Monday, 6 october 2025.
Episode 166: Everything was Destroyed – Remembering the Day a Bosnian Village Burned
This month marks the 31st anniversary of one of the largest mass crimes against civilians in the village of Stupni Do, near Vares. Former senior officials of Herzeg-Bosnia and the...
Bosnia Arrests Croat Ex-Fighter for Prisoner Abuse
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Zeljko Maric was arrested on suspicion of war crimes against captured Bosniak civilians and Bosnian Army soldiers in the Vares area in 1993. Bosnia’s State...
Multi-Ethnic Bosnian War Memorial Faces Removal
The newly-elected mayor of the Bosnian town of Vares wants to remove a multi-ethnic monument to all victims of the 1992-95 war, saying that its construction did not follow legal...
Ermin Curtic Retrial Begins
The retrial of Ermin Curtic has begun at the cantonal court of Sarajevo. Curtic has been charged with crimes committed in the Vares area in 1993.
Wives of Convicted Wartime Rapists Maintain their Innocence
Three wives of men found guilty of wartime rape claim their lives have been turned upside down since their husbands’ convictions.
Ermin Curtic Verdict Repealed
The Federation supreme court repealed Ermin Curtic’s prison sentence, and called for a retrial at the cantonal court of Sarajevo.
Curtic Defense Requests Supreme Court Acquittal
The defense of Ermin Curtic asked Bosnia’s supreme court to acquit Curtic of charges of war crimes in Vares. The state prosecution asked the court to confirm the first instance...
Sentence in Mirsad Sijak Case Reduced
The appellate chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina reduced Mirsad Sijak’s unified sentence of two war crimes by two months.
Seven Years’ Imprisonment for Basic and Sijak Confirmed
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BiH, sentences Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak to seven years in prison each for having raped one person in Vares.
Croatia Upholds Jailing of Bosnia Prison Fugitive
A Croatian court has endorsed the Bosnian war crimes and murder convictions of Dominik Ilijasevic, who absconded from prison in Mostar and resurfaced on an Adriatic island.