Thursday, 18 september 2025.
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...
Croatia Seeks War Criminal’s Extradition from Bosnia for Murder
Vinko Martinovic, who has already served prison time for wartime ethnic cleansing, was arrested in Bosnia and is wanted by Croatia to serve another sentence for the post-war murder of...
Bosnia Completing Fewer War Crimes Cases, OSCE Warns
There has been a further decline in the number of war crimes cases being completed and the number of new indictments has also fallen, said the OSCE Mission to Bosnia...
Bosnian Education System Failing to Spot Radicalisation of Pupils
Experts say that the radicalisation of minors is becoming an increasingly challenging problem for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as schools lack the expertise and resources to tackle it and the authorities’...