Saturday, 4 april 2026.
Bosnian War Victims Praise Hague Tribunal’s Successes
Despite some shortcomings, the Hague Tribunal, which closes this month, has identified and prosecuted those responsible for grave crimes and brought some justice to people who suffered, said members of...
Bosnia Arrests Wartime Commander for General’s Murder
Hamdija Abdic, alias Tigar, who is considered a hero by Bosnian Army veterans, was arrested on suspicion that he was involved in the killing of a Bosnian Croat general in...
Bosnia Charges Serb Mayor with Wartime Persecution
The mayor of Vlasenica and three other ex-policemen have been charged with the wartime murders, forcible disappearances, unlawful detention, torture and abuse of Bosniak civilians in the Vlasenica area.
‘Secret’ Serbian Indictment Claims Army Helped Mladic
The indictment of Ratko Mladic’s aides, which the Serbian prosecution has released to BIRN after initially declaring it a state secret, says the Bosnian Serb military chief had Yugoslav Army...
Hague Tribunal Probes Slobodan Praljak’s Courtroom Death
As Dutch prosecutors confirmed that Bosnian Croat military chief Slobodan Praljak took poison before he died, the Hague Tribunal launched an independent review to establish what went wrong at the...
A Poisonous Week at the Hague Tribunal
The nationalistic reactions to the death of Slobodan Praljak and the conviction of Ratko Mladic show that bitterly hostile disagreements persist over the reasons for the 1990s wars and the...
‘Scorpions’ Ex-Fighter Says Belgrade Controlled Paramilitaries
An ex-member of the ‘Scorpions’ paramilitaries told the Hague Tribunal that his unit and the ‘Tigers’ led by Zeljko Raznatovic, alias Arkan, were under the control of the Serbian security...
UK’s Vulliamy Recalls Encounters with Belligerent Praljak
One of Britain’s most respected reporters on the Balkan wars of the 1990s has recalled his two encounters, in court and out, with Slobodan Praljak, the war criminal who committed...
Bosnian Croats Face Judgment on ‘Greater Croatia’ Charges
The Hague Tribunal will rule this week on an appeal from six wartime Bosnian Croat officials who were convicted of involvement in a joint criminal enterprise aimed at establishing a...
Croatian President Criticised for Backing War Crimes Defendants
A Zagreb rights NGO urged parliament to censure Croatian President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic for speaking in support of six former Bosnian Croat officials who are awaiting their verdict at the...
State Judiciary Failing to Seize Illegally-Acquired Assets
Over the past 18 months, Bosnian state judicial bodies have still not yet found efficient ways to confiscating illegally-acquired assets acquired from people convicted of organised crime.
Terrorism Focus Shifts from Trials to Deradicalisation
Not a single Bosnian has been registered as going to the Middle East to fight in the last year and a half, and the authorities’ anti-terrorism focus has been redirected...