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Stephanie van den Berg

@svdberg.bsky.social
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Journalist @Reuters & host of the @asymmetricalh.bsky.social podcast on international justice. Reports on international justice, war crimes courts & Dutch news. Also posts about cats, books & neurodiversity (she/her)

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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why did we internally name this recording 'September cursed book club'? **Find out tomorrow on Patreon** We reviewed The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and discussed what it can teach us about the dictatorship in Chile + how it feels to read it after decades of covering courts
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I have been working on stories about Mladic since I started in journalism in the late 199s covering the ICTY. When I moved to Serbia the 2010s I covered his 2011 arrest. Since I moved back to The Hague in 2015 I covered his trial and conviction and now his death. www.reuters.com/world/bosnia...
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Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated "safe area" of Bosnia, Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two, died on Thurs...
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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ICC staffer repeats misconduct allegations against prosecutor Karim Khan in TV interview
A junior lawyer at the International Criminal Court on Thursday repeated her allegations that prosecutor Karim Khan had non-consensual ​sexual contact with her, in a CNN interview that ‌was her first ...
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Netherlands says it will support the removal of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan
The Dutch government, which hosts the International Criminal Court on its territory, said on Thursday that it plans to vote for the removal of ICC ​prosecutor Karim Khan during next week's special ses...
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Adil Haque @adhaque.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Reminder that the ICC is not currently investigating U.S. nationals, but it is investigating mass atrocities in Sudan.
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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ICC prosecutor Khan loses appeal to lift suspension  by British lawyers' regulator
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan, who has been accused ​of sexual misconduct, has lost an ‌appeal to have his interim suspension lifted by the Bar Standards Board, which regula...
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Some one in the US administration got out on the wrong side of the bed and decided to intensify their anti-ICC campaing www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Trump administration launches effort to isolate International Criminal Court
The Trump administration is launching an effort to dismantle what it calls the threat ‌to U.S. sovereignty by the International Criminal Court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday.
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I love this Balkan Insight atricle on alleged Sarajevo sniper Safaris. It has war crimes, ICTY trials, foodbased secret service nicknames & CIA oneliners. Well-researched, funny and engaging by Azem Kurtic,Tommi Siviero and Jasmin Begic balkaninsight.com/2026/07/09/d...
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Decades-Old Story of Sarajevo ‘Sniper Safari’ Still in the Realm of Rumour
Thirty years after they were first aired, claims that hundreds of foreigners paid Bosnian Serb forces for the chance to shoot at besieged Sarajevans have resurfaced. But the evidence remains thin and ...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @Antonia Mulvey @Owiso Owiso @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Continuing our monthly series on Universal Jurisdiction, our newest ep looks at how war crimes allegedly committed by the Sudanese RSF are being tried in Kenya. Episode out now👇 tinyurl.com/asymmetrical... @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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Justice Update – Universal Jurisdiction for Sudan in Kenya
Will Kenya be a venue for accountability for alleged crimes in Sudan? We talk to Antonia Mulvey and Owiso Owiso about a new ‘first’ in Kenya. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
@janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @margheritacapacci.bsky.social Check out our discussion and consider supporting us: www.patreon.com/Asymmetrical...
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The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 36 - Nuremberg (2025) | Asymmetrical Haircuts
The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 36 - Nuremberg (2025) by Asymmetrical Haircuts on Patreon. Join Asymmetrical Haircuts's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In this week’s ‘Justice Update - ASP look ahead’, Steph and Janet sat down to discuss the upcoming vote to decide the future of ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus... With @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social
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Justice Update – ICC Special Session Look Ahead
ICC member states vote on 24 July on the dismissal of Prosecutor Karim Khan. We walk through Steph’s Reuters reporting, the applicable rules, and what may come next. If it’s interesting…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Has AI user-generated content affected how evidence is presented in courtrooms? We discussed that in this week's episode with @ Yvonne McDermott Rees and @ Anne Hausknecht. Out now👇 bit.ly/4amfjNA With @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social
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Episode 161 – Seeing Isn’t Believing: Deepfakes and Evidence with Yvonne McDermott Rees and Anne Hausknecht
This week, Professor Yvonne McDermott Rees and PhD candidate Anne Hausknecht join us to ask what deepfakes and AI mean for international courts, and whether judges can still believe the evidence pu…
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship - www.reuters.com/world/icc-bu...
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EXCLUSIVE: ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship
Diplomats running the International Criminal Court's oversight body have decided that prosecutor Karim Khan had an inappropriate ​sexual relationship with a junior staff member and should be fired, tw...
