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Kosovo Could Restore Serb-Albanian Anti-Fascist Monument

Source: http://www.balkaninsight.com/   The Pristina authorities will consider restoring a monument celebrating Serb and Albanian anti-fascist cooperation in WWII after a one-man protest by the head of the Union of Montenegrins in Kosovo. Die Morina/ BIRN/Pristina         The head of the Union of Montenegrins in Kosovo, Slobodan Vujicic, said that the Pristina municipality has promised to examine the […]

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Yugoslav Rock Music’s Doomed Concert for Peace

Source: http://www.balkaninsight.com/ People’s memories of a huge anti-war concert in Sarajevo in 1991 are being collected for a project which also acts as a warning about the dangers of nationalism in contemporary Europe, its creator says. Sasa Dragojlo BIRN Belgrade When the war in the former Yugoslavia started in 1991, 14-year-old Serb Danijel Visevic was a thousand miles away in the German city […]

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Balkan Prosecutors Vow Justice for War Crimes Victims

Source: http://www.balkaninsight.com/ Amid heightened regional tensions, prosecutors from Bosnia, Croatia and Montenegro met to show commitment to achieving justice for war crimes victims, the Hague Tribunal’s chief prosecutor said. Ajla Gezo BIRN Sarajevo Prosecutors meeting in Brijuni, Croatia. Photo: Bosnian prosecution The 10th Annual Regional Conference of War Crimes Prosecutors on Monday in Brijuni in Croatia was a gesture of commitment […]

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On the Progress of Transitional Justice in Serbia

Source: recom.link A Story about a Chance Visitor The Humanitarian Law Center has been reporting systematically on the progress of transitional justice processes in Serbia since 1999.  Its fifth and latest report, “Transitional Justice in Serbia from 2013 to 2015”, provides an insight into the accomplishments and problems relating to the prosecution of war crimes before Serbian courts; the provision […]

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A POIGNANT TRIBUTE TO KOSOVO’S MISSING PERSONS

Source: Kosovo 2.0 BY DAFINA HALILI – SEPTEMBER 01, 2016 A documentary screening and unveiling of a poignant installation marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance in Prishtina on Tuesday. On Tuesday (August 30), the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, a powerful documentary recounting some of the atrocities committed by Slobodan Milosevic’s regime in Kosovo was […]

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What is Political Reconciliation? Reflections on Reconciliation after the Karadzic Trial

Source: recom.link By Colleen Murphy[1] In March 2016, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) found Bosnian Serb wartime political leader Radovan Karadzic guilty on 10 of 11 charges, including genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war.  He was acquitted on one count of genocide. This verdict spawned significant controversy and commentary.  […]

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Bosnian War Crimes Convicts Pay to Stay Free

Source: http://www.balkaninsight.com/ Photo: BIRN Dzana Brkanic BIRN Sarajevo  Bosnian courts have allowed five war crimes convicts to avoid serving their prison sentences by paying a fine, BIRN has found – a practice which critics claim makes a mockery of justice. Research by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has established that cantonal courts and the Basic Court in Brcko have allowed five convicts who […]

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