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Croats Mark 1993 Convoy Killings in Central Bosnia
On Thursday, Croats gathered on the 1,600-metre mountain, some 15 kilometres from the small town that carries the same name, to commemorate the attack on what was the 20th 'convoy of life' bringing aid to the Lasva river basin, split at the time between government and Croat forces called HVO.
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Once a War Criminal, Always a War Criminal?
The question of rehabilitation and reintegration of war criminals has not attracted much attention either in the countries of the former Yugoslavia or internationally. This is somewhat odd considering that 59 of 91 individuals sentenced by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY have already been released from prison after serving sentences for grave crimes.
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"He is dangerous, he should be removed; we bombed the so-called Kosovo..."
As reported by Kosovo Online, he must be removed from power, because otherwise he will cause immeasurable damage to the so-called Kosovo, writes the newspaper Tema.
He stated that his biggest concern is the re-establishment of "free Kosovo" with the help of the USA and the West, and he called the help of NATO troops in achieving that aspiration "blessed".
BIRN Fact-Check: Has Montenegro’s Minority Govt Delivered Reforms?
A year on, Abazovic has his deal with the Church and can point to a string of high-profile organized crime arrests. But while the work of the Constitutional Court has been unblocked, little progress has been made on reforming the judiciary, a key condition of Montenegro's EU accession process.
Questions Raised over Victims’ Representation at Kosovo War Court
However, in what is seen as an attempt to make the proceedings more efficient and limit costs, because hundreds of victims are expected to participate in the trials at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, the court has not given the victims the right to choose their own legal representatives.
Week in Review: Lifting the Lid
Controversial Venture
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban (L) and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. EPA-EFE/Szilard Koszticsak
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"The recognition of Kosovo's independence was a mistake"
In an interview for Kosovo Online, Bystron assessed as inappropriate the attempt of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti to portray Serbs as "vassals of Russia" and Albanians as victims, adding that his "ethnocentric chauvinism" should not be tolerated in Europe.
Montenegro Pledges More Help for Yugoslav Wars’ Military Veterans
Decades after the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia, Montenegrin MPs voted to increase veterans' welfare benefits and to give payments to civilian victims, but rights activists believe the legislation is flawed and discriminatory.
UN Court’s Last Yugoslav Verdict Has Lessons for the Future
The aviator glasses were his signature, together with the red beret. Growing up in the 1990s in Serbia, for me the red beret represented a symbol - affiliation, both formal and informal, with Serbian state security special units, notorious fighters who took part in the wars in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
UN peacekeeping on 75th anniversary: Successes, failures and many challenges
Over the past 75 years, the United Nations sent more than 2 million peacekeepers to help countries move away from conflict, with successes from Liberia to Cambodia and major failures in former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.