Friday, 18 september 2026.
Bosnia Charges Croat Ex-Military Policeman with Beatings, Rape
Former Croatian Defence Council, HVO military policeman Ante Pavic has been charged with committing war crimes against Serb civilians who were detained in Bosanski Brod in 1992.
War Criminal’s Escape Outrages Bosnian Serb Victims Associations
Families of Bosnian Serb war victims have been appalled to learn that Sakib Mahmuljin is not undergoing a prison sentence for war crimes but is in Turkey receiving medical treatment.
Milenko Gojgolovic’s Acquittal for Wartime Rape in Vlasenica Confirmed
The Supreme Court of Republika Srpska in a second-instance verdict confirmed the decision of the District Court in East Sarajevo, BIRN has learned.
North Macedonia Far-Right Finds Voice via Podcast
Far-right groups in North Macedonia are embracing podcasts as a new means of spreading the word.
Bosnia Upholds Serb Ex-Police Chief’s War Crime Acquittal
The Bosnian court rejected a prosecution appeal against the acquittal of Malko Koroman, a wartime police chief accused of unlawfully detaining Bosniak civilians in the town of Pale in 1992,...
Bosnian Serb Detention Camp System ‘Inflicted Mass Trauma’, Says Author
The system of detention camps set up by Bosnian Serb forces during the war in 1992 was intended to torment and humiliate entire communities, genocide scholar Hikmet Karcic argues in...
Bosnia Warned by UN Over ‘Non-Transparent’ Ombudsmen Selection Process
The UN, EU, OSCE and others have told Bosnia it must make the appointment of the three rights ombudsmen more open to the public and CSOs – or face penalties.
Conviction Challenged in ‘Sarajevo Romeo and Juliet’ Case
Bosnian Serb Army ex-officer Veljko Papic appealed against his conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in the Bosnian capital and making some of them...
Bosnian Prosecution Contests Sarajevo Wartime Police Chief’s Acquittal
The prosecution appealed against the verdict acquitting Dragan Vikic, the wartime commander of a Bosnian interior ministry police unit in besieged Sarajevo, of involvement in the killing of eight Yugoslav...
Bosnian Entity Road Company Ignores Sanctions, Promotes Gazprom Petrol Stations
Although the European Union has placed the Russian oil company under sanctions, Motorways of the Federation, a public company, is running a campaign encouraging driver to fill their vehicles at...
Bosnia Upholds Ex-Military Policeman’s Jailing for Wartime Rape
The Bosnian state court confirmed former Bosnian Army military policeman Adem Kostjerevac’s seven-year prison sentence for raping a pregnant woman in the Zvornik municipality during the war in 1992.
Crashed Plane was Flying Arms for Polish-Owned Bosnian Company
A Soviet-era plane that crashed in Greece, killing eight crew members, was carrying Serbian arms to Bangladesh in a deal brokered by a Bosnia-based company owned by a Polish weapons...