Tuesday, 1 july 2025.
High-Level Suspects Charged, But Bosnia’s Dobrovoljacka Case Has Troubled History
Well-known suspects including a former Bosnian presidency member, two Bosnian Army generals and a police chief make the Dobrovoljacka case one of the most high-profile in recent years – but...
Bosnia Indicts Ten for Yugoslav Troops’ Deaths in Sarajevo
Bosnian prosecutors charged ten people, including Ejup Ganic, a member of Bosnia's wartime presidency, with involvement in the killings of retreating Yugoslav People’s Army soldiers in Sarajevo in 1992.
Sarajevo Wartime Police Chief Cleared of Crimes Against Prisoners
Dragan Vikic, the wartime commander of a Bosnian interior ministry police unit in besieged Sarajevo, was acquitted of involvement in the killing of eight Yugoslav People’s Army prisoners in 1992.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldiers Tried for Illegal Detentions
Former Bosnian Serb soldiers Zoran and Radenko Ilic went on trial for the persecution, illegal detention and forced disappearance of 16 Bosniak civilians in the Rogatica area during the war.
Bosnians Mourn Civilians’ Deaths in Wartime Attacks on Villages
Commemorations will mark the 29th anniversary of the killings of 116 civilians by Croatian Defence Council fighters in the village of Ahmici and the killings of 15 civilians by Bosnian...
Bosnian Serb Army Officer Faces Srebrenica Trial in Serbia
The wartime commander of the Drina Corps, Milenko Zivanovic, will go on trial next month in Serbia for forcing Bosniak civilians out of Srebrenica during the Bosnian Serb Army’s offensive...
For Victims of Croatia’s ‘Lora’ Prison, Justice Proves Elusive
Three decades on, the crimes committed at a military prison in Split continue to haunt Croatia and divide society.
Running for Their Lives: How Sport Survived in Besieged Sarajevo
Despite shelling and sniper fire, Sarajevo’s sportsmen and women kept on training throughout the 1992-95 siege of the city, and even managed to represent Bosnia at international tournaments.
Bosnian War Posters Illustrate Graphic Story of Conflict
As the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of Sarajevo is commemorated, a new book showcases posters from the 1992-95 Bosnian war, explaining how graphic design was used...
BIRN Presents Database as Tool to Educate and Counter Revisionism
BIRN's new database of adjudicated facts on the 1992-5 war in Bosnia is designed as an educational tool that will also counter revisionist narratives and genocide denial.