Sunday, 17 august 2025.
BIRN Photo Essay Shows Ratko Mladic Case Crime Scenes
Before this week’s final verdict in Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic’s trial, BIRN a presents a photographic essay showing the places where the crimes in his indictment were committed,...
Ratko Mladic’s Plea for Genocide Verdict Postponement Rejected
The UN court in The Hague rejected former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic’s request for the final verdict in his trial to be postponed because one of his lawyers...
Ratko Mladic Seeks Postponement of Genocide Verdict
The former Bosnian Serb military chief’s defence asked for the final verdict in his trial to be postponed because one of his lawyers will not be able to attend the...
Bosnia Convicts Serb Ex-Policeman of Crimes Against Humanity
Former reservist policeman Simo Stupar was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his involvement in killing, beating and illegally detaining Bosniaks in the Vlasenica area in 1992.
Peace Activists Place Memorial Signs at Unmarked Bosnian War Sites
Peace activists from the Centre for Nonviolent Action put up temporary signs at eight unmarked locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina where people were detained, abused and killed during the 1992-95...
BIRN Fact-Check: Is the Bosnian Serb Report on the Sarajevo Siege Accurate?
A report funded by the government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated Republika Srpska entity claims Serbs were subjected to ethnic cleansing in wartime Sarajevo, but its allegations differ from facts established by...
Bosnian Serb War Crimes Convict Charged with Killing Prisoners
Former Bosnian Serb Army military policeman Goran Viskovic, who is already serving a prison sentence for crimes against humanity, was charged with participating in the killings of eight Bosniak civilian...
Bosnian Activists Mark Wartime Detention Camp Sites
A group of activists put up temporary memorial signs to mark former detention centres at schools, industrial buildings and a nightclub where prisoners were held during the Bosnian war in...
Hague Judge Again Denies Early Release to ‘Serb Adolf’
The UN court has again rejected a plea for early release from prison for Goran Jelisic, a detention camp guard during the Bosnian war who once described himself as a...
Bosnian Camp Detainees Demand Apology for Serbian TV ‘Untruths’
Former prisoners in Bosnian Serb camps say Serbia’s media regulator should reprimand Happy TV over a show that belittled their suffering.