Monday, 23 june 2025.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Charged over Prisoner Abuse, Killings
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldier Branislav Gavrilovic was charged with ordering the killing of civilians and abusing Bosniak and Croat prisoners in the Ilidza and Hadzici areas in 1992 and...
UN Court Archives Reveal the Political Economy of the Balkan Wars
Research in the archives of the Hague Tribunal shows how economic violence like theft and property expropriation was committed against civilians during the 1990s wars as well as other grave...
Bosnian Serb Soldiers’ Convictions for Killing 28 Civilians Upheld
Former Bosnian Serb Army soldiers Branko Cigoja, Zeljko Todic and Sasa Boskic’s appeal against their convictions for killing 28 Bosniak and Croat civilians in the Donji Vakuf municipality in 1995...
Kosovo: Top Politicians Sent to Hague to Face War Charges
Kosovo experienced a watershed moment in 2020 when four guerrilla leaders who became political heavyweights in the post-war years, including President Hashim Thaci, were sent to stand trial for wartime...
Pandemic Slows Search for Bosnian War Missing
The COVID-19 pandemic slowed the work of Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute in 2020 and halted it completely for two months, leading to a drop in the number of victims found...
Kosovo Finds 11 War Victims in Hidden Graves in 2020
The head of Kosovo’s Missing Persons Commission told BIRN that 11 war victims’ remains were exhumed this year, but many more remain to be found at hidden grave sites in...
Bosnia Rejects Serb Ex-Soldier’s Appeal in War Rape Case
Bosnia’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal from ex-soldier Milorad Mrdja against the verdict sentencing him to seven years in prison for raping a minor and other wartime crimes against Bosniaks...
Bosnia: Peace Anniversary Year Sees War Crimes Trial Slowdown
Bosnia and Herzegovina marked the 25th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the 1990s war - but amid the pandemic, the slow process of prosecuting the crimes committed...
Srebrenica Victims’ Families Told to Seek Damages from Netherlands
Relatives of a group of victims of the Srebrenica genocide whose lives were not saved by Dutch peacekeeping troops in 1995 can file claims for compensation from the Netherlands starting...
Croatia: Post-War Reconciliation Rhetoric Sparks Cautious Optimism
The absence of nationalist gestures at state commemorations of war anniversaries and the reconciliatory rhetoric used by some Croatian officials offered some hope in 2020, but little progress was made...