Observing Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on trial while working at the Hague Tribunal, I no longer saw a ‘symbol of absolute evil’ but a defendant whose responsibility for his crimes had to be established. But was court justice enough?
Observing Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on trial while working at the Hague Tribunal, I no longer saw a ‘symbol of absolute evil’ but a defendant whose responsibility for his crimes had to be established. But was court justice enough?
Observing Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on trial while working at the Hague Tribunal, I no longer saw a ‘symbol of absolute evil’ but a defendant whose responsibility for his crimes had to be established. But was court justice enough?
Observing Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on trial while working at the Hague Tribunal, I no longer saw a ‘symbol of absolute evil’ but a defendant whose responsibility for his crimes had to be established. But was court justice enough?
Two women who survived the crimes committed by Ratko Mladic’s forces during the 1992-95 war explain how his death last week brought new distress as young Serbs in Bosnia glorified his legacy.
Two women who survived the crimes committed by Ratko Mladic’s forces during the 1992-95 war explain how his death last week brought new distress as young Serbs in Bosnia glorified his legacy.
In the city of Zvornik, hundreds took to the streets to chant Ratko Mladic’s name after his death in The Hague, while public tributes were held in many other towns – even though glorifying war criminals is prohibited by law.
In the city of Zvornik, hundreds took to the streets to chant Ratko Mladic’s name after his death in The Hague, while public tributes were held in many other towns – even though glorifying war criminals is prohibited by law.
Crowds gathered in towns across Bosnia's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska to mourn convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic after his death, with hundreds marching through Zvornik chanting his name.
Crowds gathered in towns across Bosnia's Serb-dominated Republika Srpska to mourn convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic after his death, with hundreds marching through Zvornik chanting his name.
Bosniak survivors of the crimes committed by the Bosnian Serb genocide convict said he died where he belonged, in prison – but Serbian nationalists and pro-government media in Belgrade mourned his death and blamed the Hague court.
Bosniak survivors of the crimes committed by the Bosnian Serb genocide convict said he died where he belonged, in prison – but Serbian nationalists and pro-government media in Belgrade mourned his death and blamed the Hague court.
Bosniak survivors of the crimes committed by the Bosnian Serb genocide convict said he died where he belonged, in prison – but Serbian nationalists and pro-government media in Belgrade mourned his death and blamed the Hague court.
Bosniak survivors of the crimes committed by the Bosnian Serb genocide convict said he died where he belonged, in prison – but Serbian nationalists and pro-government media in Belgrade mourned his death and blamed the Hague court.
Former Bosnian Serb Army general Ratko Mladic will be remembered by most as a ruthless war criminal, but despite his convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, he is still seen a hero by Serb ultranationalists.
Former Bosnian Serb Army general Ratko Mladic will be remembered by most as a ruthless war criminal, but despite his convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, he is still seen a hero by Serb ultranationalists.
Ratko Mladic, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army who was serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, has died in custody in The Hague at the age of 84.
Ratko Mladic, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army who was serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, has died in custody in The Hague at the age of 84.
Ratko Mladić organisierte den ersten Völkermord auf europäischem Boden seit der Shoah, er ließ Scharfschützen auf Frauen und Kinder schießen. Dafür wurde der Ex-Oberbefehlshaber der bosnisch-serbischen Armee als Kriegsverbrecher verurteilt. Nun ist er gestorben.
Ratko Mladić organisierte den ersten Völkermord auf europäischem Boden seit der Shoah, er ließ Scharfschützen auf Frauen und Kinder schießen. Dafür wurde der Ex-Oberbefehlshaber der bosnisch-serbischen Armee als Kriegsverbrecher verurteilt. Nun ist er gestorben.
‘Fahrudin’, an animated documentary about a boy who survived a mass execution during the Srebrenica genocide in 1995, produced by BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, was premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
‘Fahrudin’, an animated documentary about a boy who survived a mass execution during the Srebrenica genocide in 1995, produced by BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, was premiered at the Sarajevo Film Festival.
From fresh battles over memory in Bosnia to the acquittal of North Macedonia’s former PM and Turkey’s post-coup legacy, this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories show how contested history keeps the region chained to its past.
From fresh battles over memory in Bosnia to the acquittal of North Macedonia’s former PM and Turkey’s post-coup legacy, this week’s Balkan Insight Premium stories show how contested history keeps the region chained to its past.
Media coverage of the Srebrenica genocide commemoration at the weekend continued to feed competing narratives of what happened in July 1995, reinforcing divisions.
Media coverage of the Srebrenica genocide commemoration at the weekend continued to feed competing narratives of what happened in July 1995, reinforcing divisions.
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s documentary about rock guitarist Samir ‘Bowie’ Mehic, looking back on his wartime life in besieged Srebrenica before his death in the July 1995 genocide, is available on YouTube.
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s documentary about rock guitarist Samir ‘Bowie’ Mehic, looking back on his wartime life in besieged Srebrenica before his death in the July 1995 genocide, is available on YouTube.
Ten more victims of the 1995 genocide were buried on Saturday at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, with survivors calling on the perpetrators to acknowledge the truth and ask for forgiveness.
Ten more victims of the 1995 genocide were buried on Saturday at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, with survivors calling on the perpetrators to acknowledge the truth and ask for forgiveness.
Huge crowds are expected to gather at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on Saturday as Bosnia marks the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide and buries ten newly identified victims.
Huge crowds are expected to gather at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre on Saturday as Bosnia marks the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide and buries ten newly identified victims.
The Dutch defence minister during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 tells BIRN he tried in vain to shore up the Dutch battalion stationed in the UN ‘safe area’, and blames himself, his government, and its Western allies for failing to protect it.
The Dutch defence minister during the fall of Srebrenica in 1995 tells BIRN he tried in vain to shore up the Dutch battalion stationed in the UN ‘safe area’, and blames himself, his government, and its Western allies for failing to protect it.
Thousands have joined the annual Peace March to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, marking the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces.
Thousands have joined the annual Peace March to the Srebrenica Memorial Centre, marking the 31st anniversary of the 1995 genocide of Bosniaks by Bosnian Serb forces.
Hague judges turned down a request for early release from Radislav Krstic, wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Drina Corps, who is serving 35 years in prison for aiding and abetting the Srebrenica genocide.
Hague judges turned down a request for early release from Radislav Krstic, wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Drina Corps, who is serving 35 years in prison for aiding and abetting the Srebrenica genocide.
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