Thursday, 2 october 2025.
Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighter’s Prisoner Abuse Conviction Upheld
The Bosnian court rejected Croatian Defence Council ex-fighter Mile Pazin’s appeal against his one-and-a-half-year prison sentence for mistreating a Bosniak civilian prisoner in the Stolac area in 1993.
Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighter Appeals Prisoner Abuse Conviction
Wartime Croatian Defence Council fighter Mile Pazin appealed against the verdict sentencing him to one-and-a-half years in prison for the inhumane treatment of a Bosniak civilian prisoner in the Stolac...
Bosnian Polling Station Abuses are ‘Mechanism for Vote Theft’
Political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina surreptitiously swap seats on the committees that oversee polling stations, and although it’s not illegal, it allows them to influence the vote count on...
Episode 117: Bosnian Polling Station Abuses are ‘Mechanism for Vote Theft’
Political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina surreptitiously swap seats on the committees that oversee polling stations, allowing them to influence the vote count on election day to their own advantage...
Bosnian Prosecutor Demands Jailing of Croat Fighters for Prisoner Abuse
The Bosnian prosecution called for the conviction of wartime fighters Mile Pazin and Vide Kresic, who are accused of physically and mentally abusing civilian detainees in the Stolac area in...
Forgotten Victims: Bosnian Croat Fighters Never Tried for Elderly Civilians’ Murders
In the latest in the Forgotten Victims series, BIRN examines the killings of several elderly people by members of the Bosnian Croat wartime force, the Croatian Defence Council, who have...
British Ex-Peacekeeper Urges Croatia to Cooperate in War Cases
A former British peacekeeper who served in Bosnia and Herzegovina urged the Croatian leadership to help ensure that Zagreb sends Bosnian Croat war crime indictees to stand trial in Sarajevo.
Another Bosnian Croat Defendant in Stolac Crimes Case Dies
Josip Kresic, a wartime Croatian Defence Council fighter who was on trial for crimes against civilian prisoners in the Stolac area in 1993, became the third defendant in the case...
Bosnian Ex-Prisoners to Mourn Victims of Notorious ‘Bone Hospital’
Former detainees who were imprisoned by Bosnian Croat forces in a hospital for bone diseases in the town of Stolac will hold a commemoration for those who were tortured and...
Bosnian Croat War Crimes Defendant Dies Before Verdict
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ivica Markovic, who was on trial for war crimes against civilian detainees in the Stolac area in 1993, has died.