Wednesday, 21 october 2026.
Episode 147: Can hate crimes against women be punished more harshly in Bosnia
This month, we’ll be talking about the hate-inspired murders of women and the reasons why the judiciary is failing to punish the killers more harshly.
Bosnia’s Genocide Denial Law: Why Prosecutors Haven’t Charged Anyone
BIRN has obtained documents showing why Bosnian prosecutors haven’t filed a single indictment a year and a half after a legal ban on denying the Srebrenica genocide and glorifying war...
Mural of Serb Chetnik Leader Defaced in Bosnian Town
Black paint was thrown over a controversial mural of World War II-era Serb nationalist Chetnik leader Dragoljub ‘Draza’ Mihailovic in the eastern Bosnian town of Foca.
Epizode 138: What did Bosnia and Herzegovina’s genocide ban achieve in a year?
At the end of July, exactly one year will have passed since former High Representative Valentin Inzko imposed amendments to the law, banning the denial of genocide and war crimes...
Bosnia’s Genocide Denial Ban Curbs Violations, But No Prosecutions Yet
Public denials of the Srebrenica genocide have decreased significantly in the year since a ban was imposed on denying war crimes and glorifying their perpetrators, although prosecutors have yet to...
Bosnian Serb Chetniks Face Retrial for Inciting Ethnic Hatred
Three members of the Ravna Gora Movement, a Serb nationalist Chetnik organisation, will be retried for inciting ethnic and religious hatred at a uniform-clad rally in the eastern Bosnian town...
Award-Winning Srebrenica Film Barred from Serbs’ Screens
A year after the release of ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’, director Jasmila Zbanic is still trying to get her film about the Srebrenica genocide shown in Serbia and Republika Srpska, despite...
Episode 136: Bosnian Journalists Recall Escalating Ethnic Hatred as War Began
As the 30-year anniversary of the siege of Sarajevo is commemorated, journalists who covered the outbreak of the war in April 1992 tell BIRN Bosnia’s ‘TV Justice’ programme how hate...
Ratko Mladic Plaque Installed Near Sarajevo Despite Legal Ban
Bosnian Serb Army veterans installed a new plaque in Sarajevo that honours their former military commander Ratko Mladic, defying legislation that prohibits the honouring of war criminals.
Montenegro Mayor Resigns Over Ratko Mladic Graffiti Dispute
The mayor of the Montenegrin town of Pljevlja, Igor Golubovic, resigned amid a controversy over his alleged opposition to removing graffiti celebrating Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic in his...