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Mark Lattimer

@mglattimer.bsky.social
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Exec Director, Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights War, justice, #civilianrights

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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
30 per cent of social care workers in Britain are from a migrant background
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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I spoke to Rachel Marsh, the Piddington resident who courageously spoke out against the far right, and has received doxxing and abuse as a result. What does her treatment tell us about where Britain is heading - and what we need to do now? www.thenerve.news/p/rachel-mar...
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‘I see what’s happening to Rachel; it scares me’: the woman who dared to face down Piddington’s anti-migrant storm
Natasha Walter talks to Rachel Marsh, the resident of the newly ‘independent’ Oxfordshire village whose anti-racist BBC interview led to abuse, doxxing and death threats
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When AI-enabled targeting goes wrong, the solution is more AI: "refining workflows", "adding data feeds", "upgrading systems". How about not dropping bombs on schoolgirls? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Military Modifies AI and Lethal Targeting Process After Iran School Strike
The changes include refining processes for vetting targets and adding open-source data feeds to better track civilian movement.
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reports of UK complicity in deadly US strikes in Yemen highlight the importance of tracking and assessing civilian harm. Without these systems the UK is incapable of understanding the actual harm its military actions cause to civilians. Ceasefire’s Mae Thompson tells @declassifieduk.org
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The failure to register civilian harm “essentially means that the UK is incapable of understanding the actual harm its military actions cause to civilians, and therefore incapable of effectively mitigating it,” said Mae Thompson @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social www.declassifieduk.org/starmer-comp...
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Starmer ‘complicit’ in Trump’s Yemen massacre
Children and paramedics were among at least 80 civilians killed in the incident, Declassified can reveal.
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hegseth has gutted the Pentagon's framework for minimizing civilian harm. However, progress by other defence departments has not and need not come to an end. Ceasefire's Mae Thompson tells @propublica.org
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Advocates have framed the Pentagon’s rollback as an opportunity for the U.K. to step into a leadership role, said Ceasefire's @maethompson.bsky.social By @hannahallam.bsky.social and Megan Rose, @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Empty Seat: U.S. Absent as Western Powers Meet on Wartime Protections for Civilians
A multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. co-founded this effort, no American delegation will be in...
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
An #IHL question with huge consequences. If a siege qualifies as an "attack" under the law on the conduct of hostilities, that means that the proportionality rule applies and incidental civilian harm expected from *the siege as a whole* cannot exceed the anticipated military advantage. 🔽
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
People on here debating likely Israeli-US response to the UK's announcement on settlement sanctions should be aware that this isn't the main thing worrying Netanyahu and Huckerbee today... 🔽 The opposition have called Netanyahu 'unfit to serve'. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Netanyahu got an explicit warning before Oct. 7. He didn't brief security chiefs
In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surroundin...
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Reform UK - RN Protocol: One passage in the document, stipulating in English that France would "accept" on its soil migrants intercepted in British waters, does not appear in the French translation...
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Back in March, the same judges said they could not "imagine a statement more offensive to the arena of foreign relations than to proclaim that courts of the United States may not provide a remedy to foreign nationals who were tortured by members of the U.S. military". Well, they just did.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
According to this, "Every commander rebuffed the idea" of Hegseth's to slash the Civilian Harm Mitgation and Response Action Plan. Following the civilian death toll in Iran, it may now be partly reinstated. www.propublica.org/article/hegs...
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Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How genocide is arranged: Ratko Mladic 12-7-95: “I want absolute cooperation from the civilian population... There is no need for your people to get killed, your husband, your brothers or your neighbours. …you can either survive or disappear.” (Video at 4.30) But Mladic had already decided... 1/2
Mladic lays down conditions to Muslim representatives and UNPROFOR
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Important post ⬇️
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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
‘Refreshing and exhilarating.’ I’m grateful to @samanthaellis.bsky.social for this insightful review of Feminism for a World on Fire in @theguardian.com There is so much hate and fear in the world right now, but also so much joy in resistance. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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Feminism for a World on Fire by Natasha Walter review – hope amid the hopelessness
A writer and activist links the climate crisis to battles for justice around the world in this vital book
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Syria Notes @syrianotes.org · 06/07/2026
Women and girls in Syria continue to be killed under pretexts linked to so-called “honour” in crimes that target their right to make personal decisions concerning marriage, divorce, choice of partner, and management of their private affairs. — Syrians for Truth & Justice stj-sy.org/en/under-the...
