Saturday, 5 april 2025.
‘They Will Kill Us’: One Woman’s Story of Escape from Srebrenica
Djulsa Velic was one of around 40,000 women, children and elderly people who were expelled from Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb forces in July 1995, and her testimony has now become...
In Serbia and Montenegro, Srebrenica is Still Politically Toxic
Serb political leaders in both Serbia and Montenegro continue to deny that the 1995 Srebrenica massacres were genocide, reject international courts’ verdicts and accuse them of anti-Serb bias, opposing attempts...
Srebrenica Convictions: 700 Years of Jail Time, Five Life Sentences
The decision by the UN court in The Hague last month to uphold the life sentence handed down to former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic takes the number of...
Kosovo Parliament Adopts Resolution Recognising Srebrenica Genocide
Weeks after parliament in Montenegro passed a similar resolution, Kosovo's parliament has adopted its own resolution condemning denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide committed by Bosnian Serb forces.
Srebrenica: How Bosnian Companies Supplied the Genocide Cover-Up
Bosnian and Serbian companies provided heavy machinery, buses and trucks that were used during the Srebrenica deportations and massacres in July 1995 and the subsequent cover-up operation, but none of...
‘Soul of Srebrenica’ Photo Exhibition Opens in Belgrade
Midhat Poturovic’s exhibition ‘Soul of Srebrenica’ opened on Saturday at the EndzioHub gallery in central Belgrade, unaffected by a small demonstration outside by supporters of jailed Bosnian Serb military chief...
19 Genocide Victims to be Buried on Srebrenica Anniversary
The annual commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide will see the burials of 19 more victims identified over the past year, the youngest of whom was 16 when he was...
Twitter Hosts Right-Wing Rallying Cry of Srebrenica Genocide Denial
BIRN has identified at least 20 Twitter accounts that actively dispute the international court classification of the 1995 Srebrenica massacres as genocide. Their denial of the crime frequently goes unchallenged.
Hague Tribunal Archive Reveals Paramilitaries’ Violent Strategies
Records held by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia show how paramilitary units were set up and deployed to use violence to achieve political aims in the 1990s...
Hague Tribunal Leaves Uncertain Legacy as Last Trial Nears End
Ahead of the initial verdict in the last trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, BIRN looks back on the landmark judgments, controversies, successes and failures in the UN court’s...