Bosnia Hertegovina

BiH Prosecutors pressed charges on Tuesday (October 19th) against former Bosnian Muslim armed forces officer Osman Sego for war crimes committed against civilians during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict. According to the charges, Sego was involved in crimes against Croatian civilians between July 1993 and March 1994 in Bugojno. He was …

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will make a one-day trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday. Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will make a one-day trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday, his office said on Tuesday.

The EU will decide whether to scrap visa requirements for Bosnian and Albanian citizens on November 8th, Sarajevo-based daily Nezavisne Novine reported on Monday (October 18th) ,quoting diplomatic sources in

Hague Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz called for increased efforts to apprehend war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladić and turn him over to the international court. He made the statement in Sarajevo on Monday after meeting with Valentin Inzko, high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, who informed him

Spain on Monday ended its military mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Spanish Defence Minister Carme Chacon described Spanish troops as having ‘fulfilled’ their task, Spanish media reported. ‘Peace has been brought where it seemed impossible to have it,’ Chacon said during a visit to Sarajevo, ending 18 years of Spanish military …

Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has asked the Hague Tribunal to issue a binding order requesting that the Bosnian government submit a number of documents relevant to his defence. The indictee said the military documents were necessary for the trial, which is being held before

The Hague Tribunal trial of Radovan Karadžić has been adjourned this Thursday because the defendant is not feeling well. Presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon decided to adjourn the session after defense had

UN war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Croatia next week and then Serbia in November, the court announced on Wednesday (October 13th). Brammertz will be discussing co-operation with the tribunal, ahead of his December progress report to the UN regarding countries in …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on a visit to Bosnia, has warned the country that it is lagging behind its Balkan neighbours in the drive to integrate with mainstream Europe. She said

Thousands of people in Tuzla welcomed Ilija Jurisic home as a hero Monday (October 11th) after an appeals court in Belgrade overturned his 12-year sentence for war crimes committed during the 1992-1995 Bosnian