Friday, 8 may 2026.
Anger in Bosnia after British PM Ennobles ‘War Crimes Denier’
Survivors of the 1992-95 Bosnian war have expressed anger after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to make Claire Fox, who has published articles denying the Srebrenica genocide and other...
Bosnian Croats’ Prisoner Abuse Sentences Reduced after Retrial
Three former Bosnian Croat fighters had their prison sentences reduced as they were convicted at a retrial of mistreating Bosniak prisoners at a military jail in Ljubuski during the war.
Episode 116: Can Bosnia try former ISIS fighters for war crimes?
Local judicial institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina are often criticised for imposing low penalties for returnees from foreign battlefields. Several European countries began trying former fighters for terrorism and war...
Can Bosnia and Herzegovina Try Islamic State Fighters for War Crimes?
After several European countries started trying former Islamic State fighters for war crimes as well as terrorism, increasing their potential sentences, BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina analysed what needs to be...
Court Records Reveal Croatian Units’ Role in Operation Storm Killings
BIRN’s analysis of Hague Tribunal evidence has revealed which Croatian military and police units were deployed in villages where Serb civilians were killed during and after 1995’s Operation Storm -...
Bosnian Serb Commander Accused of War Crimes Becomes Serbian MP
Svetozar Andric, a wartime Bosnian Serb Army brigade commander who was accused of expelling Bosniaks from the town of Zvornik, was officially confirmed as a member of the Serbian parliament...
No Justice for Elderly Serbs Executed in Croatian Villages
The Croatian fighters who killed elderly Serbs who didn’t flee their villages when the army’s Operation Storm crushed Serb rebel forces in 1995 have never been convicted - and officials...
Forgotten Victims: Serbs Targeted in Bosnia-Croatia Border Village Killings
Only one person has ever been convicted of killing Serb civilians in the village of Sijekovac in March 1992 - one of the first crimes of the Bosnian war -...
Next Generation: Enemies Inherited and the Bosnians Trying to Resist
In Bosnia, former foes are trying to stop their own past from poisoning the future.
Ratko Mladic Claims ‘Health is Deteriorating’ Ahead of Appeal
Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic told the UN court in The Hague that his health was “very bad and worsening” as his defence argued that his appeal against...