Thursday, 3 july 2025.
Sarajevo Marks 25th Anniversary of Deadly Market Shelling
Relatives of the 68 people killed in February 1994 when Bosnian Serb forces shelled Sarajevo’s Markale marketplace commemorated their deaths in the Bosnian capital.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Eight-Year Rape Sentence Upheld
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Vuk Ratkovic’s conviction for the multiple rape of a woman in Visegrad during the war in 1992 and 1993 was upheld on appeal.
New Transparency Report Gives Balkan Countries Poor Scores
The watchdog organisation Transparency International's latest annual report on perceived corruption around the world has given the Balkan countries low scores.
Human Rights Progress Faltering in Balkans, HRW Says
War crimes prosecution, ethnic tensions, threats to journalists and minority and immigrants’ rights remain the key problems in the field of human rights in the Balkans, Human Rights Watch's World...
Bosnian Court Convicts Serb Ex-Fighter of War Crimes
A former Bosnian Serb soldier was found guilty of crimes against humanity in a Bosniak area of eastern Bosnia in 1992 and 1993. Former Bosnian Serb fighter Zdravko Lubarda was...
Bosnia Charges Serb Ex-Fighter with Zvornik War Crime
Dusan Spasojevic, a former member of a Serb-led Territorial Defence force, was charged with committing a war crime against a Bosniak in the Zvornik area in 1992. The Bosnian state...
Courageous Bosnian Reporter Refused to Flee
“‘Hurry up, Sele.
Bosnians Ethnically Divided over Naser Oric’s Acquittal
The war crimes acquittal of the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, has angered Serbs but delighted some Bosniaks.
Zagreb Cuts Bosnian Croat War Criminal’s Sentence
A Zagreb court reduced former Croatian Defence Council officer Marko Radic’s sentence for crimes against humanity because the Croatian legal system does not recognise the concept of a ‘joint criminal...