Saturday, 28 june 2025.
Bosnian Serbs Finalise War Torture Victims Law
The government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity has finalised a proposed law to grant rights to wartime torture victims - but campaigners fear it could discriminate against non-Serbs.
Bosnian Parents Mourn Child Victims of Tuzla Massacre
The massacre of 71 young people in Tuzla on May 25, 1995 was one of the most deadly crimes against civilians of the Bosnian war - but the only person...
Balkan Truth Commission Plans to Start in 2022
A coalition campaigning for the establishment of the RECOM fact-finding commission on the 1990s wars said that it plans for the cross-regional body to start work in 2022. The Coalition...
Strasbourg Court to Rule on Montenegro War Deportations
The European Court of Human Rights is to decide whether there is a legal basis for a lawsuit against Montenegro in a case related to the wartime deportation of 83...
Hague Tribunal Archive Centre Opens in Sarajevo
An information centre giving access to the war crimes case archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia opened in Sarajevo’s iconic city hall.
Serbian Srebrenica Suspect ‘Slit His Wrists’: Lawyer
The landmark trial in Belgrade court for the massacre of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in the village of Kravica was postponed because a defendant reportedly slit his wrists several days before...
Red Berets Fighter: Serbian Official was Our Commander
An ex-member of the Red Berets unit testified that former Serbian security service official Franko Simatovic, who is on trial in The Hague, was its commander-in-chief in 1995 when it...
Ban on BIRN Covering Erdogan Rally Left Unexplained
No explanation has been given why BIRN and other media outlets were denied accreditation to cover the rally held in Sarajevo by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Bosnia Jails Syria Ex-Fighter for Weapons Cache
Bosnian citizen Emin Hodzic, who has already served a sentence for fighting in Syria, was jailed for two years for possessing automatic rifles, hand grenades and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.