Wednesday, 24 september 2025.
Nationalism Festers in Srebrenica, 25 Years after Genocide
Public displays of support for war crimes defendants, nationalist political rhetoric and Bosnian Serb officials’ denials of the Srebrenica genocide are causing unease among Bosniaks who have returned to the...
Samir Played Guitar: The Life and Death of Srebrenica’s ‘Bowie’
Samir Mehic, a Bosnian guitarist nicknamed Bowie after his musical hero, was the rock’n’roll bard of wartime Srebrenica, but was killed in the July 1995 massacres alongside thousands of other...
‘I Only Know Dad from a Photo’: The Lost Fathers of Srebrenica
Over 200 children who were born just before or after the Srebrenica massacres in July 1995 had to grow up without ever knowing their fathers, who were killed by Bosnian...
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...