Wednesday, 14 may 2025.
Serbia Pays €53,950 to Acquitted Bosnian War Defendant
The Serbian authorities have paid compensation for the detention and legal costs of former policeman Ilija Jurisic, who was cleared of ordering an attack on a retreating Yugoslav People’s Army...
Croatia to Investigate Bosnian Croat General for War Crimes
The prosecution in Zagreb has agreed to take over Bosnia’s case against former Croatian Defence Council general Zlatan Mijo Jelic, who is accused of wartime crimes against Bosniak civilians in...
Milojica and Rivic: Verdict for Prijedor Crimes in Late October
After the State Prosecution called on the Court to sentence Boro Milojica and Zelislav Rivic for crimes committed in the Prijedor area and their defense teams called for an acquittal,...
Bosnian Serb Military Policeman Indicted for Aiding Srebrenica Genocide
Former Bosnian Serb Army military police commander Zoran Malinic was charged with assisting the genocide of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995 by coordinating officers who ambushed, captured and killed...
Bosnian Detention Camp Guard’s Prisoner Abuse Conviction Upheld
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Constitutional Court rejected an appeal by Ivan Medic, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for mistreating civilian prisoners at the Dretelj detention camp near Capljina.
Serbia Asked to Enforce Fugitive Military Policeman’s Sentence
The Bosnian court asked the Serbian judiciary to enforce the 14-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity handed down to wartime Bosnian Serb Army military police commander Dragomir Kezunovic.
Bosnia Seeks Arrest of Convicted Serb Ex-Policeman
The Bosnian authorities are seeking the arrest of ex-policeman Mico Jurisic, who failed to appear to start serving his 11-year sentence for committing crimes against humanity in the Prijedor area...
Forgotten Victims: ‘Hundreds of Prisoners’ Killed by Bosnian Serbs at School
In the latest in the Forgotten Victims series, BIRN asks why there have been no convictions for the brutal abuse and murders of prisoners detained by Bosnian Serb forces at...
BIRN Wins Austria’s Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Award
RSF Austria on Thursday awarded BIRN its prestigious Press Freedom Award – A Signal for Europe – which BIRN’s regional director, Marija Ristic, described as an honour and encouragement.
Bosnian Serb War Criminal Asks for Review of Life Sentence
Wartime paramilitary leader Milan Lukic, who was sentenced to life in prison by the Hague Tribunal for committing crimes against humanity in Visegrad in Bosnia, asked the UN court to...