Slain Vukovar Defender’s Family Presses Serbia to Extradite Suspect
French family of Croatian independence war fighter Jean-Michel Nicolier – who died in Vukovar in 1991 – urge Serbia to hand over a man they claim is the main suspect.…
Wartime Croatian Serb Leader’s Request for Early Prison Release Denied
Hague-based tribunal rejects early release for Milan Martic, the former Croatian Serb leader sentenced to 35 years in jail, saying it is not convinced he has shown any real remorse…
BIRN Launches Podcast for ‘Women’s Wars’ Interview Series
BIRN has launched a ten-part podcast of its ‘Women’s Wars’ series, which profiles courageous women activists and journalists who worked for justice and freedom in the Yugoslav wars years. KAYNAK:…
Serbian Historian’s Life of Resistance Comes Full Circle
Serbian historian and anti-war activist Dubravka Stojanovic compares student protests against Slobodan Milosevic in 1996 with the anti-government demonstrations of today. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Croatia in 2025: More Bodies Found, But Search for Wartime Missing Continues
Croatia is still searching for 1,740 victims of the 1991-95 war, many of them from the wartime flashpoint town of Vukovar, where the funeral this year of one of the…
Serbia in 2025: Wartime History Rewritten or Erased
Historical revisionism was on display at the funeral of convicted war criminal Nebojsa Pavkovic, buried with full military honours - while officials sought to ensure his former Yugoslav Army HQ…
Don’t Blame the Hague Tribunal for Amnesia About War Crimes
Eight years after the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal closed, as the memory of its work fades, new generations know increasingly little about even the worst wartime atrocities. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Serbia Convicts Key Witness in Croatian Case Against Wartime General Glavas
Belgrade court sentences Krunoslav Fehir – member of a unit led by Croatian wartime general and war-crime suspect Branimir Glavas – to six months in jail, then releases him as…
‘I Had to Contribute’: Croatian Doctor Swapped Hospital Ward for Peace Work
BIRN’s series about women’s wartime activism tells the story of Katarina Kruhonja, who quit working as a doctor to become a full-time activist and advocate for reconciliation in conflict-ravaged eastern…