Saturday, 19 april 2025.
UN Court Refuses to Free ‘Serb Adolf’
Former detention camp guard Goran Jelisic, who described himself as a ‘Serb Adolf Hitler’, was refused early release from prison, where he is serving 40 years for crimes against humanity.
Bosnians Mark 25 Years Since Omarska Camp Closure
The 25th anniversary of the beginning of the release of detainees from the notorious Omarska detention camp, run by Bosnian Serb forces in Prijedor, will be marked this weekend.
Bosnia Jails Ex-Policemen for Livno Prisoner Abuses
Former Croatian Defence Council military policemen Muamir Jasarevic and Sead Velagic were jailed for a total of two and a half years for abusing civilian detainees in the Bosnian town...
Bosnian Ex-Prisoners Commemorate Wartime Camp Victims
Wartime prisoners marked the Day of Camp Inmates by gathering at former detention centres to commemorate those who died and to demand better treatment for those who survived.
Extradite War Suspects, Ex-UN Peacekeeper Urges Croatia
A former soldier with international peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina has written to the Croatian authorities, appealing to them to extradite Bosnian Croat war crimes suspects to stand trial.
Bosnia Tries Nine Serbs for Capturing, Killing Bosniaks
Nine former Bosnian Serb soldiers and policemen went on trial for a series of charges related to the capture, abuse and murder of scores of Bosniak civilians near Prijedor in...
Female Guard ‘Assaulted and Humiliated’ Derventa Prisoners
A former prisoner told the trial of former Croatian Defence Council fighter Azra Basic that he was assaulted and ridden like a horse by a female guard while in custody...
Prosecutors Demand Longer Sentences for Bosnian Croat Leaders
Prosecutors asked the Hague Tribunal to increase the jail sentences of six Bosnian Croat leaders accused of wartime crimes in the unrecognised statelet of Herzeg-Bosna to a total of 220...
US Jails Bosnian Ex-Soldier for War Crimes Lies
A former Bosnian Army soldier was jailed for 18 months and had his US citizenship revoked for lying to immigration officials about his role in crimes committed during the war.