Friday, 4 april 2025.
Croatian Serb War Victims Hope Compensation Claims Finally Pay Off
A year ago, Croatia finally adopted a law granting compensation to civilian victims of the 1991-95 war - but few cases have been resolved so far, and even fewer relating...
Social Media Disinformation Spreads Panic About Kosovo-Serbia ‘War’
Social media users are spreading disinformation about a full-scale 'war' that has allegedly already broken out between Kosovo and Serbia after Kosovo Serbs barricaded roads to two border crossings.
As in Bosnia, ‘War of Words’ is a Vital Battleground for Ukraine
The former BBC correspondent Martin Bell tells BIRN that the ‘information war’ for media coverage and international attention is as important in Ukraine now as it was when he covered...
Bosnia Holds Serbian War Crime Suspect After Border Arrest
Boro Tomic is being held in temporary custody after being detained at the Bosnian-Serbian border on an arrest warrant issued by Croatia, which accuses him of committing war crimes in...
Montenegro Freezes Property of Two Russians on EU Sanctions list
Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that authorities froze the property of an unnamed Russian citizen and a Russian politician in line with European Union sanctions on Russia related to its...
Fractured History: Why Kosovo Has No Proper Wartime Archive
Important files, photographs and witness records that illuminate the history of the Kosovo war are being kept separately by human rights groups, amateur archivists and the State Archives, as the...
Croatian President to Honour War Crime Defendant from Bosnia
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic will award the honorary rank of brigadier-general to former Croatian Defence Council commander Djuro Matuzovic, who is currently being tried in Bosnia for war crimes.
Serbian Peace Activists’ HQ Vandalised After Srebrenica Anniversary
Women in Black’s office in Belgrade was vandalised with red paint the day after the Serbian peace group was involved in events to commemorate the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
Serbia’s Only Srebrenica Massacre Trial Delayed Yet Again
With only eight hearings held since the beginning of 2020 – and none in 2022 – the trial of seven former Bosnian Serb special policeman accused of taking part in...