Wednesday, 4 march 2026.
Ratko Mladic’s Gifts to Children: Chocolate and Lies
Izudin Alic was eight when Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic met him and other Bosniak children in Srebrenica in 1995, gave them chocolates, and falsely promised that everyone would...
Croatia Seeks Role in Bosnian Croats’ Hague Trial
Croatia has filed an appeal to the Hague war crimes tribunal, asking to be allowed to participate in the trial of six former Bosnian Croat officials, but prosecutors have objected.
Extradite War Suspects, Ex-UN Peacekeeper Urges Croatia
A former soldier with international peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina has written to the Croatian authorities, appealing to them to extradite Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects to stand trial.
Bosnia ‘Needs State Fund’ to Compensate War Victims
In the past two years, six war crimes verdicts ordered compensation payments to victims but none of them received the money, so the state must intervene to help, legal experts...
Bosnia Awaits Extradition of Nine War Crimes Suspects
The Bosnian Justice Ministry is awaiting the extradition of nine people wanted for trial on war crimes charges from the United States, Russia, Switzerland, France, Serbia, Brazil and Australia.
Karadzic Contests Prosecution Appeal for Tougher Sentence
Radovan Karadzic asked the UN court to reject a prosecution appeal to increase his sentence to life imprisonment and find him guilty of genocide in seven more Bosnian municipalities in...
BIRN BiH Widens Focus, Addresses New Challenges
In its 11th year, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIRN BiH) began reporting on corruption, organised crime and terrorism, while maintaining a leading role in monitoring war...
Scrapped US Health Conference Costs Bosnia Canton Dear
The former director of the Health Insurance Institute of Sarajevo Canton faces a lawsuit after spending more than 20,000 euros on a conference in the US that never took place.
Auditors: EU Underfunded Balkan Media, Anti-Graft Projects
European auditors said the European Commission has provided relatively little funding for projects in the field of freedom of the media and the fight against organised crime and corruption in...
Appointments Delay Puts Trials on Hold in Republika Srpska
Cases handled by the Special Prosecutor’s Office for the fight against organized and economic crime in Republika Srpska have been postponed for months due to delays in appointing prosecutors.
Srebrenica Prison Sentences: 637 Years and Counting
The Bosnian state court and the Hague Tribunal have sentenced 38 people to a total of 637 years in prison - plus three life sentences - for the atrocities committed...