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They are Muslims like the majority of Kosovo Albanians, and speak a similar language to Serbs, but Kosovo’s minority Bosniaks have encountered discrimination, violence and poverty as they ...
Sinisa Spasic was given a 30-day detention by Pristina Basic Court after he was arrested on suspicion of raping and killing civilians during the Kosovo war.
Bosnian state-level court rejected a request by the state prosecutor to restrict the movements of investigative reporter Natasa Miljanovic Zubac following her arrest.
A BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina documentary about the experiences of a wartime detention camp inmate whose family was killed while he was imprisoned was premiered in Sarajevo.
After a career littered with firsts, retired Kosovo prosecutor Drita Hajdari says the pursuit of justice for the crimes committed during the collapse of Yugoslavia is far from over.
Kosovo’s Central Election Commission rejected the Srpska Lista party’s application to compete in the October 12 local elections, sparking expressions of concern from Western diplomats.
Svetlana Broz, who died on March 22, watched her grandfather’s legacy crumble but did everything she could to mitigate the consequences.
Across the region, our selection of this week's Balkan Insight Premium stories suggests that alarm bells are going off in many countries - and not only because of the wildfires.
France’s top constitutional court has blocked the reintroduction of a toxic pesticide. Should it be banned in Europe?
As the tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina goes, instead of fireworks, the country welcomes the new year with another political dispute – this time, over the impending verdict in the trial of ...
Court orders a month's detention for Ramadan Morina, who is suspected of taking part in massacre of 34 Kosovo Albanians in Burim in 1999 alongside Serbian forces.
A small photo exhibition in the Serbian town of Backi Petrovac documenting anti-government protests was torn down by ruling party loyalists. The violence has sparked solidarity in Slovakia – and ...