Thursday, 1 may 2025.
Bosnian War Crimes Suspects Shun Plea Bargains
Fewer than 30 plea bargains have been made in war crimes cases, even though prosecutors say they often yield information about mass graves or about other perpetrators of atrocities.
Sarajevo’s Firefighters Recall a City in Flames
During the siege of Sarajevo, the city’s firefighters battled thousands of blazes while trying to dodge sniper bullets and shells, risking their own lives to save others.
Bosnian War Crimes Convicts Pay to Stay Free
Bosnian courts have allowed five war crimes convicts to avoid serving their prison sentences by paying a fine, BIRN has found - a practice which critics claim makes a mockery...
Bosnia’s Diaspora: Untapped Resource for State-Building
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 1.5-million-strong diaspora is increasingly sending less money back home, but this underused resource could provide the country with expertise as well as investment to boost economic development.
Recruiters Prey on Bosnia’s Forgotten Youth
With no systems in place to shield the young from Islamist radicalization, it is up to parents and NGOs to win them back.
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...
Srebrenica’s Bone-Hunter Maintains His One-Man Search
Walking the forest paths each day in the Bratunac area, where thousands of Srebrenica victims were killed in July 1995, Ramiz Nukic has found the bones of more than 200...
A Srebrenica Mother’s Portrait of Her Lost Sons
Ahead of the 21st anniversary of the Srebrenica massacres, a woman whose two sons were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995 remembers the day she saw them for...
Organised Crime Convicts Keep Hold of Assets
The state judiciary has no efficient mechanisms for confiscating illegally-acquired property or money from criminals, including those convicted of the most serious kinds of organised crime.