Sunday, 20 april 2025.
Croatia Upholds Soldier’s Conviction for Killing Serb Family in 1995
The Supreme Court upheld a verdict sentencing a former Croatian soldier to ten years in prison for killing three Serb civilians, all members of the same family, after the Croatian...
Croatian Right-Wingers Seek to Disrupt WWII Uprising Anniversary
An organisation representing Croatia’s Serb minority reported that far-right activists are protesting against an event commemorating the anniversary of an anti-fascist uprising in the village of Srb in 1941.
Childbirth Often Traumatic in CEE, But Few Women Seek Redress
Many women have told BIRN about violence, verbal abuse and negligence during childbirth in Central and Eastern Europe. But very few felt able to seek justice.
Croatia Charges Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighter with War Crimes
Croatian police arrested a former Bosnian Croat fighter and charged him with committing war crimes against two civilians in the north-eastern Bosnian town of Orasje in 1992.
Turkish Group Hacks Serbian State Website in Srebrenica Protest
A Turkish hacker group replaced the front page of the Serbian Finance Ministry’s Public Debt Administration website with a photograph of coffins and a slogan about the Srebrenica genocide.
Croatian MPs Pass Law Giving Benefits to Civilian War Victims
With an overwhelming majority, Croatia's parliament adopted new legislation that will grant welfare benefits to civilian victims of the 1991-95 war.
In Serbia and Montenegro, Srebrenica is Still Politically Toxic
Serb political leaders in both Serbia and Montenegro continue to deny that the 1995 Srebrenica massacres were genocide, reject international courts’ verdicts and accuse them of anti-Serb bias, opposing attempts...
‘Soul of Srebrenica’ Photo Exhibition Opens in Belgrade
Midhat Poturovic’s exhibition ‘Soul of Srebrenica’ opened on Saturday at the EndzioHub gallery in central Belgrade, unaffected by a small demonstration outside by supporters of jailed Bosnian Serb military chief...
Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials’ Links to Paramilitaries
As the UN court prepares to rule on whether the Serbian State Security Service chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic illegally controlled wartime paramilitary units, BIRN looks at how they...