Wednesday, 5 February 2025.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Jailed for Killing Bosniak Family
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Sretko Pavic was sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing of five members of a Bosniak family in a village near Prijedor during the war...
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...
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...
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.
Episode 112: How a Hidden Bosnian War Clinic Saved Lives
A hospital concealed underground to avoid artillery fire in the Bosnian town of Olovo managed to save hundreds of lives during the war – and medics who worked there hope...