Saturday, 19 april 2025.
Serbia’s New War Crimes Strategy: Route to Justice or Dead End?
Often criticised for its attitude to war crimes, Serbia says it wants to try more cases, protect victims and cooperate better with other ex-Yugoslav countries to deliver justice – but...
Kosovo Court Confirms Serb Ex-Policeman’s War Crimes Conviction
Kosovo’s Supreme Court upheld the verdict sentencing Nenad Arsic to six years in prison for assaulting two Kosovo Albanians and forcing one to drink alcohol and sing a Serbian song...
Montenegro Arrests Ex-Soldier for Suspected Bosnian War Crimes
Montenegro has arrested Slobodan Pekovic for the alleged killing of two Bosniaks and raping civilians in southeast Bosnia in 1992, when he was a Bosnian Serb soldier.
Serbian Parliament Refuses to Discuss Srebrenica Genocide Resolution
MPs refused to debate resolutions to ban the denial of the Srebrenica genocide, to set up a commission to determine how many died during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, and...
‘Someone’s Daughter’: Unpunished Revenge Porn’s Terrifying Toll in the Balkans
Victims of revenge porn in the Balkans face an uphill fight against legislative gaps, institutional prejudice, widespread victim-blaming and unethical media coverage. No wonder so few seek justice.
Serbia to Transfer Ex-Policeman’s Controversial War Crimes Case to Bosnia
The Serbian war crimes prosecution said it is now ready to transfer its case against former senior Bosnian police official Edin Vranj to his home country, where his arrest has...
Kosovo Arrests Five Suspects for Plotting Terrorist Attacks
Kosovo police on Sunday announced the arrest of five persons suspected of planning terrorist attacks, all of whom are reportedly well known to the authorities.
Kosovo War Veterans’ Leaders Go on Trial at Hague Court
Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans’ Organisation leader Hysni Gucati and his deputy Nasim Haradinaj went on trial for obstruction of justice and witness intimidation related to leaked documents from war...
Kosovo Convicts Serb Ex-Policeman of Wartime Killings, Expulsions
Former reservist policeman Goran Stanisic was sentenced to 20 years in prison for participating in the killings and expulsions of Kosovo Albanian civilians in the municipality of Lipjan/Lipljan during the...