Tuesday, 29 april 2025.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Eight-Year Rape Sentence Upheld
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Vuk Ratkovic’s conviction for the multiple rape of a woman in Visegrad during the war in 1992 and 1993 was upheld on appeal.
New Transparency Report Gives Balkan Countries Poor Scores
The watchdog organisation Transparency International's latest annual report on perceived corruption around the world has given the Balkan countries low scores.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldiers Face Prijedor Village Murder Trial
Former Bosnian Serb soldiers Ranko Babic, Bratislav Bilbija and Djuro Adamovic will stand trial for the torture, abuse and murder of Bosniak civilians in the village of Ljeskare near Prijedor...
Bosnia Appoints First Female Chief State Prosecutor
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council has elected Gordana Tadic as the new chief state prosecutor, making her the first woman in the country’s history to hold the...
Eight Bosnian Army Ex-Soldiers Charged with Killing Croats
Eight former Bosnian Army servicemen accused of the killings of more than 14 Croats in the village of Krizancevo Selo near Vitez in 1993 were charged with war crimes against...
Acquitted Serb Soldier Sues Bosnia for ‘Mental Distress’
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Sasa Perkovic, who was acquitted of expulsions, killings and lootings in Rogatica, is suing the state because he was kept under house arrest for more than...
Interpol Issues ‘Red Notice’ for Bosnian Serb Ex-Fighter
Interpol has issued a ‘red notice’ for the arrest of Zoran Stupar, one of four former Bosnian Serb fighters charged with crimes against humanity over attacks on Bosniak villages in...
BIRN Urges Russian Leader To Release Journalists
As Vladimir Putin visits Belgrade, BIRN journalists have used the occasion to call on the Kremlin leader to release imprisoned journalists in Russia and respect human rights.