Tuesday, 1 july 2025.
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...
Episode 134: Wartime experiences cause dilemmas for war crime trial lawyers
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 50 war crime trials are currently ongoing. A few hundred more are expected to be held in the future. These cases are in the...
Nine Bosnian Serb Ex-Fighters Face Trial for Mass Killing
The Bosnian court confirmed an indictment charging nine former soldiers and policemen with committing a crime against humanity in the village of Zijemlje near Mostar, where around 100 Bosniaks, including...
Bosnia to Try Ex-Policemen for Crime Against Humanity in Prijedor
The state court confirmed an indictment charging former Bosnian Serb policemen Dane Bajic and Mijodrag Knezevic with involvement in illegal detentions, torture and murder in the Prijedor area in 1992.
Zagreb Initiative to Memorialise Murdered Croatian Serbs Praised
Civil rights organisations welcomed Zagreb city council’s decision to add the Zec family, a Serb couple and their daughter killed by Croatian police during the war, to a register of...
Suing Vojislav Seselj: One Croat’s Bid to Make Serb Nationalist Leader Pay
A man who left his home behind in Hrtkovci in Serbia in 1992 after Serbian Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj stirred up anti-Croat fervour in the village is now trying...
Bosnian Serb Army Officer’s Forced Labour Conviction Quashed
Wartime Bosnian Serb Army officer Veljko Papic’s conviction for forcing civilians to do hard labour on the front lines in besieged Sarajevo in 1993-94 was overturned and a retrial ordered.
Murdered Bosnian War Hero’s Father Calls for Day of Remembrance
The father of Srdjan Aleksic, a Serb who was killed while trying to save a Muslim neighbour during the war in Bosnia in 1993, called for the anniversary to be...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Policeman Seeks Acquittal for Village Killings
The defence called for the acquittal of ex-policeman Milomir Milosevic, who is accused of war crimes in the village of Zaklopaca in the Milici municipality in May 1992, when more...
After 17 Years of Investigation, No Charges Yet in Bosnian War Case
The investigation of the murder of six men near the town of Velika Kladusa in 1994 has been bounced around between prosecutor’s offices for the past 17 years – and...