Ethnic groups in Europe
Bosnian Croat Ex-Fighter Acquitted of Abusing Prisoners of War
The Cantonal Court in Zenica delivered a first-instance verdict on Friday acquitting Ivica Jukic, alias Juka, of mistreating Bosniak prisoners of war at the Silos Nova Trgovina detention facility in Zepce in August 1993.
Presiding judge Enes Malicbegovic said that some of the testimonies from witnesses who had allegedly been mistreated were either contradictory or too similar.
One woman killed in shooting in Thessaloniki pastry shop
They are both Roma women
Experts Urge Improved Anti-Terrorism Strategy in Serbia
Izabela Kisic, executive director of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia, said there were "huge differences" in the punishments handed down against Serbian citizens convicted of joining Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and those who fought on the side of Russian-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine.
Turkish Govt Urged to Speak Out about Bosnia’s Political Crisis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and Bosnian presidency members Sefik Dzeferovic, Zeljko Komsic and Milorad Dodik in Belgrade, October 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC.
The NGOs' joint letter also criticised the inaction of the international community and recalled the consequences of the 1990s war in Bosnia.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Policeman Appeals Crimes Against Humanity Conviction
Simo Stupar's defence asked the Bosnian state court in Sarajevo on Wednesday to overturn the first-instance verdict sentencing him to 12 years in prison for crimes against humanity in Vlasenica in 1992.
Defence lawyer Vesna Tupajic-Skiljevic urged the court to either acquit Stupar or quash the judgment and order a new trial, while the prosecution called for the verdict to be upheld.
For the Serbian Patriarch, North Macedonia does not exist
The Serbian Orthodox Church, the most loyal ally of modern Serbian chauvinism in the Balkans, began celebrations on the 700th anniversary of the death of King Stefan II Milutin (1282-29 October 1321) in RN Macedonia, but without inviting local scholars, a BGNES reporter reported.
Where People Have Faith In Their Elections (infographic)
The Swedes have the most trust in the electoral process
Macedonian Bulgarians to Politicians in Sofia: Defend Bulgaria's Position Firmly and Unequivocally
The organizations of the Bulgarians in the Republic of North Macedonia issued an appeal to the Bulgarian political leaders.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Convicted of Wartime Murder, Assault
The Bosnian state court in Sarajevo found ex-soldier Cvijan Tomanic guilty on Thursday of committing crimes against humanity in the Zvornik area during the Bosnian war in 1992, and sentenced him to seven years in prison.
He was convicted of participating in the murder of one person and of beating others.
Forgotten Forts: The Sad Fate of Austro-Hungarian Heritage in Montenegro
Kosmac was garrisoned by heavily-armed Austrian troops until 1918, when the empire collapsed and the coastal strip of Montenegro was united with the post-World War One Kingdom of Yugoslavia.