Saturday, 6 september 2025.
Serb Chetniks’ Links to War Criminals and Extremists Uncovered
Court records in Bosnia reveal that prominent members of Serb nationalist Chetnik organisations have been charged with war crimes, while the Bosnian Security Ministry has warned that such groups are...
Green Ideals, Dirty Energy: The EU-backed Renewables Drive That Went Wrong
BIRN reveals how a campaign to build renewable energy plants, supported by the EU, siphoned away subsidies and wrecked pristine waterways in Serbia and beyond.
Hague Archives Show Bosnian Croat Officers’ Links to Executions, Rapes
Hague Tribunal documents reveal the names of Croatian Defence Council brigade commanders and military policemen associated with the unlawful detention, abuse, rape and killing of prisoners in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s...
Murky Bosnian Charity Appeals for African Wells Raise Concerns
Millions of euros have been raised through appeals in Bosnia and Herzegovina to build wells and mosques in Africa, but concerns persist about suspect fundraising methods and claims that photographs...
In Bosnian River Town, Far-Right Symbols and a Link to Ukraine
Finding inspiration in Ukraine’s notorious far-right battalion Azov, Bosnian Croat ‘skinheads’ and football fans in the town of Mostar have embraced far-right and neo-Nazi symbols and slogans.
Putin-Linked Bosnian Biker’s Energy Firm Misses Contract Deadlines
The New Energy company, co-owned by a founder of the Bosnian branch of the pro-Putin Night Wolves Russian bikers’ club, has failed to meet all the deadlines in a government...
Under Cossack Banner, Russian Ties with Balkan Fighters Strengthened
Russian Cossack groups are building ties with Serbs in the Balkans. But are they just promoting Russia, or finding fighters for it too?
UN Court Documents Reveal ‘Overlooked’ Bosnian War Crime Suspects
Hague Tribunal judgments and evidence files contain names of Bosnian Serb soldiers and policemen who have never been prosecuted for suspected involvement in killings, ethnic cleansing and detention camp abuses...
Ultra-Right Groups Show Their Face in Bosnian Town
Extreme right-wing groups that flirt with Nazi and white supremacist ideologies are establishing a presence in the northern Bosnian town of Prijedor.