Courtside Europe

On Christmas night 2017, Georgian special forces raided a house and shot a 19-year-old in his bed. The European Court found the state violated his right to life — not by killing him, but by making sure the truth could never be found.

Show Notes

On Christmas night 2017, Georgian special forces raided a house and shot a 19-year-old in his bed. The European Court found the state violated his right to life — not by killing him, but by making sure the truth could never be found.

What is Courtside Europe?

Every week, a European courtroom. You've never heard these stories.

Courtside Europe tells the true crime stories behind Europe's most dramatic court cases — in English. From the first ISIS returnee to attack European soil, to trafficking victims prosecuted by the state that was supposed to protect them. These are the cases that shaped a continent.

Two hosts. One case. The full story from crime to verdict.

New episodes every Friday.