Sunday, 8 june 2025.
Bosnia Issues 172 War Crimes Arrest Warrants as Fugitives Dodge Justice
Courts across the country have issued at least 172 warrants for the arrests of war crimes suspects, indictees and convicts who can’t be brought to justice because they are no...
Bosnia Upholds Serb Chetniks’ Hate Speech Convictions
The Bosnian court upheld the five-month prison sentences handed down to three members of a Serb nationalist Chetnik organisation who were convicted of inciting hatred at a rally in the...
Bosnia Arrests Ex-Soldier for War Crimes Against Sarajevo Serbs
State Investigation and Protection Agency officers arrested former Bosnian Army soldier Mustafa Gegaj for allegedly committing war crimes against Serb prisoners in Sarajevo in 1992.
Milenko Gojgolovic’s Acquittal for Wartime Rape in Vlasenica Confirmed
The Supreme Court of Republika Srpska in a second-instance verdict confirmed the decision of the District Court in East Sarajevo, BIRN has learned.
Conviction Challenged in ‘Sarajevo Romeo and Juliet’ Case
Bosnian Serb Army ex-officer Veljko Papic appealed against his conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in the Bosnian capital and making some of them...
50 Genocide Victims to be Buried at Srebrenica Commemoration
The remains of 50 victims of the July 1995 massacres of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces, including three minors, will be buried at next week’s 27th anniversary commemoration of the...
Bosnian Ex-Fighter Acquitted of Assaulting Minor
Former Territorial Defence force fighter Agan Ramic was cleared of committing a crime against humanity by hitting a minor in the village of Brdjani in the Konjic area during the...
Dutch Drama About Srebrenica Genocide Gets Bosnian Premiere
‘Dangerous Names’, a play about the 1995 genocide whose leading roles are played by a Srebrenica survivor and a former Dutch peacekeeping soldier, was given its Bosnian premiere in Sarajevo.
Running for Their Lives: How Sport Survived in Besieged Sarajevo
Despite shelling and sniper fire, Sarajevo’s sportsmen and women kept on training throughout the 1992-95 siege of the city, and even managed to represent Bosnia at international tournaments.