Thursday, 3 april 2025.
Bosnian Army Ex-Soldier Convicted of Shooting War Prisoners
Zijad Padalovic was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail for opening fire at Bosnian Croat prisoners of war in the Konjic area in 1993, killing one of them and injuring...
Bosniak Former Political Leader’s War Crimes Trial Set for September
Ejup Ganic, a Bosniak former political leader who was a member of Bosnia’s presidency during the war, will go on trial next month for his alleged role in a deadly...
Bosnian Serb Paramilitary Leader Dies While Serving Jail Term
Predrag Kujundzic, the wartime commander of the Predini Vukovi (Predo’s Wolves) unit, who was serving a 17-year sentence for the persecution, rape and unlawful detention of civilians, died in hospital...
Hague Court President: Recognising the Srebrenica Genocide is Necessary
Accepting that genocide was committed against Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995 is necessary if there is to be meaningful post-war reconciliation, the new head of the UN court in...
Epizode 138: What did Bosnia and Herzegovina’s genocide ban achieve in a year?
At the end of July, exactly one year will have passed since former High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed amendments to the law, banning the denial of genocide and war crimes...
Bosnia’s Genocide Denial Ban Curbs Violations, But No Prosecutions Yet
Public denials of the Srebrenica genocide have decreased significantly in the year since a ban was imposed on denying war crimes and glorifying their perpetrators, although prosecutors have yet to...
Bosniak Fighters’ Convictions for Crimes Against Serbs Upheld
Jail sentences handed down to wartime fighters Senad Dzananovic and Edin Gadzo for unlawfully detaining and assaulting Serbs during the siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo in 1992 were confirmed...
Street Named After Bosnian War Crime Defendant Angers Survivors
Bosnian war survivors and international organisations criticised a decision by Sarajevo’s Novi Grad municipality to name a street after general Mehmed Alagic, who died before the end of his trial...
Second Defendant Dies During Bosnia Village Massacre Trial
Bosnian Serb ex-policeman Radomir Stojnic, who was on trial for involvement in the mass killings of Bosniaks in the village of Zecovi near Prijedor in 1992, became the second defendant...