Friday, 6 february 2026.
Bosnian Croat War Criminal Transferred to Prison in Belgium
Milivoj Petkovic, the former commander of the Croatian Defence Council, the Bosnian Croat wartime force, has been sent to Belgium to serve his sentence for crimes against humanity after being...
Bosnia to Prosecute Media for Revealing Srebrenica Witness’s Identity
The Bosnian authorities will take legal action after the Bosnian Serb public broadcaster’s website and other media outlets revealed the name of a protected witness in a Srebrenica genocide trial.
Bosnia Arrests Suspect for Fighting in Ukraine
The State Investigation and Protection Agency detained a man suspected of going to fight in Ukraine after he returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
New Srebrenica Peace Monument Sparks Dispute in Bosnia
A new peace monument in Srebrenica has caused a row between local Serbs and Bosniaks, who are upset that it features no reference to the July 1995 genocide of thousands...
Nine Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldiers and Police Arrested for War Crimes
The nine men were detained on suspicion of involvement in the killings of 44 Bosniak civilians in a village in the Sokolac municipality during the Bosnian war in September 1992.
Bosnian Croats Remember ‘Cruel and Brutal’ Uzdol Massacre
A commemoration was held to mark the anniversary of the killings of 29 Bosnian Croat civilians including children and old people, as well as 12 Croatian Defence Council fighters, in...
Two Bereaved Bosnian Families’ Hopes for Justice Dwindle
The families of two men who were killed while fleeing their homes during the Bosnian war in 1993 have appealed to prosecutors many times to find the killers - but...
‘Living Yugoslavia’: Past Identity Becomes Present Political Statement
To many who trace their roots to socialist Yugoslavia, ‘Yugo-nostalgia’ isn’t just about how they or their families once lived, but about the life they want to live now.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Grabovica Massacre: The Soldiers Who Couldn’t Forget
Two soldiers were on opposing sides when 33 Bosnian Croats were massacred by Bosnian Army troops 27 years ago - but now they are both working to ensure that the...
Bosnia Arrests Former Bosnian Serb Army Officer for War Crime
Ratko Djurkovic, former commander of the First Battalion of the Bosnian Serb Army’s First Majevica Brigade, is suspected of failing to prevent troops murdering Bosniak civilians and captives in the...
Playground Shelled, Eight Bosnian Children Killed, and No One Prosecuted
The latest report in BIRN’s Forgotten Victims series examines how no one has ever been brought to justice for a mortar attack on a playground in Vitez during the Bosnian...
QAnon Gets Foothold in Balkans, Claiming COVID-19 “Does Not Exist”
Facebook and Twitter say they are fighting the spread of conspiracy theories linked to QAnon. In the Balkans, the movement is just getting started.