Balkans

Three UN Hostages Released

Few details on how the three were freed – and no one really knows who the kidnappers were.

Closing In On Mladic: Two Srebrenica Generals, Deputies to Mladic, Appear Before Tribunal

Regional Report: Grbavica Horror Chamber

Bosniaks detained in a Sarajevo shopping complex that served as a brutal wartime prison speak of their experiences.

Regional Report: Milosevic's Curious Legal Advisers

The Milosevic defence team appears to deal more in propaganda than legal argument.

Comment: Plavsic Plea Bolsters Reconciliation

Prosecution and defence seek to persuade judges that Plavsic’s guilty plea will advance the process of reconciliation in the Balkans.

BRIEFLY NOTED

By Chris Stephen in The Hague (TU 295, 6-10 January 2003)

COURTSIDE: Prijedor Trial

By Vjera Bogati in The Hague (TU 295, 6-10 January 2003)

COURTSIDE: Milosevic Trial

By Chris Stephen in The Hague (TU 295, 6-10 January 2003)

REGIONAL REPORT: Serbia: Milutinovic Extradition Ploy

Serbian premier looks to use deportation of Hague indictee as leverage in his dealings with international community.

COMMENT: Hague Will Win Credibility Battle

The war crimes court’s doggedness and consistency will eventually win over its most ardent critics.