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Nicola Palmer @nicolapalmer.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Thanks to @janethanderson.bsky.social, @svdberg.bsky.social & John Bosco Siboyintore for the opportunity to talk about all things relating to #Rwanda, border control & universal jurisdiction. @uctlaw.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social @lucyjgaynor.bsky.social @benjaminthorne.bsky.social
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Episode 160 – Universal Jurisdiction and Rwanda with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer
As universal jurisdiction gains momentum worldwide, we spoke with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer about its potential to close the accountability gap left by the 1994 Genocide Against the …
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
With @janethanderson.bsky.social and @svdberg.bsky.social, featuring John Bosco Siboyintore and @nicolapalmer.bsky.social. In collaboration with @justiceinfo.bsky.social.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
30 years on from the Rwandan genocide, despite thousands of trials in Rwanda, Arusha, and now across Europe, over 1,000 alleged génocidaires remain at large. Extradition or trial under universal jurisdiction, which is the more effective path to justice? Episode out now 👇 tinyurl.com/AHRwandaUJ
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Episode 160 – Universal Jurisdiction and Rwanda with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer
As universal jurisdiction gains momentum worldwide, we spoke with John Bosco Siboyintore and Nicola Palmer about its potential to close the accountability gap left by the 1994 Genocide Against the …
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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ICC prosecutor suspended pending wider vote on misconduct allegations
The International Criminal ​Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan ‌has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his ​fate, the court's governing ​body said on Monday following a ⁠probe into acc...
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Dr Benjamin Thorne @benjaminthorne.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
It was a really enjoyable experience to be part of this conversation on AI and international criminal justice investigations with the great Marta Bo, & brilliant hosts @janethanderson.bsky.social & @svdberg.bsky.social Thank you to the AH team for providing a space for these important discussions.
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TW @twesq.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The Pike’s Peak Humane Society has a social media manager who is very good at their job
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Out tomorrow on #Patreon 🎙️ For our bonus episode of the War Criminals Book Club, we discuss the 2025 documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin. Highly recommended for the way it shows propaganda unfolding in real time and shaping young minds in Russia. 🧵
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
How’s Universal Jurisdiction going in Belgium? There are a lot of investigations - but they get dropped. And a large backlog of pending cases - some linked to Belgium's colonial past. So, what’s the holdup? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 156 – Belgian Waffling or Universal Jurisdiction with Mathias Holvoet
Belgian Universal Jurisdiction – how does it work – with Mathias Holvoet. 1st para – who, talking about what, and why it’s important. (copy first para from webpage and rewrite) If…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Will there always be double-standards from “middle power” states like the Netherlands and Canada when it comes to international law? From Ukraine to Gaza to Iran, we discuss states’ reactions and what happens when they do turn to the courts. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 155 – Are Canada and Netherlands Consistent on International Law? With Mark Kersten and Otto Spijkers
Will middle powers like Canada and the Netherlands show some backbone and defend values of international law in the context of the US/Israel attack on Iran? We discuss this hot-button issue with Ma…
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/03/2026
Allegations against ICC war crimes prosecutor still under review despite report he was cleared reut.rs/4t1QugP
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Allegations against ICC war crimes prosecutor still under review despite report he was cleared
Allegations of sexual misconduct against the ‌prosecutor of the International Criminal Court are still under review by the court's executive branch, an internal memo shared with staff on Sunday said, after a media report that he had been ​exonerated.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Over 150 Universal Jurisdiction cases are on the books currently in France. How are they going? Who is making them happen? And why now? Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Out tomorrow - Why are there so many Universal Jurisdiction cases suddenly popping up in France? Is it a new approach or more investigations? Jeanne Sulzer explains #AsymmetricalHaircuts #podcast #pod #internationallaw #internationaljustice #thehague #warcrimes #reporting #accountability #france
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Confirmation hearings have been going on at the ICC for former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte - is ‘fake news’ circulating? Listen to our #throwback episode, where we discuss all things misinformation from a civil society perspective. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 143 – Disinformation in the Philippines with Benjie Aquino
Stef, Benjie and Janet in The Hague Humanity Hub A complex legal shuffle is going on in The Hague currently, where the former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte is being held at the Inte…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
ICYMI 🎙️ We discussed the Iran protests and Argentina accountability with @gissounia.bsky.social How are the current protests in Iran related to the 2022 ones? And what means are protesters using to get evidence out & fight for accountability? Listen: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Gissou Nia @gissounia.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Initially this episode was supposed to focus on the complaint we filed in Argentina in mid Dec & UN reform & impact on documentation bodies. But then last month the Islamic Republic killed thousands of protesters in just two days… Without meaningful accountability cycles of violence will continue.
