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Human Rights Abuses

Alleged human rights abuses tied to the Azov regiment in earlier years.

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Jan 27, 2026
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As of today, there are still plenty of Nazis among the ranks of the Azov Battalion (or Brigade).

formation began with clear far‑right and neo‑Nazi links among its founders and early volunteers, but whether “” inside it today is contested: Western reporting and scholarship document both a dilution...

Jan 27, 2026

Turkey is benefiting from Kurdwashing

appears to derive measurable political and security benefits from practices that scholars and activists might call "" — the systematic conflation of Kurdish political identity with terrorism and the s...

Jan 21, 2026

which EU countries deport the most irregular migrants and how?

Across the , the countries that carry out the largest numbers of are those with the biggest migration enforcement apparatus or the highest irregular arrivals — notably , , and — as measured in return ...

Jan 9, 2026

is ICE similar to any secret police organization of the past or present? which organizations, and in what ways

Scholars, journalists, advocacy groups and lawmakers increasingly ask whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resembles historical “secret police,” and the reporting shows clear overlap...

Jan 5, 2026

What are the environmental and human‑rights consequences of the shadow fleet’s reliance on aged, uninsured tankers?

The shadow fleet’s reliance on ageing, uninsured tankers sharply raises the probability of catastrophic oil spills, infrastructure damage, and chronic pollution because these hulls often lack modern s...