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A Bosnian Muslim woman mourns next to the grave of her relative at Srebrenica
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Srebrenica

Srebrenica, a town in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina, was the site of the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosniaks at the hands of Serb forces led by military commander Ratko Mladic.

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The Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic

Will Montenegro turn its back on the West?

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PoliticsAugust 4, 2024
A view of a display showing results of the UN General Assembly's vote on the creation of an international day to commemorate the Srebrenica genocide

Srebrenica: UN sets up annual day to mark genocide

Srebrenica: UN sets up annual day to mark genocide

Nearly 30 years ago, Bosnian-Serb forces killed thousands of unarmed Bosnian Muslim men and teenagers.
PoliticsMay 23, 202402:30 min
2022 file photo: View of a large crowd of Bosnian muslim men praying next to the coffins containing the remains of newly identified victims of the Srebrenica genocide

Will the UN's Srebrenica resolution deepen divisions?

Will the UN's Srebrenica resolution deepen divisions?

Proponents say it will promote reconciliation, but it has sparked opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbian leadership.
PoliticsMay 23, 202402:57 min
Ratko Mladic in the court room in The Hague

Mladic's upheld life sentence won't prompt Serbian rethink

Mladic's upheld life sentence won't prompt Serbian rethink

The upholding of Ratko Mladic's life sentence won't make Serbia admit responsibility for its role in the Yugoslav Wars.
PoliticsJune 9, 2021
General Ratko Mladic saluting, pictured in 1995.

UN court rejects 'Butcher of Bosnia' war crimes appeal

UN court rejects 'Butcher of Bosnia' war crimes appeal

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic's life sentence for genocide and other war crimes has been upheld.
ConflictsJune 8, 2021
Joe Biden arriving at the airport for a visit to Sarajevo in 2009

25 years after Dayton: Seize the moment with Biden

25 years after Dayton: Seize the moment with Biden

Together with the US, the EU it can open up a perspective for southeastern Europe.
PoliticsNovember 12, 2020
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