New Detention Centre with 4,000 places in the Moscow Region: Relieving Pressure on the System or Preparing for a New Wave of Repression?

In early February 2026, the Main State Expert Review Board of the Russian Federation issued a positive opinion on the project to build

“No Face, No Responsibility? International Standards for Identifying Officials and the Practice of Mobilisation Detentions

In contemporary Ukrainian public discourse, the issue of actual detentions and the use of physical force by employees of territorial recruitment and social

The Concept of ‘Russkiy Mir’ in the Kremlin’s Official Position (Analysis of the Press Conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation)

The concept of the ‘Russian World’ (Russian: ‘Русский мир’) is a key ideologeme of contemporary Russian foreign policy, justifying Moscow’s imperial claims in

Crimes Committed with Firearms and Explosives During Wartime: Statistical Overview for 2013–2025

The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 created conditions that might reasonably be expected to produce a dramatic surge in firearm-related

‘No Air Raid Siren Will Stop an Intimate Massage When the Time is Right’: Analysis of Police Statistics on Creation of Brothels

The data on offenses of creating or running brothels and procuring in Ukraine from 2013 to 2025 reveals significant fluctuations that reflect both

Undermining Justice Under Fire: Crimes Against Justice in War-Time Ukraine

During the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, crimes against justice have predominantly receded into the shadows, presenting a paradoxical statistical landscape that masks