Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Bosnian Croat Ex-Leader’s Jail Letter Expresses Regret for Crimes
Milivoj Petkovic, former president of the self-proclaimed Croat-led wartime statelet of Herzeg-Bosnia, wrote a letter from jail to the UN court saying he accepts the verdict sentencing him to 20...
Bosnia Upholds Serb Ex-Soldier’s Sentence for Killing Civilians
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Boro Milojica’s 20-year sentence for his involvement in the murders of Bosniak civilians in the Prijedor area in July 1992 has been upheld.
Hague Court Rejects Thaci’s Challenge to Kosovo War Crime Charges
A pre-trial judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague rejected a legal challenge by Kosovo’s former President Hashim Thaci to the indictment charging him with war crimes and...
Bosnia Jails Serb Ex-Officer for Aiding Srebrenica Genocide
Wartime Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander Srecko Acimovic was convicted of assisting the genocide of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995 and sentenced to seven years in prison.
22 Years On, Kosovo Plans Post-War Truth and Justice Strategy
Kosovo has begun to develop a national transitional justice strategy, intended to address the unresolved legacies of the 1998-99 war - but questions remain over whether the political will exists...
Kosovo PM Urges Serbia to Reveal Truth about Wartime Missing
At a ceremony to mark the International Day of the Disappeared, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called on Serbia to open up its state archives to reveal where the remaining...
Genocide Denied, War Criminals Praised on TikTok: Report
A new report warns that videos that praise war criminals like Ratko Mladic and deny the Srebrenica genocide and the Holocaust are being posted on the TikTok video-sharing platform.
Bosnian War’s ‘Disappeared’ Remembered with Roses
White roses were thrown from the Old Bridge in the town of Mostar on the International Day of the Disappeared in tribute to around 7,600 people who went missing during...
Cases Closed: Deaths of Ageing Balkan War Suspects Thwart Justice
Years after the 1990s wars, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia have continued to slowly prosecute wartime crimes – but with increasing numbers of ageing suspects falling ill or dying,...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Serviceman Tried for Killing Civilian Prisoners
Former Bosnian Serb Army military policeman Goran Viskovic went on trial for crimes against humanity, including the killing of eight Bosniak detainees from a wartime detention camp near Vlasenica.