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Under the Pretext of “Honour”: Syrian Women Killed for Exercising Their Right to Choose - Syrians for Truth and Justice
This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Syrians for…
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
“…industry is not bound to ensure that its products are compliant with the law of armed conflict. … This could present the Ministry of Defence with an unpalatable choice between redesigning these systems at considerable expense or deploying them at the risk of non-compliance.”
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
"The US has the power to stop Israel, but until it decides to exercise that power, the violations are likely to continue." I spoke to @aljazeera.com about the latest violations across the yellow line in #Gaza . mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/sYbXhU...
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Ali Alaspli علي العسلبي @aliaspli.com · 26/05/2026
From Mitiga to The Hague. A new piece I wrote for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social on the El Hishri case, victim participation, and accountability in Libya after years of impunity. I also reflect on attending the hearings firsthand. Read here: www.ceasefire.org/from-mitiga-...
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From Mitiga to The Hague: What Does the El Hishri Case Mean for Libya’s Victims? - The Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
For more than a decade, many perpetrators of human rights abuses and international crimes in Libya behaved as though accountability simply did not apply to them. In a country fractured by division, do...
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Asser Institute @tmcasser.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
⚔️ Contemporary armed conflicts, such as in Gaza and Ukraine, have placed unprecedented pressure on the rules of international humanitarian law. The latest Volume of the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, published w/ Springer, is out! 🔗 lnkd.in/eEPQWijn #IHL #LOAC #Gaza #Ukraine
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Where do I get my copy?
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Some say it is legal to attack energy infrastructure because it is a ‘dual-use object’. But such strikes may make commanders liable under the law on dual-purpose attacks. My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social with research from @yearbookofihl.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/dual-use-obj...
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Dual-Use Objects and Dual-Purpose Attacks - Lieber Institute West Point
Attacks against dual-use objects could also be analysed under the more developed law on dual-purpose attacks.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Rajiv Menon KC had been accused of breaching judge's directions by telling jury that they had a right to acquit. "This unprecedented attempt to criminalise lawyers for doing their job and representing their clients fearlessly should never be repeated.” www.theguardian.com/law/2026/may...
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Palestine Action trial lawyer wins appeal against contempt of court charge
Rajiv Menon KC was accused of breaching judge’s directions with his closing speech at trial of six activists
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
“The UK’s inability to detect civilian harm calls into question its ability to comply with international humanitarian law” - Mae Thompson for @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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MoD has no system to detect civilian deaths caused by military, study shows
Revelation comes after report commissioned by department released in response to charity’s FoI request
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
NEW: Compensation to harmed individuals now formally included in the EUR 90 billion Ukraine support loan just agreed by EU. Recall that the loan is only repayable on receipt of war #reparations from Russia, giving the EU a direct interest in Russia paying up. www.consilium.europa.eu/fr/press/pre...
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Council finalises €90 billion support loan to Ukraine
The EU demonstrates its unwavering support for Ukraine by setting up a €90 billion loan to help finance urgent budgetary and defence needs in 2026 and 2027.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
V good piece by Caitlin Chiaramonte and @legalleadtheway.bsky.social on challenges for prosecutors in the big Afghanistan war crimes trial in Aus. Similar to what might be faced in UK after completion of Afghanistan Inquiry into alleged unlawful killings. #HaddonCave
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 14/04/2026
Can radical change solve some of today’s most intractable problems? V good ep of Start the Week yesterday featuring Nerve contributing writer @natashawalter.bsky.social talking about her new book ‘Feminism for a World on Fire’ Host @tds153.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Start the Week - Challenges and solutions - BBC Sounds
John Kampfner, Natasha Walter and Nicolas Niarchos join Tom Sutcliffe
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
The White House knew and possibly drafted the contents of the Pakistani PM’’s statement detailing the terms of the ceasefire. They included Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/w...
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White House Knew About Pakistan’s Cease-Fire Post on X Before It Was Sent
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New statement by EU countries, UK, Canada & Japan welcomes ceasefire, incl. #Lebanon. Meanwhile Israel has launched at least 100 airstrikes across Lebanon, killing scores of civilians, and Beirut hospitals appeal for blood donations.
