Monday, 30 march 2026.
Unholy Scam: Ugandan Fraudsters Prey on Bosnian Muslims’ Ramadan Generosity
Unscrupulous impostors are using Muslim goodwill in the holy month of Ramadan to trick Bosnians into sending them money to ‘feed poor orphans’ in Uganda.
From Zenica to a Ukrainian Prison: How Selver Hrustic Became a Soldier and Ended up in Captivity
The first Bosnian citizen captured in Ukraine describes to Detektor how he went from Germany to Moscow and, without adequate training, became a mercenary in the Russian army. This interview...
Canadian Crypto Fugitive Slips Dragnet in Serbia, Surfaces in Bosnia
Case files obtained by BIRN and the fifth estate document the globe-trotting lifestyle of a Canadian maths whizz who went to ground in 2021 allegedly with tens of millions of...
Praise for Russia, Genocide Denial at Sanctioned Russian Foundation’s Dayton Event
On the 30th anniversary of the Dayton peace deal’s signing, a US-sanctioned Russian foundation held conferences in Banja Luka and Belgrade, where participants were captured on camera by Detektor glorifying...
Moscow’s Balkan Recruits: Russia’s Drive to Enlist Serb Fighters for Ukraine War
BIRN journalists obtained access to private Telegram groups where recruiters lure Serb mercenaries from Bosnia and Serbia to join Russian forces in Ukraine with promises of lucrative contracts and veterans’...
Two iPhones and an Unwrapped SIM: Accused Russian Saboteur’s Bosnia Sojourn
BIRN pieces together an alleged Russian agent’s arrival, illegal departure and ill-fated return to Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was arrested last year on a Polish warrant accusing him of...
Disruptors: Inside Russia’s Balkan Training Camps for Moldovan ‘Destabilisation’
A joint investigation by BIRN’s Bosnia and Hercegovina outlet Detektor and Moldovan CU SENS sheds new light on the training camps run by Russian operatives in Bosnia and Serbia that...
Bosnian Serb Officials’ Claim About ‘Trump Envoy’ Probing USAID Spending Debunked
Pro-government media in Republika Srpska claimed that an American lawyer visiting Bosnia to allegedly investigate misspending by USAID was an envoy of the US administration – except he wasn’t.