21 Mar 13
Deadly Toll of Yugoslav Brigade’s Kosovo Attacks Revealed
A Yugoslav Army brigade’s military assaults on eight Kosovo villages that killed 885 people in 1999 have now been fully documented, but Serbia may never prosecute its commander.
13 Mar 13
Montenegro’s Container Camp Refugees Survive Winter Freeze
In the Balkans’ biggest refugee camp, Roma who fled the Kosovo war have spent months without electricity in metal containers after the huts they used to live in burned down.
11 Mar 13
Bosnian Wartime Traumas Damage New Generations
Parents are passing on unresolved traumas from the 1990s conflict to their children, with destructive consequences for society, Bosnian mental health experts have warned.
07 Mar 13
Macedonian Defence Minister Has Criminal Record
Before his controversial appointment as defence minister, Talat Xhaferi received a suspended jail sentence for obstructing a policeman in his duties, Balkan Insight can reveal.
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07 Mar 13
Why Fear and Insecurity Has Gripped Macedonia Again
A political crisis has led to ethnic tensions and street violence in Macedonia, while leaders who could combat prejudice and nationalism have been fanning the flames instead.
06 Mar 13
Accepting a Difficult Truth: ICTY is Not Our Court
The impact of Yugoslav general Momcilo Perisic’s acquittal illustrates the insurmountable distance between the Hague Tribunal and people in the Balkans, who must take responsibility for dealing with their past.
05 Mar 13
Dispute Over Serb Symbols Unsettles Croatia’s Vukovar
Flags at half-mast, candles lit in protest: discontent over the introduction of Cyrillic script and the Serbian language have cast a new shadow over Croat-Serb relations in Vukovar.
04 Mar 13
Muted Welcome in Belgrade for Perisic's Release
Politicians and tabloids were jubilant but the war crimes acquittal of Yugoslav general Momcilo Perisic didn't mean much to Serbs who've long been cynical about the Hague court.
01 Mar 13
Hague Verdicts Allow Commanders to Evade Justice
The Hague Tribunal’s acquittal of Yugoslav general Momcilo Perisic worryingly shifts responsibility for war crimes from commanders to subordinates fulfilling battlefield orders.
01 Mar 13
Croatian Leaders Regret But Accept Perisic Verdict
Zagreb politicians politely disagreed with The Hague’s acquittal of Yugoslav general Momcilo Perisic but some Croats were furious he wasn’t jailed for attacking their capital in 1995.
28 Feb 13
Serb Monastery Dispute Raises Tensions in Kosovo
A bitter land dispute between an iconic Serbian Orthodox monastery and two Kosovo companies has sparked protests and threatened to damage fragile ethnic relations.
22 Feb 13
Talat Xhaferi: Macedonia's Controversial Defence Chief
A row has erupted over the appointment of former ethnic Albanian rebel commander turned politician Talat Xhaferi as Macedonia’s new defence minister.
22 Feb 13
Dessa Trevisan, Legendary Times Correspondent, Dies
Yugoslav-born journalist covered some of the most stirring events in Eastern Europe during the Cold War and later crossed swords with Slobodan Milosevic’s government at some personal cost.
21 Feb 13
Zagreb’s Tangled Affections for Bosnia’s Croats
European Union membership for Croatia may not resolve Zagreb’s contradictory urges to support a unified Bosnia while simultaneously backing Bosnian Croats’ grievances.
20 Feb 13
The Easy Route to Extra Cash in Serbia
Belgrade’s decision to give Hague war crimes defendants more financial support when the country is so short of money says much about the nation’s priorities.