Thursday, 2 april 2026.
Repatriated Kosovo Woman Found Guilty of Joining ISIS
Syrian camp returnee Qendresa Sfishta received a suspended sentence in Pristina on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of joining the terrorist organisation ISIS.
Culture of Denial: Why So Few War Criminals Feel Guilty
Some of the war criminals from the 1990s conflicts who admitted their guilt in court spoke to BIRN about why they confessed - although some say now that they only...
Bosnian Serb Policeman’s Crimes Against Humanity Conviction Upheld
The Bosnian court upheld the verdict sentencing former policeman Mico Jurisic to 11 years in prison for crimes against humanity against non-Serb civilians in the Prijedor area during the war...
Bosnia’s Courts Convict More Migrant Smugglers
As the migrant smuggling business booms in Bosnia, the number of people convicted of this crime rose in 2019 compared to the year before.
Blood and Broken Glass: Remembering the Sarajevo Tram Attack
The shelling of a tram full of passengers in January 1996 was one of the last major attacks of the siege of Sarajevo, after the peace deal ending the Bosnian...
Serbs’ Noisy Christmas Convoy Through Srebrenica Causes Fear
Orthodox Christmas celebrations by Serbs driving through Srebrenica, Visegrad and Bratunac in convoys of cars blaring Serbian songs sparked calls for an official investigation into claims that they terrified Bosniaks.
Bosnian Croat War Criminal’s Plea for Early Release Rejected
Miroslav Bralo, a wartime Croatian Defence Council fighter sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1993 killings of Bosniak civilians, including children, has been denied early release by the...
Bosnian Croat Hague Tribunal Convict to be Buried
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Drago Josipovic, who was jailed for 12 years by the UN tribunal in The Hague for a wartime attack that killed over 100 Bosniak villagers,...