Wagner Group

Russia needs soldiers. The Global South has desperate people. The rest is exploitation.
Columns - 27 January 2026

Russia needs soldiers. The Global South has desperate people. The rest is exploitation.

After mobilization in September 2022 sent over 261,000 Russians fleeing the country, Putin found a third option: build a global trafficking infrastructure that spans from North Korea to Cuba, Nepal to Kenya, exploiting economic desperation to fuel a war that distant populations have no stake in, explained Munira Mustaffa, Senior Fellow at Verve Research

Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine
News - 24 March 2025

Russia bears responsibility for the occupied territories – Amnesty International Ukraine

While preparing the report, representatives of Amnesty International Ukraine conducted over 100 interviews with former prisoners of war and their family members. They shared their experiences, memories, and interactions with state and non-governmental organisations

Why African countries believe Russian propaganda and how to prevent it
Columns - 31 January 2025

Why African countries believe Russian propaganda and how to prevent it

It is astonishing that we are compelled to such lengths to elucidate the position of the victim, as if it required justification – a nation under daily bombardment. Victims should not bear the burden of explaining their position. It is incumbent upon us to exert every effort to secure justice. This is not a matter of ideology, but of fundamental humanity, Raymond Acquah said.

Russia is slowly killing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula – Mufti of Crimea
News - 21 October 2023

Russia is slowly killing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula – Mufti of Crimea

The Mufti of Crimea and Chairman of the Religious Administration of Muslims in Crimea, Aider Rustemov, declared that Russia is systematically oppressing the Crimean Tatar people in the temporarily occupied peninsula

An expert from Burkina Faso calls on the international community to support democratic forces in African countries where the Wagner Group operates
News - 20 October 2023

An expert from Burkina Faso calls on the international community to support democratic forces in African countries where the Wagner Group operates

Experts called on the international community to take action to bring the Wagner Group to justice and support democratic forces in African countries where the Wagnerites operate