Tuesday, 11 March 2025.
Netherlands Pays Compensation for Hundreds of Srebrenica Victims
A commission set up to recompense relatives of certain Srebrenica genocide victims because Dutch peacekeeping troops failed to protect them has paid out millions of euros in compensation for 611...
Internet Freedom Meet in North Macedonia: Solving Challenges Requires Society’s Involvement
Educating citizens about the sharing of data on the Internet, where gender-based violence, disinformation and other harmful narratives abound, is a necessity, BIRN’s Internet Freedom Meet conference in Skopje heard.
Bosnia Upholds Serb Ex-Soldiers’ Sentences for Executing Bosniak Villagers
The Bosnian state court confirmed the verdict sentencing ten former soldiers to a total of 162 years in prison for participating in the mass execution of 24 Bosniak civilians in...
Bosnia Clears Serb Ex-Commander of War Crimes Against Civilians
Bosnia’s state court has confirmed its first-instance verdict and cleared Bosnian Serb Army company commander Rade Macura of involvement in war crimes in a village in the Bosanska Gradiska area...
Hague Court Rejects Ratko Mladic’s Plea for Provisional Release
The UN war crimes court rejected a request from former Bosnian Serb Army chief Ratko Mladic to grant him provisional release on humanitarian grounds or allow him to continue to...
Srebrenica Memorial Centre Houses Unidentified Genocide Victims’ Remains
A facility was opened at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre to store the remains, personal belongings and clothes of victims of the Srebrenica genocide who haven’t been identified – intended as...
BIRN Bosnia Journalist Shortlisted for Journalistic Award in Slovakia
Nino Bilajac, a journalist at BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been nominated alongside his colleague Tomas Madlenak for this year’s Slovak Journalistic Award in the ‘written investigative journalism’ category.
Transitional Justice Vital for Bosnia’s EU Path, Conference Says
Participants agree transitional judice is a priority for the EU and feelings of ‘fatigue’ must not get in the way.
Ex-Inmates Mark Bosnian Prison Camp Anniversary with Peace Message
Former inmates of a Bosnian Croat-run Heliodrom detention camp near Mostar marked the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the dissolution of the facility by paying tribute to prisoners who...