Wednesday, 21 may 2025.
Croatia to Finally Give Welfare Benefits to Civilian War Victims
Croatia aims to pass legislation that will grant benefits to civilian victims of the 1991-95 war - but experts warn that the draft law in its current form could omit...
Kosovo Guerrilla Leaders Accused of Witness-Tampering Ahead of Trial
The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague claims that Kosovo’s ex-president Hashim Thaci and his fellow war crimes indictees have been involved in interfering with potential prosecution witnesses before their...
‘Unwell’ Bosnian Serb General’s Trial Suspended to September 2021
Novak Djukic, who has already been convicted in Bosnia of the 1995 Tuzla massacre, needs further psychiatric treatment and is not well enough to participate in his trial in Serbia...
The Vukovar Murders: Which Units Killed Civilians in Croatia in 1991?
BIRN’s analysis of Hague Tribunal evidence reveals which Yugoslav People’s Army and Serb paramilitary units were deployed in villages around Vukovar in Croatia in November 1991 when Croat civilian prisoners...
Serbian Ministry Again Defends Privacy of Wanted War Criminal
The Serbian Interior Ministry again refused to provide information about an international arrest warrant for Rajko Kozlina, who was convicted of war crimes in Kosovo and remains at large, arguing...
Lockdown Has Increased Terrorist Risk to Kosovo, Experts Warn
After around 200 former fighters were repatriated from the war zones of Syria and Iraq, Kosovo is struggling with the security consequences – particularly during the lockdown.
EU Ombudsman Launches Probe After Claims Croatia Abused Migrants
The EU Ombudsman opened an inquiry into the possible failure by the European Commission to ensure that Croatia respected the rights of migrants and refugees at its border.
Montenegro Reveals 31 Citizens Have Fought in Foreign Wars
Interior Ministry says 26 Montenegrin citizens travelled to fight in Syria and five to Ukraine since 2012, of whom ten have since returned from Syria and five from Ukraine.
Kosovo Ex-President Thaci Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes
Recently-resigned President Hashim Thaci pleaded not guilty at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague to allegations that he committed crimes against humanity and war crimes in Kosovo and Albania...