Sunday, 5 april 2026.
Bosnia Struggles to Address Child Begging Problem
Despite the fact that some cases involve the organised exploitation of minors, the Bosnian authorities have failed to find a workable solution to the widespread problem of children begging on...
Hague Tribunal Rejects Karadzic’s Cancer Claims
A medical report rejected former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic’s claims that there were abnormally high levels of cancer among war crimes defendants held at the UN court’s detention centre.
Bosnia Charges Serb Woman with Vlasenica Massacre
Visnja Acimovic was charged with involvement in the shooting of 37 Bosniak prisoners in the Vlasenica municipality in 1992. The Bosnian state prosecution on Monday charged Visnja Acimovic, also known...
Serb Fighters Charged with Visegrad Bosniaks’ Disappearances
Two former Bosnian Serb soldiers and an ex-policeman were charged with crimes against humanity over the torture and subsequent forced disappearance of six Bosniaks from Visegrad in 1992. The state...
Non-Medics Overload Bosnia’s Failing Health System
The percentage of non-medics working in Bosnian hospitals is too high and is suffocating the health sector, experts warn.
BIRN BiH Widens Focus, Addresses New Challenges
In its 11th year, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIRN BiH) began reporting on corruption, organised crime and terrorism, while maintaining a leading role in monitoring war...
Scrapped US Health Conference Costs Bosnia Canton Dear
The former director of the Health Insurance Institute of Sarajevo Canton faces a lawsuit after spending more than 20,000 euros on a conference in the US that never took place.
Bosnia Indicts Two for Crimes Against Brcko Serbs
Former Croatian Defence Council fighters Mensur Djakic and Begzad Kajtazi were charged with committing crimes against Serb civilians in the village of Bukvik in the Brcko municipality in 1992. The...
Nine Bosnian Croats Charged in Controversial Orasje Case
Nine former Croatian Defence Council fighters have been charged with committing crimes against Serbs in the town of Orasje during wartime - a case that has angered Zagreb and Croats...
Sarajevo Police Commander Charged with War Crimes
Dragan Vikic, the wartime commander of Bosnian interior ministry special police units, was charged alongside three other ex-officers with killing eight Yugoslav People’s Army prisoners of war in 1992. The...
Bosnia Arrests War Crimes Suspects in Mostar, Sarajevo
A former Croatian Defence Council fighter was detained in Mostar for alleged wartime crimes against civilians and a former Bosnian Army soldier was held in the capital Sarajevo.
Bosnian ISIS Backer Avoids Jail by Paying Fine
Nedzad Mujic, alias Ebu Mubarek, sentenced to one year in prison for giving financial and other types of support to Islamic State fighters, paid a fine instead of serving his...