Tuesday, 19 august 2025.
Bosnia Retries Eight for Wartime Jail Camp Abuses
Eight Bosniaks are being retried for committing crimes against Serb and Croat civilian prisoners who were illegally held in detention camps in the Hadzici area during wartime.
Bosnian Ex-Police Chief Asks for War Crimes Acquittal
The defence lawyer for Ibro Merkez, a wartime police commander in Gorazde on trial for involvement in unlawfully detaining, abusing and killing Serb civilians in 1992, said he should be...
Bosnian Court Increases Sentence for Bosanski Brod Crimes
Alminko Islamovic was convicted in April of the inhumane treatment of Serb civilians during the 1992-95 Bosnian war.
Survivors of Bosnian Serb Camp Mark Omarska’s Closure
Former detainees of the infamous Bosnian Serb-run death and detention camp near Prijedor intend to mark the 27th anniversary of its closure by erecting a plaque – despite not getting...
Bosnian Ex-Prisoners to Mourn Victims of Notorious ‘Bone Hospital’
Former detainees who were imprisoned by Bosnian Croat forces in a hospital for bone diseases in the town of Stolac will hold a commemoration for those who were tortured and...
Bosnian Army Ex-Military Policemen Jailed for Abusing Croats
The Bosnian appeals court upheld a verdict convicting four former Bosnian Army military policemen of physically and sexually abusing Croat civilians at a detention facility in the village of Kruscica...
Bosnian Croat War Crimes Defendant Dies Before Verdict
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Ivica Markovic, who was on trial for war crimes against civilian detainees in the Stolac area in 1993, has died.
Convictions Urged for Bosnian Ex-Policemen Accused of Abusing Serbs
The prosecution urged the Bosnian state court to convict former local police chiefs Ibro Merkez, Predrag Bogunic and Esef Huric of unlawfully detaining, abusing and killing Serb civilians in Gorazde...
Bosniak Ex-Fighters Tried for Abusing Serb Civilian Prisoners
Eight former fighters went on trial for wartime crimes against Serb civilians who were unlawfully detained and allegedly tortured and sexually abused in the Lukavac area in 1992. The trial...
Bosniaks Appeal Convictions for Hadzici Detention Centre Crimes
Eight Bosniaks launched an appeal against their convictions for committing crimes against Serb and Croat civilians who were illegally held in wartime detention camps in the Hadzici area.