Sunday, 29 june 2025.
Serbia Convicts Bosniak Military Prison Chief of Violent Abuse
A Belgrade court sentenced Husein Mujanovic to ten years in jail for beating Serb prisoners at a Bosnian Army-run military prison in Hrasnica near Sarajevo during wartime.
Balkan States Find Prosecuting Terrorism a Challenge
Evidence in terrorism cases is proving difficult to find, while experts warn that the reintegration and rehabilitation of foreign fighters is an even greater challenge.
Forgotten Victims: How Bosnian Villagers Liberated a Wartime Detention Camp
The latest in BIRN’s Forgotten Victims series examines how families were imprisoned, men killed and women raped at a Bosnian Serb-run detention camp near Zvornik in 1992 - until a...
As Srebrenica is Remembered, Zepa’s War Victims Feel Forgotten
War crimes in the village of Zepa just after the Srebrenica massacres in July 1995 were initially tried as genocide, but the charge was eventually dropped, and 25 years on,...
‘Forgotten’ 1990s Bosnian Court Martial Sentences to be Enforced
A court in Orasje in Bosnia says people convicted by the town’s court martial during the 1990s war will soon be asked to start serving their sentences - but some...
Netherlands to Assess Compensation for Srebrenica Victims’ Families
The Dutch government has established an expert commission to decide how much compensation to award to relatives of 350 men from Srebrenica after the supreme court ruled that the Netherlands...
Bosnian Syria Defendant Refuses to Enter Plea
Milarem Berbic, who has been accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups, refused to enter his plea at the Bosnian state court in Sarajevo on June 30.
Handke Monument Reignites Nobel-Prize Controversy in Bosnia
Planned sculpture of the Nobel prize-winner – known for his strongly pro-Serbian views and denial of the Srebrenica genocide – becomes the latest source of discord in the divided country.
Burden of Proof: Inside Bosnia’s War Trial Case Archives
Bosnia’s state court is rapidly running out of space for its ever-growing multitude of documents and evidence from war crimes trials, while the lack of an online archive is hampering...