Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Retelling Bosnia’s Brutal Ahmici Massacre Through a Child’s Eyes
On the anniversary of the 1993 Ahmici massacre in central Bosnia, former Hague Tribunal investigator Thomas Obruca tells BIRN he hopes his book – which centres on a 13-year-old survivor...
One Day, Two Massacres: Remembering Bosnia’s Ahmici and Trusina Atrocities
In April 1993, on one of the most tragic days of the Bosnian war, 116 Bosniaks were murdered in the village of Ahmici and 22 Croats were killed in the...
Bosnians Mourn Civilians’ Deaths in Wartime Attacks on Villages
Commemorations will mark the 29th anniversary of the killings of 116 civilians by Croatian Defence Council fighters in the village of Ahmici and the killings of 15 civilians by Bosnian...
Bosnian Croat War Criminal’s Plea for Early Release Rejected
Miroslav Bralo, a wartime Croatian Defence Council fighter sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1993 killings of Bosniak civilians, including children, has been denied early release by the...
War Criminal Lectures Croatian Students on Religious Faith
Bosnian Croat Hague Tribunal convict Dario Kordic gave a speech at a student residence in Zagreb about his years in prison and his religious beliefs, while some protesters tried to...
Remembering the 116 Innocent Victims of the Ahmici Killings
The 22nd anniversary of the death of 116 Bosniak civilians who were killed by extreme elements of the Croatian Defense Council was commemorated today in Ahmici, near Vitez.
30 Ahmici Victims Still Missing
Twenty-one years after the crime in Ahmici village, near Vitez, where 116 Bosniak civilians were killed, the fate of 30 victims is still unknown.
Remembrance for 116 People Killed in Ahmici
The twentieth anniversary of crimes committed by the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, in Ahmici village, near Vitez, where 116 civilians were killed, was marked in Stari Vitez and Ahmici.
Kapic Appeal Sets Precedent
The Defence of Suad Kapic, who has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for crimes committed in the Sanski Most area, will file an appeal with the third-instance chamber,...
Changes to Jail Terms Raise Doubts about Justice
Drastic revisions in prison sentences between first and second instances are either a sign that the appeal process if working well, or a sign that something is very wrong with...