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Indian Prime Minister Modi has called on President Putin to end the war in Ukraine, amid a reduced sentence for a Russian man due to war crimes. (translated)

India roept Poetin op om oorlog te stoppen, Russische man krijgt lagere straf voor oorlogsmisdaden
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The Dutch judge Fons Orie, who sentenced Ratko Mladic to life imprisonment for war crimes, reflects on the legacy of the Yugoslav tribunal and the ongoing lack of reconciliation in Bosnia, while Mladic is seen as a hero in Serbia. (translated)

Rechter die Ratko Mladic tot levenslang veroordeelde: ‘Ik zie ook wel dat hij als een held wordt beschouwd’
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The former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić has died at the age of 84 in prison in Scheveningen, but it is still unclear when his body will be handed over to his family. (translated)

Nog onduidelijk wanneer lichaam Ratko Mladić wordt overgedragen aan familie
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The governor of Kherson has urged residents to leave the city and move to safer regions, as severe damage to power plants from Russian attacks means they can expect no electricity or heating this winter. (translated)

Gouverneur aan inwoners Cherson: ‘Zoek familie of vrienden in veiliger regio’s op. Vertrek!’
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Ratko Mladic, the convicted war criminal, is still revered as a hero in Serbia, and after his death in prison in Scheveningen, he receives posthumous high military and state honors, further exposing the existing ethnic and political tensions in the former Yugoslavia. (translated)

Mladic is in eigen land nog steeds een held: ‘Hij is vermoord’
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After the death of the Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic, the relatives of his victims are pressing for more investigation into the missing Bosnians, while Mladic is celebrated as a hero by many in Bosnian-Serbia. (translated)

‘Honderden slachtoffers zijn nog niet gevonden’, zegt een nabestaande na de dood van de Servische oorlogsmisdadiger Mladic
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The death of war criminal Ratko Mladic evokes mixed feelings among the survivors of his victims, who emphasize that his passing does not erase the pain of the genocide in Srebrenica. (translated)

Gemengde gevoelens bij slachtoffers Mladic: 'Zijn dood neemt de pijn niet weg'
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In the article, Jarl van der Ploeg describes the indescribable pain of Ramiz Holjan, who found his son after a mortar attack by Ratko Mladic, and the deep wounds of the war that still divide Bosnia and Herzegovina, even after Mladic's conviction for his crimes. (translated)

Hoe troost je iemand die ooit zijn zoontje op straat vond, gorgelend in ‘een rivier van bloed’?
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The deceased Bosnian-Serbian army leader Ratko Mladic, infamous as 'the butcher of Bosnia' due to the massacre of more than eight thousand Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica, is still celebrated as a war hero in Serbia despite his life prison sentence. (translated)

Overleden legerleider Mladic was ‘de slager van Bosnië’, maar bleef in eigen land een oorlogsheld
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Ratko Mladic, known as 'the butcher of Bosnia', was a military leader who was responsible for serious war crimes and genocide during the Bosnian war and was sentenced to life in prison in 2017, before he died at the age of 84 in the prison in Scheveningen. (translated)

Mladic was een wandelend cliché, ‘een veldheer die zijn zaken goed in de hand had’ en bovenal een oorlogsmisdadiger
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The Israeli army has announced a criminal investigation into the death of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and fifteen Palestinian medical workers in Gaza, while it does not open investigations into other much-discussed attacks, despite international pressure and allegations of war crimes. (translated)

Leger Israël begint strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar dood Hind (5) in Gaza
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The United States has imposed sanctions on the president of the International Criminal Court, Tomoko Akane, and prosecutor Abdoulaye Seye, due to their involvement in attempts to prosecute officials from countries that are not under the jurisdiction of the court, in response to recent arrest warrants against Israeli leaders. (translated)

VS legt sancties op aan president Internationaal Strafhof
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Wassim al-Assad, a nephew of the former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, has been sentenced to death in Syria for murder and war crimes, while another nephew, Atef Najib, also recently received the same sentence for his role in even more crimes. (translated)

Nog een neef van Syrische dictator Assad krijgt doodstraf opgelegd
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The Japanese government, led by Prime Minister Takaichi, commemorates on this loaded day mainly its own victims of World War II without any recognition or apology for the war crimes Japan committed in Asia, while Minister Koizumi visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, which further fuels tensions with China and undermines the cautious rapprochements with South Korea. (translated)

Japanse regering laat berouw over oorlogsverleden achterwege bij beladen herdenking
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David McBride, the Australian whistleblower who exposed war crimes committed by elite troops in Afghanistan, has been released early after more than two years in prison while he prepares for surgery for lung cancer. (translated)

Australische klokkenluider die oorlogsmisdaden aan het licht bracht vervroegd vrijgelaten uit gevangenis
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Four human rights organizations have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over sanctions under President Trump that disrupt the International Criminal Court (ICC), aimed at protecting Israeli leaders from accusations of war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories. (translated)

Mensenrechtenorganisaties klagen Amerikaanse regering aan: Trump ‘verlamt’ Internationaal Strafhof met sancties die Netanyahu moeten beschermen
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Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, but still lives a lavish life in Moscow with his family, far from prosecution. (translated)

Bashar al-Assad is ter dood veroordeeld, maar zijn luxeleven in Moskou gaat gewoon door
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A Syrian court has sentenced former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death for war crimes and crimes against humanity, while he has been on trial in absentia since his flight to Russia in 2024. (translated)

Syrische rechtbank legt doodstraf op aan naar Rusland gevluchte oud-dictator Bashar al-Assad
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The former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Syrians during the civil war, while he and his brother Maher are reportedly granted asylum in Russia. (translated)

Syrische oud-dictator Bashar al-Asssad bij verstek ter dood veroordeeld
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The former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia by a court in Damascus for war crimes and crimes against humanity, after he fled to Russia in December 2024 following the fall of his regime. (translated)

Oud-dictator Bashar al-Assad bij verstek ter dood veroordeeld in Syrië