Wednesday, 1 october 2025.
Bosnia Convicts Serb Ex-Soldier of Killing Prisoner at School
Bosnian Serb Army ex-soldier Milenko Macanovic was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for war crimes for killing a Bosniak civilian prisoner who was detained at a school in Kljuc...
Bosnian Army Ex-Officer Convicted of Torturing, Killing Civilian
The Bosnian Federation entity’s Supreme Court upheld a verdict convicting former Bosnian Army deputy battalion commander Hajriz Doglod of torturing and then shooting dead a civilian near Vitez in 1993.
Conviction Challenged in ‘Sarajevo Romeo and Juliet’ Case
Bosnian Serb Army ex-officer Veljko Papic appealed against his conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in the Bosnian capital and making some of them...
Bosnian Serb Army Officer’s Forced Labour Conviction Quashed
Wartime Bosnian Serb Army officer Veljko Papic’s conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in besieged Sarajevo in 1993-94 was overturned and a retrial ordered.
28 Years On, Families Still Searching for Missing Bosnian Soldiers
Empty graves are waiting for three young Bosnian Army soldiers who disappeared during an attack by Bosnian Croat forces in Mostar in May 1993, but despite their families’ efforts, their...
Bosnia Jails Fighters for Using Father and Son as Human Shields
Wartime Serb fighters Slobodan Bogdanovic and Goran Sladoje were both found guilty of physically abusing a Bosniak man and his son and using them as human shields in Sarajevo during...
Police Arrest Fugitive Bosnian Serb War Rape Convict
Police in Banja Luka arrested former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Dusko Solesa, who is wanted to serve a six-year prison sentence for raping a teenage girl in the Bihac municipality...
Bosnia Struggling to Prosecute Migrants when Identity in Doubt
The acquittal of an Algerian migrant charged with murder in Bosnia has spurred calls for a change to the law and court rules on establishing the identity of a defendant.
Appeals Presented Against Mato Martic Verdict
Appeals against the verdict in the Mato Martic case were presented before the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Martic was sentenced to one year and eight...
Defense Requests Repeal or Acquittal of Stricevic Verdict
The defense of Slavko Stricevic asked the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to either acquit him or repeal the first instance verdict against him. Under the...