8 April statement by EU countries, UK, Canada & Japan
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"The [Office of the Special Investigator] has been tasked with investigating literally dozens of murders” in Afghanistan. This is first person charged. In an earlier civil case, “a Federal Court judge found that Roberts-Smith had taken part in at least four murders...” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ben Roberts-Smith: Australian soldier charged over alleged war crimes
Ben Roberts-Smith, who denies all wrongdoing, previously lost a landmark defamation case over the alleged murders.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
That’s not a heist, that’s repossession
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...
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Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point
Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We’re told we must accept much higher civilian casualties in large-scale combat operations. But what if that is based on a false assumption? My latest for @articlesofwar.bsky.social lieber.westpoint.edu/challenging-...
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Challenging Common Assumptions About Civilian Protection in Large-Scale Combat Operations - Lieber Institute West Point
Preparations for LSCOs have led to a debate about whether the conduct of such operations requires modifying the prevailing approach to civilian protection.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The number of civilians directly killed in this war already stands at over 1,500 but the full toll of civilian harm is far greater and deeper.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Justice after two decades www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/u...
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$42 Million Verdict for Iraqi Victims of U.S. Abuse Is Upheld on Appeal
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Not good cpj.org/2026/03/germ...
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German, Turkish journalists missing in Syria - Committee to Protect Journalists
Sulaymaniyah, March 11, 2026 — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Syrian authorities to clarify the fate and whereabouts of German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann and Kurdish-Turkish journa...
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
NEW: Arrest in London of former Syrian Air Force intelligence officer. For years the Syria work of the War Crimes Unit at Counter Terrorism Command (Met Police) has focused on 'structural investigations', but this apparently follows tip off by Syrians in London. #UJ 1/2 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Man in UK charged with crimes against humanity in Syria
The 58-year-old man has been charged in relation to his time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
When I was crossing the Bekaa valley last month, a shopkeeper proudly told me that “half the restaurants in New York serve wine from the Bekaa” (he wouldn’t be far wrong).
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
General Sir Richard Shirreff: "if Britain is involved, our hand is in the mangle... we should not in any way, shape or form be involved with the Americans closely because they are being led by a couple of gung ho nutters without a proper strategy..." After that, he let's rip.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
British PM Starmer says that U.K. bases will only be used for ’defensive’ operations and not ‘offensive’ ops. But how can that be so when they are being used by the aggressor? Great discussion here with Milanovic, @adhaque.bsky.social @janinadill.bsky.social www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/u...
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Is the UK's intervention in Iran war legal?
Starmer said Britain would intercept Iranian missiles and allow US to use its bases in defensive action. Does that make the UK complicit in an illegal war?
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
“The United States, Israel, and Iran, have each violated international law. The United Kingdom appears poised to join them.” www.justsecurity.org/132894/us-is...
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U.S. and Israel Aggression, Iran Misdirected Self-Defense, and Gulf State Self-Defense
U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran violate the UN Charter; Iran’s response breaches proportionality. Haque examines options for third-party states.
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Great thread on the wonderful Yanar Mohammed ⬇️
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Devastated to learn that the great Yanar Mohammed, founder of the Organization for Women's Freedom in Iraq, was assassinated today by 'unknown' gunmen in Baghdad. Here in her own words:
Yanar Mohammed writing for Chatham House
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The only certainty in the war between US/Israel and Iran is mass civilian harm www.ceasefire.org/mass-civilia...
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Mass civilian harm the only certainty in war between US/Israel and Iran
The only certainty in the rapidly escalating conflict between the United States/ Israel and Iran is civilian harm on a mass scale, said Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights in a statement.With the sco...
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
U.K., France, Germany statement just out. The “we are not joining these strikes” line is crumbling fast…
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Reassuring www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases
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Mark Lattimer @mglattimer.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
inside the ‘triple black box’
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Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights @ceasefirecentre.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
As Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, the immense civilian toll continues to grow. Writing for our blog, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskalets shares how these four years have altered her life, her art, and her understanding of resistance.
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War must not become the new normal: Art, solidarity and resistance four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating an armed aggression ongoing since 2014. On this grim anniversary, Ukrainian artist and activist Anna Moskale...
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