and being complicit in #crimesagainsthumanity and #warcrimes. rfi.fr/en/france/2026…

A third woman was also arrested and will likely be charged with “travelling to a banned area and joining a terrorist organisation”.

They are accused of multiple #crimesagainsthumanity related to #slavery.

Two Australian women, who had previously travelled to join the #IslamicState self-proclaimed caliphate, were arrested by Federal Police counter-terrorism forces upon their arrival back in #Australia. justiceinfo.net/en/158874-wome…

The man is sentenced to life imprisonment and must pay compensation to the victims and the relatives of those who died as a consequence of the events in which he participated.

Solna District Court has found a #Swedish man guilty of committing two counts of #warcrimes during #Syria’s civil war where he participated in the killing and injuring of civilians in Damascus between 2012 and 2013. domstol.se/nyheter/2026/0…

The defence lawyers of Ratko #Mladic have filed a motion to the UN’s International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (#IRMCT) in The Hague, seeking Mr. Mladic’s immediate release on humanitarian grounds. balkaninsight.com/2026/05/01/rat…

In Paris, a 34-year-old Syrian man has been remanded in custody while being under formal investigation for alleged complicity in #crimesagainsthumanity committed in #Syria between 2011 and 2015. today.lorientlejour.com/article/150484…

Mr. Al Hassan was previously found guilty of #warcrimes and #crimesagainsthumanity committed within his capacity as a senior member of the Islamic Police in Timbuktu, Mali, between 2012 and 2013.

Mr. Al Hassan's liability for reparations was assessed at €7,250,000. As he has been found indigent, the reparations will be implemented through the #TrustFundforVictims.

⚖️Trial Chamber X of the #ICC has delivered its reparations order for the victims in the #AlHassan case. The Chamber awarded collective community-based reparations with a limited individualised component. icc-cpi.int/court-record/i…

Bashar al-Assad, Syria’s former president, and his brother Maher as-Assad, former commander of a Syrian military Armoured Division, were charged in absentia following accusations of killings, #torture, #extortion, and #drugtrafficking.

Syria has opened its first public trial proceedings against former officials of the Assad regime. Atef Najib, former head of a Syrian Political Security Branch, faces charges concerning “crimes against the Syrian people”. aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/…

Dejan Pelevic, accused of committing #warcrimes as a former member of the Serbian forces during the Kosovo war, has been arrested and remanded in custody by the Pristina Basic Court for risks of flight and evidence destruction. balkaninsight.com/2026/04/16/kos…

Syrian security forces have arrested Amjad Youssef, a Syrian former military intelligence officer for the Assad regime, who is suspected of leading the 2013 mass killing of civilians in the Damascus suburb Tadamon, known as the Tadamon massacre. theguardian.com/world/2026/apr…