Saturday, 19 april 2025.
Bosnia Arrests Seven Serb Ex-Police Officers for Wartime Killings
Seven former Bosnian Serb police officers were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of 22 Bosniak civilians, including women and children, in a village near Bijeljina in 1992.
Bosnia Exhumes Suspected Remains of Family of War Victims
The remains of four people, suspected to be a family that disappeared during the Bosnian war in 1992, were found near the village of Pribosijevici in the Rogatica municipality.
BIRN Fact-Check: The Questionable Claims of Bosnia’s Dodik
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik is threatening to escalate his efforts to cut ties between the Republika Srpska and the rest of Bosnia. But how far are his threats and...
Bosnian Serb Decree Rejecting Genocide Denial Law Sparks Uncertainty
A decree from the president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity declaring non-compliance with a state law banning the denial of genocide and war crimes has taken the country into...
Srebrenica Victims’ Possessions Displayed at Memorial Exhibition
The Srebrenica Memorial Centre marked the 18th anniversary of its opening by staging an exhibition of personal items that illustrate the suffering of victims and survivors of the 1995 genocide.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Arrested on Wartime Rape Charge
Police arrested former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Radovan Veljovic on charges of committing rape and sexual abuse during the war in 1992 in the Foca area of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Interview: Kees Van der Weide: Bosnia is Afraid to Punish Top Judicial Office Holders
The Dutch advisor to Bosnia’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, HJPC, says the proceedings conducted against the state court president and chief prosecutor highlight the system’s reluctance to impose serious...
Milenko Gojgolovic Acquitted of Charges for Rape in Vlasenica
The district court of Eastern Sarajevo passed down a first instance verdict, acquitting Milenko Gojgolovic of charges that he raped and treated a Susica detention camp detainee in Vlasenica in...
Serbian Security Chiefs Appeal Conviction for Aiding War Crimes
Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic, who were convicted of aiding war crimes committed by Serbian fighters during the Bosnian conflict, claimed there was not enough evidence to declare them guilty...