Friday, 4 july 2025.
Families Distressed by 15-Year Probe into Bosnian War Deaths
When prosecutors started to investigate the killings of six people by rebel Bosniak militiamen in north-western Bosnia, relatives hoped that indictments would soon follow - but 15 years later, the...
Brutal Memories: One Man’s Life in Detention in Wartime Bosnia
Almin Djelilovic was 21 when he was seized by Bosnian Serb forces and held in detention camps where he was beaten up and forced to work on the frontlines, carry...
Sabahudin Kajdic’s Trial for Prijedor Crimes Opens
The trial of the former member of the Prijedor Motorized Brigade – charged with committing crimes against humanity in the Prijedor area in 1992 – has started with the prosecution’s...
Warrant Sought for Missing Vlasenica War Crimes Suspect
Arrest warrant sought for Goran Tesic, who is wanted for war crimes in the eastern town of Vlasenica, who did not show up for his preliminary hearing.
BIRN Launches ‘If You Were Here’ Missing Persons Campaign
BIRN has launched a new campaign entitled If You Were Here, which will tell the stories of family members of missing persons from the Balkan wars who are still waiting...
Bosnia Spends €2 Million on ‘Divisive’ War Memorials
Over the past four years, more than two million euros have been dedicated to building memorials honouring military and civilian casualties of the Bosnian war - but most only commemorate...
Radovan Karadzic’s Conviction Highlights Entrenched Divisions
Bosniaks applauded the life sentence handed down in 2019 to Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, but Serb politicians condemned it and analysts warned that each ethnic group still has...