Sunday, 20 april 2025.
UN Court Rejects Bosnian War Rape Convict’s Plea for Release
The UN court in The Hague has rejected a request for early release from former Bosnian Serb Army unit commander Dragoljub Kunarac, who was convicted of multiple rape and the...
Pandemic Slows Search for Bosnian War Missing
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute in 2020 and halted it completely for two months, leading to a drop in the number of victims found...
Episode 121: Rise in defamation cases against media restricts freedom
An analysis of defamation proceedings before courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past four years reveals that in more than 80 per cent of cases, lawsuits against journalists are...
Suing to Silence: Lawsuits Used to Censor Bosnian Journalists
Public officials are behind the overwhelming majority of defamation cases brought against Bosnian journalists, dragging them through expensive and often lengthy court proceedings that make many think twice about the...
Final Verdict in Ratko Mladic’s Trial Set for May 2021
The head of the UN court said the final verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, who is appealing against his conviction for genocide and...
Milivoj Petkovic’s Defence Lawyers Seek his Early Release
The legal team of Milivoj Petkovic – a former leader of the self-proclaimed statelet of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison – has requested his...
Bosnian Serb Army Officers Charged over Killings of Prisoners
Former brigade commander Radomir Nedic and former battalion commander Ratko Djurkovic were charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Ugljevik municipality in 1992.
Peace Activists Mark ‘Forgotten’ Bosnian War Detention Sites
Activists installed symbolic signs at unmarked and neglected ‘sites of suffering’ in Bosnia and Herzegovina where prisoners were detained, abused and killed during the 1992-95 war.
Milojica and Rivic: Verdict for Prijedor Crimes in Late October
After the State Prosecution called on the Court to sentence Boro Milojica and Zelislav Rivic for crimes committed in the Prijedor area and their defense teams called for an acquittal,...