Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic, a former Bosnian Serb military chief will spend the rest of his life in prison. © ICTY

Can Final Mladic Verdict Give Hope for Justice in Syria?

Campaigners note lessons and warnings as the UN tribunal ends its work.

28 Jun 21

While most media in Serbia as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina are privately owned, the ruling parties have enormous influence over editorial policies. © Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images

Is Media in the Balkans Really Free?

Poor management and few financing options mean that most outlets are in thrall to political powers.

1 May 21

Still from Quo Vadis, Aida? - a film by Jasmila Žbanić.

Quo Vadis, Bosnia?

Oscar-nominated film reminds us that, 25 years after Srebrenica, coexistence is far from harmonious.

24 Mar 21

President of Montenegro and ruler of the Democratic party of Socialists (DPS) Milo Djukanovic gives a speech to following the elections on August 30, 2020 in Podgorica, Montenegro. (Photo: Filip Filipovic/Getty Images)

Russia's New Cold War in the Western Balkans

Moscow is manipulating unresolved internal divisions to cement its own influence.

21 Sep 20

Panorama of war scarred Sarajevo taken in 1996, just after the siege ended. © Quasimodogeniti/Wikimedia

Reliving Sarajevo's Siege Under Lockdown

Physical contact and strong social bonds got us through the war. Nothing could prepare us for social distancing.

14 Apr 20

Milorad Dodik. (Photo: Serbian Democratic Party/Wiki Commons)

Bosnia: Coronavirus Forces Rare Moment of Unity

Hardline Bosnian Serb leader suspends – at least temporarily – his divisive rhetoric.

27 Mar 20

Former Bosnian military chief Ratko Mladic appears for the pronouncement of the Trial Judgement for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on November 22, 2017 in The Hague, The Netherlands. (Photo: Michel Porro/Getty Images)

Life Sentence for Mladic

Landmark trial ends in conviction on ten out of 11 counts.

22 Nov 17

Radovan Karadžić during his trial judgement on 24 March 2016. (Photo: ICTY)

Karadzic Guilty of Genocide

Ex-president convicted of 10 out of the 11 charges against him.

24 Mar 16

Milorad Dodik, defence witness in the trial of Ratko Mladic at the ICTY. (Photo: ICTY)

Current Bosnian Serb Leader Denies Wartime Ethnic Cleansing Policy

Milorad Dodik rejects prosecution’s claim that there was a plan to separate communities.

11 Dec 15

Historian Milos Kovic, defence witness at the Mladic trial. (Photo: ICTY)

Mladic Witness: Focus on Bosnian Serb Crimes "Absurd"

Historian says prosecution witnesses chose to ignore crucial information.

4 Dec 15

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