Tuesday, 16 september 2025.
Srebrenica Convictions: 700 Years of Jail Time, Five Life Sentences
The decision by the UN court in The Hague last month to uphold the life sentence handed down to former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic takes the number of...
Kosovo Parliament Adopts Resolution Recognising Srebrenica Genocide
Weeks after parliament in Montenegro passed a similar resolution, Kosovo's parliament has adopted its own resolution condemning denial of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide committed by Bosnian Serb forces.
Srebrenica: How Bosnian Companies Supplied the Genocide Cover-Up
Bosnian and Serbian companies provided heavy machinery, buses and trucks that were used during the Srebrenica deportations and massacres in July 1995 and the subsequent cover-up operation, but none of...
‘Soul of Srebrenica’ Photo Exhibition Opens in Belgrade
Midhat Poturovic’s exhibition ‘Soul of Srebrenica’ opened on Saturday at the EndzioHub gallery in central Belgrade, unaffected by a small demonstration outside by supporters of jailed Bosnian Serb military chief...
19 Genocide Victims to be Buried on Srebrenica Anniversary
The annual commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide will see the burials of 19 more victims identified over the past year, the youngest of whom was 16 when he was...
Twitter Hosts Right-Wing Rallying Cry of Srebrenica Genocide Denial
BIRN has identified at least 20 Twitter accounts that actively dispute the international court classification of the 1995 Srebrenica massacres as genocide. Their denial of the crime frequently goes unchallenged.
Bosnian Serb Wartime Camp Guards’ Sentences Reduced
Boris Bosnjak, Miodrag Grubacic and Ilija Djajic, who were convicted of mistreating and abusing Bosniak and Croat civilian detainees held at a military barracks in Bileca in 1992, had their...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Jailed for Murdering Two Bosniaks
Former Bosnian Serb soldier Bozidar Perisic was sentenced to ten years in prison for killing two Bosniak men in a village near Rogatica during the war in 1992.
Serbian Officials’ Verdict Rouses Grim Memories in Bosnian Town
War survivors in Bosanski Samac still remember the brutality of Serbian State Security fighters deployed to their town in 1992, where they committed crimes that eventually led to landmark convictions...
Covert Operations: Unravelling Serbian Officials’ Links to Paramilitaries
As the UN court prepares to rule on whether the Serbian State Security Service chiefs Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic illegally controlled wartime paramilitary units, BIRN looks at how they...