Wednesday, 1 april 2026.
Ratko Mladic Genocide Appeal Hearings Set for June
The UN court in The Hague has rescheduled appeals against the verdict convicting Ratko Mladic of genocide and other wartime crimes for June 16-17, after they were postponed for the...
Srebrenica Genocide Denial Law Remains a Non-Starter in Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s top international official, Valentin Inzko, said a law banning genocide denial would be adopted by this year’s anniversary of the Srebrenica massacres - but this hasn’t happened...
Bosnia Begins Trials of Syria Suspects on May 4
The trials of Jasmin Keserovic and Armen Dzelko, both accused of terrorism for going to fight in Syria, will begin at the Bosnian state court on May 4, the court...
Families Distressed by 15-Year Probe into Bosnian War Deaths
When prosecutors started to investigate the killings of six people by rebel Bosniak militiamen in north-western Bosnia, relatives hoped that indictments would soon follow - but 15 years later, the...
Virus Keeps Bosnian Families of ISIS Fighters in Syrian Camps
The repatriation of Bosnian women and children who lived in territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State and are now in camps in Syria has been postponed indefinitely because of...
Male Rape Victims Confront the Bosnian War’s Last Taboo
Men who were raped or sexually assaulted during the 1992-95 Bosnian war have long been reluctant to speak out for fear of stigmatisation, but now attempts are being made to...
Bosnia Activates Counter-Terror Information Exchange Agreement
An agreement between security agencies in Bosnia and Herzegovina on mutual assistance and operational collaboration in countering terrorism entered into force on April 22 and will improve the exchange of...
COVID-19 and Domestic Abuse: When Home is not the Safest Place
The evidence suggests rates of domestic abuse are up since states in the Balkans began imposing strict limitations on movement in the fight against COVID-19. “Before the quarantine he would...
Bosnian Court Rejects Serb Soldier’s Murder Indictment
The Bosnian state court refused to confirm an indictment charging former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Tadija Mitrovic with crimes against humanity for killing a civilian in the Bratunac area in...
Bosnia’s Constitutional Court to Rule on Movement Restrictions
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court is to rule on whether banning minors and people over 65 from leaving their homes because of the coronavirus pandemic breaches their civic rights.
Bosnia Town Gives Councillor’s Firm Contract to Build Isolation Facility
Issues of conflict of interest have arisen after a company owned by a town councillor in Srebrenik was recently entrusted with construction of a COVID isolation facility in the town.