Sunday, 4 may 2025.
Bosnia Tries Serb Ex-Fighters for Killings, Illegal Detentions
Borislav Pjano and Spomenko Novovic went on trial for allegedly committing crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians in the Foca area of eastern Bosnia during the war in 1992.
Bosnian Activists Mark Wartime Detention Camp Sites
A group of activists put up temporary memorial signs to mark former detention centres at schools, industrial buildings and a nightclub where prisoners were held during the Bosnian war in...
Croatia Rejects War Convict’s Miscarriage of Justice Plea
The Croatian Supreme Court rejected Mirko Graorac’s plea for a retrial, despite new witnesses saying they never saw him at a Bosnian detention camp where he allegedly committed war crimes...
Bosnian Serb Ex-Officer Pleads Not Guilty at Belgrade Court
Former brigade commander Rajko Kusic went on trial in Belgrade for ordering attacks on non-Serb civilians in the Rogatica area of Bosnia during the war, resulting in crimes including 150...
Hague Judge Again Denies Early Release to ‘Serb Adolf’
The UN court has again rejected a plea for early release from prison for Goran Jelisic, a detention camp guard during the Bosnian war who once described himself as a...
Pandemic Halts Major Bosnian War Crime Trials for a Year
War crime cases involving a large number of defendants have been on hold for more than a year because of measures imposed to prevent large gatherings spreading the coronavirus, raising...
Bosnian Court Throws Out Wartime Rape Charges
Nine months after Adem Kostjerevac was extradited from the US, the Bosnian court threw out charges against the former Bosnian Army military policeman who was accused of raping a Serb...
Bosnian Camp Detainees Demand Apology for Serbian TV ‘Untruths’
Former prisoners in Bosnian Serb camps say Serbia’s media regulator should reprimand Happy TV over a show that belittled their suffering.
Bosnian War Defendant Dies Before Prison Camp Trial Verdict
Mustafa Djelilovic, who was being retried for crimes against Serb and Croat civilian prisoners who were illegally held in detention camps in the Hadzici area of Bosnia during wartime, has...
New Court Faces Old Problems in Protecting Kosovo Witnesses
Under fire from politicians in an increasing hostile atmosphere in Kosovo, the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers needs to strike deals with EU countries to relocate witnesses and their families to...