Tuesday, 13 may 2025.
Syria Defendant ‘Photographed in Uniform with Rifle’
A prosecution witness told Bosnian state court at the trial of Milarem Berbic, who is accused of joining foreign paramilitary groups on the Syrian battlefront, that during the investigation he...
Bosnia Rejects Serb Ex-Soldier’s Appeal in War Rape Case
Bosnia’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from ex-soldier Milorad Mrdja against the verdict sentencing him to seven years in prison for raping a minor and other wartime crimes against Bosniaks...
Bosnia: Peace Anniversary Year Sees War Crimes Trial Slowdown
Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the 1990s war - but amid the pandemic, the slow process of prosecuting the crimes committed...
Bosnian Terrorism Suspect ‘Possessed Weapons in Syria’
At the trial of Emir Alisic, who is accused of terrorism for going to join paramilitary groups in Syria, a witness who was also in Syria claimed that she knew...
Srebrenica Victims’ Families Told to Seek Damages from Netherlands
Relatives of a group of victims of the Srebrenica genocide whose lives were not saved by Dutch peacekeeping troops in 1995 can file claims for compensation from the Netherlands starting...
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...