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22 Feb 12 / 14:09:36

Arrests in the Dretelj Camp Case

Four Bosnian Croats have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of committing war crimes against Bosnian Serbs in the Dretelj camp, Capljina, in May 1992.

22 Feb 12 / 11:30:48

Arkan's Tigers on Trial for Crimes Against Roma

Belgrade’s Special Court held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday for the trial of Serbian former paramilitaries charged with war crimes against Roma in July 1992

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22 Feb 12 / 10:28:04

Kusturica Mini-Town Dismays Bosniak Campaigner

Bosniak rights campaigner Bakira Hasecic says building of Andric Grad forms part of a Serb drive to "finish off what they didn't complete in the war", that is, make Visegrad a truly Serbian town.

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21 Feb 12 / 16:35:53

Not Guilty Pleas in Silos War Camp Case

Seven Bosniaks accused of running three wartime prison camps, plead not guilty for the crimes committed against Bosnian Serb and Croat civilians and prisoners of war in the period between 1992 and 1996.

21 Feb 12 / 09:56:26

Bosnia Bracing For Floods After Thaw

Civil protection crews are preparing for floods once the deep piles of snow now blanketing the country start to melt.

20 Feb 12 / 17:19:43

Vares Wartime Rape Trial Starts

Reading of the indictment by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina starts the trial of Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak, charged with the war crime committed in Vares in 1994.

20 Feb 12 / 10:59:05

Bosnian Parties Mull Lustration Law

A number of parties have said they may support an initiative to adopt a lustration law, which would exclude from public life violators of human rights in the past or during the war.

17 Feb 12 / 18:02:47

Koricanske Stijene Retrial to Begin on February 24

The retrial of the four ex policemen from Republika Srpska charged with murdering more than 150 civilians on Koricanske Stijene in Travnik municipality in August 1992 starts at the end of February.

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17 Feb 12 / 12:25:00

Bosnia War Victims Protest Threat to State Court

As lawmakers on Thursday discussed a proposal to scrap Bosnia's state court and prosecutor's office, members of war victims associations protested in front of the state parliament.

16 Feb 12 / 13:45:41

Mladic's Trial to Begin on May 14

The trial of Ratko Mladic, the former commander of Bosnian Serb forces, is set to start on May 14, when opening statements will be presented.

16 Feb 12 / 13:07:22

Angelina Jolie Tackles the Issue of Wartime Rape

A Hollywood movie “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and the documentary “Ending Impunity”, both dealing with rape during the war in Bosnia, had their premiers in February.

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16 Feb 12 / 10:29:48

Macedonia Gay Rights Record 'Worst in Balkans'

Macedonia least respects the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community, of all the countries in the Balkans, an international watchdog says.

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16 Feb 12 / 10:29:37

Bosnian Muslims Appeal Over Demolished Mosques

The Islamic Community in Bosnia is to appeal to the country's Constitutional Court after a court in the Republika Srpska overturned an earlier ruling ordering compensation for mosques demolished in the war.