Thursday, 9 october 2025.
Sarajevo Unveils Memorial to Victims of Kazani Pit Killings
A memorial was unveiled to the mostly Serb victims who were killed in 1992 and 1993 at the Kazani Pit in the hills above Sarajevo on the orders of a...
Bosnian Soldier’s Appeal Against War Rape Conviction Rejected
The Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from former Bosnian Army soldier Mirsad Menzilovic, who was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a minor in Sarajevo in 1993.
Controversial Report Highlights Serb Victims in Wartime Sarajevo
A report by a commission funded by the government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity claimed that Serbs were subjected to ethnic cleansing in Sarajevo during the war and that...
BIRN Launches ‘If You Were Here’ Missing Persons Campaign
BIRN has launched a new campaign entitled If You Were Here, which will tell the stories of family members of missing persons from the Balkan wars who are still waiting...
Prevention Remains Biggest Challenge to Bosnia’s Anti-Terrorism Strategy
Bosnia’s Strategy for Prevention and Combatting Terrorism, which expires this year, has not received nearly enough resources to succeed – and clear terrorism prevention systems have yet to be set...
Bosnia Commemorates Victims of Sarajevo Market Massacre
A commemoration was held in Sarajevo to mark the anniversary of the shelling of the Markale marketplace in February 1994, when 68 people were killed and 142 wounded.