Bosnia Hertegovina

Former Bosnian miltary Jurisic challenges Bosnia war crimes conviction

Ilija Jurisic, the former Bosnian miltary officer jailed for 12 years for committing war crimes in the country’s 1992-95 war, is continuing his appeal against conviction. Jurisic was jailed in September 2009 by the War Crimes Chamber of the District Court in Belgrade for ordering an attack on a convoy …

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Bosnian police arrest two war crimes suspects

Bosnian Police arrested two people Monday (September 20th) suspected of committing war crimes against Serbian civilians and prisoners of war. Galib. H, 63, was detained in Brcko while Nijaz H, 50, was arrested in Sarajevo. The two were allegedly involved in crimes committed near Brcko, in September 1992.

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Mass grave found in BiH

A new mass grave containing remains of victims of the 1992-1995 war in BiH has been discovered, media reported on Friday (September 17th). The site is near Sanski Most, 150km northwest of Sarajevo. Experts believe that the grave could contain remains of about 20 people.

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EC says Albania, BiH closer to visa liberalisation

The European Commission (EC) believes that Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have made considerable progress regarding the EU visa liberalisation process. EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmstrom said on Monday (September 13th) that the EC has evaluated a report by experts who visited Tirana and Sarajevo in July. …

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