Friday, 11 april 2025.
Right Sector Una: Spreading Right-Wing Extremism through Telegram Group
Researcher Mirza Buljubasic spent months undercover in the Telegram channel of Right Sector Una, a new right-wing group, before they introduced stricter oversight of members. For Detektor, he analyses the...
Online Hate Speech, Threats Target LGBTIQ Community Before Bosnian Pride
Social media giant Meta said it removed offensive and threatening comments about the Bosnian Pride March on a Sarajevo-based website, but Detektor journalists found that some of them were still...
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...
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels in the Balkans gain ground in Recruitment and Disinformation War
More than half a million people follow pro-Russian Telegram channels covering the Balkans in Serbian and Russian languages. Followers are being urged to donate military equipment to Russia and join...
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...
From Bosnia to Ukraine: How a Serb Sportsman Became a Russian Fighter
A Bosnian Serb former martial arts fighter has been posting videos and pictures online, documenting his new life as a volunteer soldier with a Russian unit fighting in Ukraine. BIRN...
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...