Dmytro Yagunov: The Wartime Paradox: Torture Prosecution Effectiveness in Ukraine (2013-2025)

The prosecution of torture in Ukraine presents a paradoxical case study in criminal justice effectiveness. Analysis of official statistics spanning thirteen years (2013-2025)

From Medieval Raid to State Terror: The Hrabivske Abductions and the Neo-Imperial Logic of Russia’s Carceral State

The tragic events that unfolded between December 18 and 20, 2025, in the border village of Hrabovske in the Sumy region represent not

Ukrainian Prison Reform: A Thorny Path from the 1990s to the Present Day (In Memory of General Ivan Shtanko)

When we talk about the thorny path of the Ukrainian penitentiary system and the corresponding penitentiary reform — and the fact that it

Presentation of a Monograph on the Transformation of the Social Control System in Wartime

On 28 November 2025, a presentation was held for the monograph Wartime Crisis Mode: The Impact of Russia’s Aggression on the System of

Julius Strauss: Murderers and Torturers — Why Are Russian Troops So Bestial?

It makes for haunting viewing. A Russian soldier, almost certainly a 32-year-old father-of-two-daughters called Oleg Yakovlev from the city of Saratov, shouts “Film