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Yousuf Syed Khan is a media commentator on international law, starvation as a method of warfare, and related issues. He has been quoted in or appeared live on outlets such as Reuters, BBC World, CNN, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, and France 24, among other international press and broadcast media.

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Podcasts (selected)

13 October 2026

EJIL: The Podcast! (European Journal of International Law)

Episode 46: Protection of Civilians: Crisis, Commentary, and Compliance

Invited as a co-guest alongside Abhimanyu George Jain (ICRC), moderated by Marnie Lloydd (Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington).

Media Appearances

Podcasts (selected)

Episode 46: Protection of Civilians: Crisis, Commentary, and Compliance

S2 EP2: Famines & Starvation

Food Insecurity in Armed Conflict

Interviews & Quotes (selected)

The ICC charged Israeli officials with starving Gaza. What happens now?

Russia accused of using hunger as a weapon of war in Ukraine

The case of al-Shifa: Investigating the assault on Gaza's largest hospital

Russian Barges Shipping 'Stolen' Ukraine Grain Collide in Black Sea

Putin could face new war crime case as evidence suggests starvation of Ukraine was pre-planned

Russia loses vote to rejoin UN's top human rights body despite Putin's charm offensive with stolen grain

Human rights lawyer condemns Hroza cafe strike

Russia targets northeastern Ukrainian village, killing more than 50 civilians

Putin's shameless UN charm offensive — with stolen grain from Ukraine

U.N. Human Rights Council says there's continuous evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Live television interview

Did Russia intentionally starve Ukraine? New war crime dossier to the ICC to provide damning evidence

War crimes dossier to accuse Russia of deliberately causing starvation in Ukraine

War crime investigators prepare case against Russia over food attacks

Explainer: Ukraine — When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

'Highly likely' Russia behind Ukraine dam collapse

Russia is highly likely behind Ukraine dam collapse, experts say

Russia-Ukraine war updates: Putin says nuclear weapons in Belarus

In Kyiv, South African president calls on Russia and Ukraine to 'de-escalate' conflict

It's "highly likely" Russia is behind collapse of Nova Kakhovka dam, according to international experts

Russian forces 'highly likely' behind attack on Ukrainian dam, international law investigation says

Foreign Press & Other (selected)

L'ex consulente Onu: "Gaza come l'ex Jugoslavia, rischio violazione del diritto internazionale"

War crimes and legal routes: How Assad could be brought to justice for Syria atrocities

Killed without warning: How a pattern of Israeli strikes on Lebanon may amount to war crimes

Israeli 'double tap' strikes in Gaza and Lebanon 'raise serious ethical and legal concerns'

"Mesmo que odiássemos a Rússia, íamos ter com eles. Não tínhamos nada para comer": Mariupol, um crime de guerra à base da fome

Rússia é acusada de usar fome como arma de guerra na Ucrânia

How Putin Weaponises Food

Russia's "unprecedented" Ukrainian grain theft premeditated war crime, legal report suggests

Russia Allegedly Plotted to Starve Ukrainians on an 'Unprecedented Scale'

Russian Plan to Starve Ukraine

Russia's Billion Dollar Grain Heist: A Planned War Tactic

Live television interview on the large-scale, organised plan by Russia to systematically pillage Ukraine's grain

Russia admits Ukrainian troops have crossed the Dnipro river

Pillaging Ukrainian grain to fund war was Russia's plan from the outset

Hladovění jako metoda války. Brit popisuje, proč kvůli tomu žaluje Putina

Kakhovka Dam: Ukraine Pioneers Prosecution for Ecocide

GRC Senior Lawyer Yousuf Syed Khan on the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam

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