Bosnian Serb 'Iron Lady' War Crimes Convict Plavsic Dies
By AFP October 1, 2026 Former Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic, who was found guilty of war crimes, has died aged 96 © POOL / ANP/AFP Former Bosnian Serb president and war crimes convict Biljana Plavsic, known as the 'Iron Lady', has died in the Serbian capital on Thursday, aged 96, local media reported. Plavsic surrendered to a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague in 2001 after learning that she was the subject of a secret indictment. In 2003, the court sentenced her to
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UN Chief Condemns Mladic Glorification
By Dragana Erjavec September 21, 2026 At a meeting at UN headquarters with chair of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency, secretary-general Antonio Guterres says glorification of war criminals is a threat to regional reconciliation and stability. Credit: EPA/GEORGE CHRISTOPHOROU UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the ongoing glorification of the late convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic during a meeting in New York with Denis Becirovic, chair
Balkan Insight
Sep 24
Bosnia Dismisses Two Soldiers for Glorifying Ratko Mladic
By Dragana Erjavec September 24, 2026 Defence Ministry terminates contracts of two soldiers who honoured the legacy of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal. Credit: EPA/FEHIM DEMIR. Bosnia’s Defence Minister Zukan Helez on Thursday officially signed the dismissal papers of two soldiers following an internal probe into “ethno-nationalist misconduct” within the Armed Forces. The two were part of a broader group of 37 military personnel Helez reported to the Prosecutor’s Office o
Balkan Insight
Sep 24
Serbia Will Produce Drones with Israeli Arms Giant
Serbia plans to produce drones with the Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems, BIRN/Haaretz can reveal, despite the firm’s high-profile involvement in Israeli military operations in Gaza. April 7, 2026 07:45 Hermes 900, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for tactical missions that Elbit sold to Serbia, was displayed at a military parade in Belgrade on October 20, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Sasa Dragojlo In early March, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced the imminent openin
Kosovo Retrial Finds Serb Ex-Policeman Guilty Of Massacre
A Pristina court for a second time found Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, guilty of war crimes in the village of Izbice, where 130 men were shot dead in March 1999. Muhamet Alidemaj in court in Pristina on February 2, 2026. Photo: BIRN. After a retrial, Pristina Basic Court on Monday sentenced Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, to 13 years’ imprisonment for participating in a massacre at Izbice during the Kosovo war in March 1999. Alidemaj had pleaded
Kosovo Opens new Controversial Bridge in Divided Mitrovica
Kosovo authorities opened a new river bridge in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, a move seen by Serbia as a political stunt that...
Xhorxhina Bami and Florinda Kelmendi
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Belgrade-Backed Kosovo Serb Party Barred from Local Polls
Kosovo’s Central Election Commission rejected the Srpska Lista party’s application to compete in the October 12 local elections, sparking...
Perparim Isufi
Aug 22, 2025
Serbian Officials and Protesters Trade Blame After Violence
For a fifth night in a row, protests in Serbia were marked by clashes between demonstrators and police – with each side accusing the...
Katarina Baletic
Aug 14, 2025
Kosovo War Veterans Stage Protest Against Hague Special Court
Kosovo Liberation Army veterans and others held a protest in Pristina against the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, accusing it of...
Xhorxhina Bami
Aug 8, 2025
Dodik again advocates unifying Republika Srpska and Serbia
Sarajevo Times, July 6, 2025 Milorad Dodik. Photo courtesy of Sarajevo Times. Just two days after the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Sarajevo Times
Jul 5, 2025
Kosovo Demands Release of Ex-Policeman Detained by Serbia
Kosovo authorities seek release of former policeman Arbnor Spahiu – who is currently held by Serbia on suspicion of murder during the...
Xhorxhina Bami
Jun 9, 2025
Convicted Bosnian Serb ex-Commander Files Release Request
Lawyers for former Bosnian Serb commander Dragomir Milosevic, sentenced to 29 years for terrorizing civilians in Sarajevo, have again...
Lamija Grebo
Jun 9, 2025
