Thursday, 5 february 2026.
Was the Karadzic Verdict a Just Reckoning?
Balkans expert Eric Gordy examines questions raised by the Radovan Karadzic verdict, asking why he was convicted of responsibility for genocide in 1995, but acquitted of the same crime in...
Hague Tribunal To Free Journalist Florence Hartmann
The Hague Tribunal granted early release to French journalist Hartmann, its former prosecution spokesperson who was arrested over an unpaid fine for publishing secret court information.
Brcko Serb Leader’s Trial Told How Conflict Erupted
The first witness at the trial of Djordje Ristanic, wartime leader of Brcko in northern Bosnia, testified that prospects for peace were ruined by a deadly blast destroying the town...
Karadzic Trial: Competing Versions of the Truth
During Radovan Karadzic’s marathon trial, the prosecution brought witnesses to prove he was guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, while testimony from the defence disputed the crimes or tried...
Radovan Karadzic: ‘I Expect to be Acquitted’
In a defiant interview before his trial verdict, wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic insists that ‘no reasonable court’ would convict him of genocide and war crimes, despite the evidence...
Naser Oric Trial: Witness Recalls Serbs’ Surrender
A prosecution witness at the war crimes trial of Bosniak commander Naser Oric, accused of killing three Serbs, testified that Serb troops were captured by the defendant in July 1992.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Indicted for Prisoner Abuse
The Bosnian state prosecution filed an indictment charging former Bosnian Serb soldier Dragisa Tesic with torturing, beating and abusing Bosniak detainees in the Vlasenica area.
Karadzic Remains a Hero in Montenegrin Home Village
For his relatives in his home village of Petnjica in Montenegro, Radovan Karadzic is not a war criminal but a local boy who made good and strived to protect the...
Radovan Karadzic: Psychiatrist, Poet, Politician, Convict?
Radovan Karadzic has had various roles in his lifetime - psychiatrist, poet, political leader and fugitive - but this week he could be sentenced to spend the rest of it...
Karadzic Verdict: Legal Precedents and Unproven Allegations
The Hague Tribunal has legal precedents for some of the charges against Radovan Karadzic, but allegations that genocide was committed in 1992 and UN peacekeepers were taken hostage have never...
Soldier’s 12-Year Trial ‘Costing Bosnia €1.5 Million’
The war crime trial of former Bosnian Army serviceman Samir Bejtic, which has restarted four times and lasted over 12 years, could cost the state more than 1.5 million euros,...
Karadzic in Hiding: Manhunt for Europe’s Most Wanted
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic evaded capture for over a decade because international forces and the Serbian authorities were unwilling and then unable to arrest him, says British author Julian...