Sunday, 5 april 2026.
UN Court Ends Case Against Serbian Radical
The Hague Tribunal has terminated proceedings against Jovo Ostojic, a member of Vojislav Seselj’s nationalist Serbian Radical Party who was wanted for alleged witness intimidation, after he died in June.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Charged with Torture, Rape
Former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Vuk Ratkovic was accused of torturing, abusing, raping and beating a victim on several occasions in the Visegrad area from 1992 to 1993. The Bosnian...
Bosnian Serb Policemen’s War Crimes Convictions Upheld
Three Bosnian Serb ex-policemen were sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison for crimes against humanity in Bileca, while an ex-soldier was jailed for 14 years for the...
‘Men Don’t Cry’: Revealing Balkan Veterans’ Emotions
A new feature film made by a Bosnian war veteran dramatically explores the minds of men who fought in the 1990s and how it affected them psychologically and emotionally.
Bosnia-Born American Sues US over Travel Ban
A Bosnian-American is suing the US government after he was placed on the ‘no-fly list’, which prevents him from doing his job and from visiting his family in Bosnia and...
Bosnian Judicial Official Given Police Protection
The vice president of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, Ruzica Jukic, has been granted police protection after receiving death threats on Facebook.
UN Court Refuses to Free ‘Serb Adolf’
Former detention camp guard Goran Jelisic, who described himself as a ‘Serb Adolf Hitler’, was refused early release from prison, where he is serving 40 years for crimes against humanity.
How a Bosnian Boy Survived a Firing Squad
Jasmin Causevic was 13 when he found himself in front of a Bosnian Serb firing squad - and despite being seriously wounded, he survived by hiding out in a basement...
Balkan Jihadis Return, Disillusioned with ISIS ‘Caliphate’
Some jihadis from the Balkans who travelled to the Syrian conflict zone to support Islamic State told BIRN that they returned home because they became disenchanted with the brutality, poverty...
A Bosnian War Criminal’s Quest for Forgiveness
In a new film, convicted war criminal Esad Landzo seeks out former prisoners who he abused when he was an 18-year-old during the Bosnian war in 1992, and asks them...
Bosnia Sees Increase in ‘Desperate’ Illegal Migrants
The number of people arriving illegally in Bosnia has grown this year as desperate migrants seek new ways to reach EU states after other countries on the ‘Balkan Route’ closed...
Ailing Defendants Cause Headaches for Hague Tribunal
The fear of another defendant dying in custody before his final verdict like Slobodan Milosevic has made the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague take unusual precautionary measures.