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Von der Leyen ‘horrified’ by Mladić funeral, holds off Serbia action

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Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić dies in Hague prison

The former Bosnian Serb military commander, sentenced to life for the summary execution of more than 8,000 Bosniaks in July 1995 and the years-long siege of Sarajevo, died at 84. He spent 15 years as a fugitive before his arrest in Serbia in 2011.

Serbia

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić 'in poor health', says his son

The former general has been held in prison in The Hague after being captured in Serbia in 2011 after years on the run.

My Europe Series

In Belgrade, a mural of war criminal Ratko Mladić has a city divided

A street corner in the centre of Serbia's capital featuring a mural guarded by volunteers poses the question of whether the country's society and its politicians have the strength to deal with its wartime past.

Serbia

Serbia: Clashes over mural of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

Several NGOs said they would gather to remove the mural on the International Day Against Fascism and Antisemitism, but Serbia's police banned the rally.

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Serbia

Serbia's Vucic hits back as Montenegro bans Srebrenica genocide denial

Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who denied the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was genocide.

My Europe Series

Not bad enough for genocide? The towns the Mladić verdict downplayed

Mladić was convicted for one count of genocide, the summary executions of over 8,000 people in Srebrenica, but not of another, killings at Vlasenica, Foča, Ključ, Kotor-Varoš, Prijedor, and Sanski Most.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Families' elation as "Butcher of Bosnia" Ratko Mladić loses appeal

UN judges upheld Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladić's life sentence for war crimes on Tuesday.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UN judges to rule on Mladic appeal against Bosnian war convictions

The verdict in Mladić's appeal case will effectively conclude UN prosecutions for crimes committed during the 1992-95 Bosnian War.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ahead of war crimes verdict, Mladic's legacy still divides Bosnia

Mladic is appealing his 2017 conviction for war crimes during the conflict that tore through Bosnia in the 1990s.

My Europe Series

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mladic conviction stirs up painful memories

The former Bosnian Serb commander has been found guilty of leading ethnic cleansing campaigns, including the July 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, where some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were separated from the women and executed within days.

Serbia

Serbs divided over Mladic verdict

As Serbs try to come to terms with their history, the country remains divided over Mladic verdict

Europe News

Ex ICTY prosecutor reacts to Mladic sentence

"I'm very satisfied," says Carla Del Ponte, who was prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1999 to 2007.

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See Ratko Mladic being ejected from court

Ex-Bosnian Serb General, Radko Mladic was ejected from the UN Tribunal on War Crimes after creating a disturbance, shortly before he was sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity

World News

Relief and 'justice' for relatives of Srebrenica victims

Relatives of the 8,000 Bosnian Muslim victims of the 1995 massacre erupted into cheers when the ex-Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic was sentenced to life in prison.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ratko Mladic convicted of genocide and jailed for life

The ex-Bosnian Serb general was on trial, accused of ordering the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica.