Monday, 9 march 2026.
Deaths Spotlight Hague Tribunal’s Ageing Defendants
The death in custody of Bosnian Serb war criminal Zdravko Tolimir means that 12 defendants at the UN war crimes court in The Hague have now died while on trial...
Analysis – Verdict in Salcin Trial Upcoming, Defense Claims Case of Mistaken Identity
After a trial that has lasted more than two years, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Dzevad Salcin, a former member of the...
A Decade of Success Stories at BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina
As the tenth year of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIRN BiH) comes to a close, the organization looks back on a year of reporting on...
Almost 500 Years of Imprisonment for War Crime Convicts in 2015
In 2015, the Bosnian state court sentenced 45 defendants to a total of 467.5 years in prison for wartime murder, rape, torture and other crimes, including the Srebrenica genocide.
Survivors of Childhood Wartime Rape at Higher Risk for Psychological Trauma, Poverty
The sexual abuse of boys and girls was widespread during the Bosnian war. Although associations of war victims have registered approximately 1000 instances of wartime child rape, experts estimate that...
Analysis – Fundup Charged With Murder and Fake Executions, Verdict on Friday
After a trial that has lasted nearly nine months, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Radoman Fundup trial on December 11.
Analysis– Begovic: Accused of Beating Detainees in Batkovic
On December 9, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Gligor Begovic trial. Begovic, a former member of the Bosnian Serb Army, has been charged with...
Bosnian Courts Deny Compensation to War Prisoners
Former prisoners seeking compensation for their mental suffering in detention camps are being forced to pay thousands of euros to file claims or losing their assets when their claims are...
Analysis – Witnesses at Trial of Ibracevic et al. Describe Assault and Torture of Rapatnica Prisoners
The state prosecution invited approximately 25 witnesses to testify during eleven months of evidence proceedings at the trial of three former fighters accused of war crimes in Srebrenik. The witnesses...
Verdict in Odzak Rape Trial Expected on November 26
After a trial that’s lasted more than a year, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the case of Marijan Brnjic, Martin Barukcic, Pavo Glavas and Ilija...
Bosnian Court Fears ‘Abolition Attempt’ by Serbs
The state court fears that a new Bosnian Serb reform proposal is aimed at abolishing the state-level judiciary, but Republika Srpska says it just wants to clarify the division of...
Analysis – Verdict in Ilija Juric Trial Expected November 9
On November 9, the Bosnian state court will hand down a verdict in the Ilija Juric case. Juric, also known as Bekrija, has been charged with war crimes in the...