Tuesday, 6 may 2025.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Wartime Rape Acquittal Challenged
Prosecutors have appealed against the acquittal of former Bosnian Serb soldier Milenko Gojgolovic, who was cleared of raping a prisoner at the Susica detention camp in Vlasenica during the war...
Bosnian War Prisoners Unable to Commemorate Detention Camp Closure
Ex-prisoners at the notorious Dretelj detention camp near Capljina in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina aren’t able to commemorate the anniversary of its closure because the former Yugoslav military site was...
Court Urged to Jail Bosnian Army Ex-Commander for 20 Years
The Bosnian prosecution called for a 20-year sentence for Sakib Mahmuljin, wartime commander of the Bosnian Army’s Third Corps, for failing to stop Islamic volunteer fighters torturing and killing Serb...
First Witness at Kosovo Guerrilla’s Trial Recalls Brutal Beating
The first witness at the trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army unit commander Salih Mustafa, who is accused of illegally detaining and torturing prisoners in 1999, testified that he was...
Srebrenica Victims’ Possessions Displayed at Memorial Exhibition
The Srebrenica Memorial Centre marked the 18th anniversary of its opening by staging an exhibition of personal items that illustrate the suffering of victims and survivors of the 1995 genocide.
Serbia Grants Vukovar Victims’ Families ‘Unfairly Low’ Compensation
A Belgrade court has awarded around 6,000 to 8,000 euros each in compensation to three families of people killed by Serbian forces at Ovcara Farm near Vukovar in Croatia in...
Ex-Soldier Denies Hostage-Taking, Destruction, Rape in Bosnian War
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Ranko Radulovic, a Montenegrin citizen, pleaded not guilty to attacking Bosniaks, committing rape, taking hostages and destroying property in the Foca area of Bosnia during...
BIRN Fact-Check: Is Serbia Unjustly Targeting Bosnians for War Crime Arrests?
The arrest of a senior Bosnian police ex-official at the Serbian border angered Bosnian officials, who claim that the country’s wartime defenders are being unfairly targeted – but are the...
Bosnian Court Has International Warrants for 41 War Crimes Suspects
The Bosnian state court has outstanding international arrest warrants for 41 people accused of committing wartime crimes including genocide – although some of them are already being tried in Serbia...
‘Silenced’ Kosovo War Victims Given a Voice at Guerrilla’s Trial
Under a scheme to give victims a voice in war crime cases, a statement was delivered at the opening of the Hague trial of ex-guerrilla Salih Mustafa, claiming alleged victims...