{
  "id": 18161901,
  "title": "Russia tries Ukrainian prisoners in its courts as terrorists: perhaps 90% of those tried face terrorism-related charges, the UN Special Rapporteur on Russia says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/russia-tries-ukrainian-prisoners-in-its-courts-as-terrorists-perhaps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:29:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/04/russia-tries-ukrainian-prisoners-in-its-courts-as-terrorists-perhaps-90-of-those-tried-face-terrorism-related-charges-the-un-special-rapporteur-on-russia-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Russian authorities are charging roughly 90% of Ukrainian prisoners, including captured soldiers, with terrorism-related offenses during their trials, according to Mariana Katzarova, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Russia. Katzarova made these allegations in an interview with Ukrinform on November 3. The move comes after Russia withdrew from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture in November 2024, ending the Council of Europe's anti-torture committee's ability to inspect Russian detention sites. This visit had taken place 30 times between 1998 and 2021. The UN Special Rapporteur believes that the widespread impunity surrounding these crimes contributes to the high rate of terrorism-related charges against Ukrainian prisoners.",
  "summary": "Russian torturers of Ukrainian prisoners go unpunished, and torture can even become grounds for promotion, the UN Special Rapporteur says.",
  "key_points": [
    "Russian authorities charge ~90% of Ukrainian prisoners with terrorism-related offenses.",
    "UN Special Rapporteur Mariana Katzarova alleges this in interview on Nov 3.",
    "Russia withdrew from European Convention on Torture in Nov 2024."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-11-04T12:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/ukrainian-strikes-kill-three-in-russias-belgorod-region",
        "published": "2026-11-04T16:20:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}