Friday, 16 october 2026.
Bosnian Court Delivers First Genocide Denial Conviction
The Bosnian state court sentenced Vojin Pavlovic, the head of a Bosnian Serb NGO, to two-and-a-half years in prison for inciting hatred by denying the Srebrenica genocide and glorifying Ratko...
To Call His Wife in Sarajevo, Mustafa Risked Death Under Fire in Gaza
Palestinian couple Mustafa and Alia Shaheen were about to celebrate their wedding when they were divided by Israel’s Gaza offensive in October 2023. Alia fled to Sarajevo, where they reunited...
One-Year-Old Buried as Search for Murdered Children Continues in Bratunac
Almera Paraganlija, who was a year old when she and her mother were killed in the village of Joševa, is one of five war victims being buried at a collective...
New Anti-Corruption Body to Target Graft in Bosnia’s Federation
A new special department at the supreme court and prosecutor's office in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Federation entity, established to tackle corruption and organised crime, is expected to take on more...
Sarajevo Remembers Child War Victims – But Killers Remain Unpunished
As a day of remembrance for the children killed during the siege of Sarajevo was marked, three decades on, the direct perpetrators are yet to be held accountable.
Mothers of Srebrenica Seek Permit to Mark Mass Graves in Zeleni Jadar
The Movement of Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves association has submitted a request to the municipality of Srebrenica to establish memorials at five mass grave sites in Zeleni Jadar...
BIRN BiH and Partners Team up to Help Teach Facts about War
BIRN BiH, Srebrenica Memorial Centre and Forgotten Children of War Association launch joint initiative designed for students and teachers on judicially established facts about the Bosnian war.
First AI-Generated Child Abuse Images Arrest in Bosnia Sounds Alarm
After the first arrest for possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse images in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Detektor magazine examines how the police find out who is behind artificially-generated videos depicting...
Retelling Bosnia’s Brutal Ahmici Massacre Through a Child’s Eyes
On the anniversary of the 1993 Ahmici massacre in central Bosnia, former Hague Tribunal investigator Thomas Obruca tells BIRN he hopes his book – which centres on a 13-year-old survivor...
Bosnian War Victims’ Testimony May Help Montenegro to Jail Fugitive Criminals
Montenegro’s invitation to Bosnian war crime victims to testify against suspects who have found refuge from prosecution there is raising faint hopes of belated justice.
Mass Grave Investigators Touched Forever by Finding Children’s Remains
Finding the remains of babies in the arms of their mothers is one of the experiences that has left a lasting impact on three investigators from the Missing Persons Institute...
Detektor Journalist Wins First Prize at ‘Remembering Through Art’ Exhibition
A testimony by Srebrenica mother Emina Hajdarevic about the son she lost in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, filmed by Detektor journalist Lamija Grebo, has won first prize at the Remembering...