Thursday, 18 september 2025.
Bosnia: Serb Leaders Intensify Political Crisis After Genocide Denial Ban
Legal changes banning the denial of genocide, imposed by Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top international official, caused the Bosnian Serb leadership to threaten to pull out of the country’s tax system,...
Ratko Mladic’s Health Deteriorating, His Lawyers Claim
As the former Bosnian Serb military chief, who was convicted of genocide and other wartime crimes by the UN court in June, awaits transfer to prison to serve his life...
BIRN Fact-Check: Trial Evidence Contradicts Claims in Bosnian Serbs’ Srebrenica Report
A report by a Bosnian Serb-funded commission has claimed the Srebrenica massacres were not genocide and most victims were not civilians – but some of its controversial assertions are contradicted...
Hague Tribunal Leaves Uncertain Legacy as Last Trial Nears End
Ahead of the initial verdict in the last trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, BIRN looks back on the landmark judgments, controversies, successes and failures in the UN court’s...
Serbian Tabloids Hail ‘Hero’ Ratko Mladic After Verdict
Serbian pro-government newspapers condemned what they claimed was the unjust conviction of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, although most government ministers stayed quiet about the verdict.
UN Court Confirms Ratko Mladic’s Life Sentence for Genocide
The UN court in The Hague rejected the former Bosnian Serb military chief’s appeal against his conviction and sentenced him to life imprisonment for genocide and crimes against humanity.
War Victims Hope for Double Genocide Conviction for Ratko Mladic
Bosnian war survivors want former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic to be found guilty this week of genocide in five Bosnian municipalities in 1992 as well as genocide in...
BIRN Photo Essay Shows Ratko Mladic Case Crime Scenes
Before this week’s final verdict in Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic’s trial, BIRN a presents a photographic essay showing the places where the crimes in his indictment were committed,...
Dodging Prosecution, Ratko Mladic’s Wartime Associates Live Freely in Serbia
The UN court will deliver Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic’s final verdict next week, but dozens of his associates who have been accused or convicted of Bosnian war crimes...
Srebrenica Mothers’ Last Wish: To See Ratko Mladic Convicted
Mothers of Srebrenica genocide victims are awaiting the final verdict in Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s trial next week - but as the years have passed, some mothers who...