Saturday, 8 november 2025.
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.
Video Testimonials Tell Story of Sarajevo’s 44 Months Under Siege
Marking the 30th anniversary of the siege of Sarajevo, a new BIRN online project features the video testimonials of 44 people - one for each month of the military blockade...
Sarajevo Siege: The Long, Desperate Wait for News of the Missing
For families still searching for loved ones who went missing in wartime Sarajevo, the 30th anniversary of the start of the siege of the capital is a painful reminder that...
30 Years On, Photographs Evoke Everyday Terrors of Besieged Sarajevo
Paul Lowe’s exhibition of photographs of everyday life during the siege of Sarajevo shows how people in the Bosnian capital dealt with the everyday dangers and deprivations of war with...
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...