Wednesday, 1 april 2026.
Sarajevo Spends €1.37 Million to Help War Crime Defendants
The authorities in the Sarajevo Canton allocated around 1,370,000 euros from 2013 to 2020 to help defend mainly Bosniak ex-soldiers and police officers on trial for war crimes and to...
New Head of Bosnian TV Regulator Criticised for War Crime Coverage
The appointment of Drasko Milinovic as the new director of Bosnia’s Communications Regulatory Agency has drawn criticism because Republika Srpska’s public broadcaster was penalised at least three times for its...
Syria Suspect ‘Hard to Identify from Video Images’, Says Expert
A Bosnian state prosecution expert told the trial of Senad Kasupovic, who is accused of joining paramilitary groups in Syria that he found it difficult to confirm whether the defendant...
Terror Trial Expert: Islamic State Recruits Embraced Death
At the trial of Senad Kasupovic, a Bosnian man accused of going to fight in Syria, a state prosecution expert witness presented his findings about so-called Islamic State, saying its...
Bosnian Serb War Convict Indicted Again for Killing Bosniaks
Former Bosnian Serb reservist policeman Predrag Bastah, who is already been serving a sentence for war crimes, was charged with involvement in the killings of 37 Bosniak civilians near Vlasenica.
Bosnian Terror Defendant ‘Went to Syria Because of Daughter’
A prosecution witness testifying at the trial of Milarem Berbic, who is accused of terrorism and joining foreign paramilitary groups, said that the defendant travelled to Syria because of his...
Witnesses Identified Syria Terrorism Suspect from Photographs
Testifying at the trial of Jasmin Keserovic, who is accused of fighting for a terrorist organisation in Syria, a State Investigation and Protection Agency investigator said that three witnesses recognised...
BIRN Movie About Underground Hospital Premieres at Sarajevo Festival
A film about a remarkable hospital that functioned underground during the war in Bosnia – directed by BIRN BiH’s deputy editor – has its first showing at this year’s online...
Rule of Law Key to Balkans’ Progress – Germany’s Schutz
The Western Balkans Director at the German Federal Foreign Office says the region will be high on the agenda during Berlin’s EU Council Presidency – but countries seeking integration must...
Anger in Bosnia after British PM Ennobles ‘War Crimes Denier’
Survivors of the 1992-95 Bosnian war have expressed anger after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to make Claire Fox, who has published articles denying the Srebrenica genocide and other...
Can Bosnia and Herzegovina Try Islamic State Fighters for War Crimes?
After several European countries started trying former Islamic State fighters for war crimes as well as terrorism, increasing their potential sentences, BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina analysed what needs to be...
No Justice for Elderly Serbs Executed in Croatian Villages
The Croatian fighters who killed elderly Serbs who didn’t flee their villages when the army’s Operation Storm crushed Serb rebel forces in 1995 have never been convicted - and officials...