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Trump's war on global justice and the ICC. It took a while but we pulled it together. With @reuters.com colleagues Andrew Marshall, @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social @johnshiffman.bsky.social Anthony Deutsch and @michellenichols.bsky.social www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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In Trump’s war on global justice, court staff and U.N. face terrorist‑grade sanctions
Trump’s sanctions on U.N. expert Francesca Albanese and the International Criminal Court froze assets and disrupted war crimes investigations. The clash is part of the broader campaign by his administ...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Out Now: The current protests in Iran are closely linked to the 2022 Women Life Freedom uprising. Gissou Nia explains a universal jurisdiction case in Argentina filed by women blinded in those demonstrations, and how evidence is being gathered now. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 150 – Iran Protests and Argentina Accountability with Gissou Nia
Gissou Nia guides us through accountability for violence agianst protestors in Iran. If it’s interesting, do like, subscribe and leave us a review. Want to find out more? Check out all the backgrou…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Listen here: www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus... @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social @margheritacapacci.bsky.social @justiceinfo.bsky.social @redress.org @coalitionfortheicc.org
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Justice Update – Survivors @ The ICC
We sat down with torture survivors from Kenya, Venezuela and Ukraine to ask them what their experience engaging with the International Criminal Court and seeking justice is. Check out all the backg…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
OUT NOW 🎙️ How do survivors see the International Criminal Court? At the ASP last year, we sat down with three survivors of torture: Oleksandr Maksymenko from Ukraine, Elizabeth Atieno from Kenya, and Venezuelan Luis Carlos Díaz www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/jus...
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Justice Update – Survivors @ The ICC
We sat down with torture survivors from Kenya, Venezuela and Ukraine to ask them what their experience engaging with the International Criminal Court and seeking justice is. Check out all the backg…
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Our 'throwback' episode this week is on genocide and gender. At this week's hearings at ICJ in the Gambia v Myanmar genocide case, the role that CRSV played will be central to how to prove alleged 'intent' in the clearance operations against the Rohingya. www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 12 – Genocide and Gender with Akila Radhakrishnan
On the day of Gambia’s historic filing with the ICJ to ask Myanmar to ‘stop the genocide of the Rohingya’ Janet and Stephanie talk to Akila Radhakrishnan of the Global Justice Cen…
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I'm at the ICJ/World Court this week for the Myanmar Rohingya genocide case : www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Myanmar made Rohingya lives a nightmare, Gambia tells genocide case
Gambia on Monday told judges at the United Nations' top court that Myanmar targeted minority Muslim Rohingya for destruction and made their lives a nightmare in a landmark case accusing Myanmar of gen...
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 09/01/2026
No, autistics do not “lack empathy”: “Where researchers had assumed impairment, they found autistic people applying moral principles more consistently—even to strangers, even when costly.” By Ludmila Pradlova. **This includes non-speakers &/or peeps w/ID** www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People
For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
We're back - shaken out of holiday mode by Trump, Maduro Venezuela. For a quick take on international law implications and potential avenues for real accountability listen later today to @bcfinucane.bsky.social and Ignacio Jovtis
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therese_nothing @tiinamenzel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
bye 2025👋
3 panel-comic of a black cat that is sitting close to the number 2025, then looks at it and then pushes it down, so that 2025 drops from the table.
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The holiday read by @philippesands.bsky.social and the best reading companion: Kriva (Kiki for short). Prepping for @asymmetricalh.bsky.social bookclub podcast
White cat sitting next to a copy of Philippe Sands book "38 Londres Street. On impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia"
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I was off on Wednesday but my colleague @humeyrapamuk.bsky.social was busy putting out this story on new US threats to the ICC, that Anthony Deutch and I contributed to from The Hague www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Why plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic has written a new book on former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. Episode out now👇 www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi... @janethanderson.bsky.social @svdberg.bsky.social
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Episode 148 – Madam War Criminal with Olivera Simic
Why do people plead guilty at an international tribunal? And is it common for women to be war criminals? Olivera Simic, examines former Bosnian Serb president Biljana Plavsic. If it’s interesting, …
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Out tomorrow! Olivera Simic sat down with @svdberg.bsky.social and @janethanderson.bsky.social for her book Madam War Criminal about Biljana Plavsic. What drove the only woman ever sentenced by the Yugoslav tribunal & What does her case say about accountability in the former Yugoslavia?
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Iva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Joined my friends in discussing one of my favourite books. #Accountability #Justice #ICTY #WarCrimes
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My tips for The Hague www.reuters.com/city-memo/ha...
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The Hague like a local
Our correspondent's guide to legal landmarks, Dutch-Indonesian fusion food and seaside escapes.
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Stephanie van den Berg @svdberg.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
ICC confirms charges against LRA's leader Kony in absentia www.reuters.com/world/icc-co...
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Out tomorrow We take you behind the scenes at a recent People’s Tribunal for the Women of Afghanistan where Afghan women testified about discrimination, humiliation and torture, living under the Taliban regime.
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Asymmetrical Haircuts @asymmetricalh.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Out Now! In recent weeks the US has struck boats of suspected drug traffickers in intl waters: Venezuela, Colombia & Mexico. @pagingdrpaige.bsky.social & @alonso-gd.bsky.social run us through the basics of what constitutes an international armed conflict www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
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Episode 146 – When Is It A War? with Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Alonso Gurmendi Dunkelberg
With the last weeks of U.S. strikes on alleged drug dealer boats and saying they are in “a non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels, we ask ‘when is war’ and whet…
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