Bosnia

Hashim Thaci convicted of murder, torture, and detention in Kosovo war crimes trial

Thaci was convicted over the killing of 96 people, as well as the illegal detention of 385 people and torture of 303 during Kosovo’s 1990s conflict with Serbia.

People pass near a banner depicting former Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and former parliament speaker Kadri Veseli, in Skenderaj, Kosovo September 15, 2026.
GROWING TIES: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, and Republika Srpska president Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, last week.

Israel’s survival story inspires vision for Republika Srpska’s future, Milorad Dodik tells 'Post'

 1: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, September 3, 2026.

Israel opens first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia

Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention


Meet the American Bosnian War prosecutor who is fighting for Bosnian Jews

Bosnian Jews, many of whom survived the Holocaust and the Bosnian war, are dying from COVID-19. Phillip Weiner, international war crimes judge, has returned to fight for them and secure their legacy.

Phillip Weiner on the toll COVID has taken on Bosnia's Jewish community: "It's a horror show."

Passover: The story of 2 Haggadahs, one that survived, one for survivors

Let me tell you the story about one exceedingly famous Haggadah and the other one a metaphor for our own time.

ALL IN the family: The writer reviews the  Haggadah with a grandchild.

Former Bosnian Serb general Mladic appeals genocide conviction

Mladic is serving a life sentence after being found guilty of overseeing the slaughter of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995.

A woman cries at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 11, 2020. Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, with many relatives unable to attend due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ou

The Srebrenica massacre – the worst war crime in Europe since 1945

The Bosnian Serb forces committed genocide. They stripped all the male Muslim prisoners, military and civilian, elderly and young, of their personal belongings and identification.

BOSNIANS MARK the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, on July 11

Bosnia mark 25 years since Srebrenica massacre that shocked the world

Nine newly identified victims were buried at a flower-shaped cemetery near the town, where tall white tombstones mark the graves of 6,643 other victims.

A woman cries at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 11, 2020. Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, with many relatives unable to attend due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ou

Remembering and honoring the victims of the Srebrenica genocide

We, the Jewish people, still suffering from open wounds of the Holocaust, could have done more to draw the world’s attention to what happened at Srebrenica.

Srebrenica Massacre memorial 521

Bosnian Catholic cardinal plans to honor Nazi collaborators in memorial

In recent years, commemorations of Nazi collaborators, including state and church officials, have become commonplace in Eastern Europe, where many regard them as patriots who fought Soviet domination

A woman reacts near a grave of her family members in the Memorial centre Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the court proceedings of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, November 22, 2017

Bosnian gov’t stops illegal sale of nuclear-usage material to Iran

Illicit export slated to go through Turkish and Pakistani companies

Alumina plant

Bosnian Jews, Muslims recall lesson in tolerance as extremism rises globally

Bosnia's Jews and Muslims on Thursday marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor's jail.

Synagogue in the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo

How the genocide in Bosnia shaped Samantha Power

Samantha Power’s experience in the war zone would inadvertently lead years later to a cabinet role.

A woman reacts near a grave of her family members in the Memorial centre Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the court proceedings of former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, November 22, 2017