Sunday, 2 February 2025.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Servicemen Charged over Murders of 45 Civilians
Nine former Bosnian Serb Army personnel were charged with committing a crime against humanity during an attack on the village of Novoseoci in September 1992, when 45 Bosniak civilians were...
Suing to Silence: Lawsuits Used to Censor Bosnian Journalists
Public officials are behind the overwhelming majority of defamation cases brought against Bosnian journalists, dragging them through expensive and often lengthy court proceedings that make many think twice about the...
Bosnian Army Ex-Officer Faces Retrial for Croats’ Killings
The verdict convicting Enver Buza, the wartime commander of a Bosnian Army battalion, of failing to discipline his troops for the 1993 killing of 27 Croat civilians in the village...
Seven Bosniak Ex-Fighters Arrested for War Crimes Against Serbs
Seven former Bosnian Army soldiers and Territorial Defence force fighters were arrested for alleged wartime crimes in the Zvornik area from 1992 to 1994, including the killing of around 20...
Terror Trial Witness ‘Went to Syria to Find Freedom’
A witness said she moved from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Islamic State-controlled territory in Syria in 2013 to be able to practice her religion in the way she wanted.
Bosnia Arrests Two for Crimes Against Humanity in Foca
Spomenko Novovic and Borislav Pjano were arrested on suspicion that they committed crimes against humanity, including the murders of Bosniak civilians, in the Foca area during the war in 1992.
UN Court Refuses to Review Paramilitary Leader’s Life Sentence
The Hague war crimes court rejected a request to review the life sentence handed down to Bosnian Serb paramilitary unit leader Milan Lukic for committing crimes against humanity in the...
Green Ideals, Dirty Energy: The EU-backed Renewables Drive That Went Wrong
BIRN reveals how a campaign to build renewable energy plants, supported by the EU, siphoned away subsidies and wrecked pristine waterways in Serbia and beyond.
Final Verdict in Ratko Mladic’s Trial Set for May 2021
The head of the UN court said the final verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, who is appealing against his conviction for genocide and...