Friday, 31 January 2025.
‘Genocide Denial’ Row to Dominate Srebrenica Election
The issue of whether or not the Srebrenica massacres constituted genocide is set to dominate the upcoming mayoral vote in the area after Serb parties put forward a joint candidate...
Sarajevo Teachers Recall Schooldays Under Siege
Tens of thousands of children went to school in improvised classrooms during the siege of Sarajevo that started 24 years ago this week, with pupils and teachers often risking their...
Bosnia Seeks to Try Croat Major-General
The Bosnian state court wants to try former Croatian Defence Council major-general Zlatan ‘Mijo’ Jelic for wartime crimes against civilian prisoners who were forced to work on the front-line in...
Was the Karadzic Verdict a Just Reckoning?
Balkans expert Eric Gordy examines questions raised by the Radovan Karadzic verdict, asking why he was convicted of responsibility for genocide in 1995, but acquitted of the same crime in...
Karadzic Trial: Competing Versions of the Truth
During Radovan Karadzic’s marathon trial, the prosecution brought witnesses to prove he was guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, while testimony from the defence disputed the crimes or tried...
Radovan Karadzic: Psychiatrist, Poet, Politician, Convict?
Radovan Karadzic has had various roles in his lifetime - psychiatrist, poet, political leader and fugitive - but this week he could be sentenced to spend the rest of it...
Karadzic Verdict: Legal Precedents and Unproven Allegations
The Hague Tribunal has legal precedents for some of the charges against Radovan Karadzic, but allegations that genocide was committed in 1992 and UN peacekeepers were taken hostage have never...
Soldier’s 12-Year Trial ‘Costing Bosnia €1.5 Million’
The war crime trial of former Bosnian Army serviceman Samir Bejtic, which has restarted four times and lasted over 12 years, could cost the state more than 1.5 million euros,...
Analysis – Avdovic and Vintila: Former Guard and Cook Accused of War Crimes
During an evidence hearing at the trial of Ramiz Avdovic and Iulian Nicolae Vintila, the defense argued that evidence presented by the prosecution didn’t prove that the defendants are guilty...