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Half as many people have been charged with war crimes by the Bosnian state prosecution this year compared to 2018, causing war victims’ groups to warn that some perpetrators may never face justice. During the course of 2019 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 27 state prosecutors dealing with war crimes filed 17 indictments by December 29, […]

Changes to the rules on exempting judges have been made solely – experts say – to ensure one judge in particular does not allow a reconsideration of Radovan Karadzic’s life sentence.

Bosniaks applauded the life sentence handed down in 2019 to Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, but Serb politicians condemned it and analysts warned that each ethnic group still has its own version of the truth about the war.

Bosnian courts are resisting what analysts say are moves by the main Bosniak political party to hand over Turks wanted by Ankara for their links to the alleged mastermind of a failed 2016 coup.

Around 20 people indicted for 1990s wartime crimes in Bosnia have died over the past five years, causing the cases to be halted, while ten more cases are at a standstill because the defendants are ill.

Concern in the Balkans since the collapse of the Islamic State caliphate has focused on the threat posed by returning fighters.

Dozens of organisations in Bosnia are involved in organising lectures by Salafi preachers who stand accused of promoting intolerance and questioning basic human rights.

A preoccupation with the security aspect of bringing back men, women and children from former Islamic State territory means Bosnia has neglected to fully involve social workers, teachers and health professionals in areas where returnees will be settled, according to an analysis by BIRN.

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Sensationalist media reporting about terrorism and violent extremism in Bosnia and Herzegovina exaggerates the phenomenon, spreading fear while distorting public understanding of a complex issue.

The transfer of less serious war crimes cases from Bosnia’s state-level prosecution to lower-level prosecutors was supposed to speed up the processing of major cases - but plans to make this happen have not been fulfilled.

Analysis

Bosnia Charges 50% Fewer War Crime Suspects in 2019

Hague Court Revised Rulebook ‘Over Karadzic Case Concerns’

Radovan Karadzic’s Conviction Highlights Entrenched Divisions

Bosnian Politicians and Courts Battle over Fate of Wanted Turks

Bosnian War Crime Cases Halted as Ageing Defendants Die

Balkan ‘Social Media Jihadis’ More Dangerous than Ex-Fighters

Bosnian Taxpayers Funding Spread of Hardline Salafi Message

Bosnia Failing to Ready Local Staff for Syria Returnees

Bosnian Media Reports on Terrorism Spread Fear and Misinformation

Bosnian Prosecutors Struggle to Tackle Backlog of War Cases

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