Unresolved Crimes, Contested Justice and Public Reckoning

Chronology

1. 27-08-2026
   Ratko Mladić Dies, Leaving Bosnia’s Wounds Unhealed

   13 articles

   Ratko Mladić, the former commander of the Bosnian Serb army and one of the central figures in the 1992–95 Bosnian War, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence in a United Nations detention hospital in The Hague. Convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes i…
2. 02-09-2026
   Malta Tycoon Acquitted in Journalist’s Murder

   7 articles

   Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech has been acquitted by an 8-1 jury verdict of complicity and criminal conspiracy in the 2017 car-bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Prosecutors alleged that Fenech ordered, financed and orchestrated the killing …
3. 03-09-2026
   Malta Acquittal Reignites Anger Over Journalist’s Murder

   4 articles

   The acquittal of Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech in the 2017 car-bomb assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has renewed outrage over accountability, press freedom and institutional impunity in Malta. Prosecutors alleged that Fenech masterminded and fi…
4. 04-09-2026
   Justice, Impunity and Contested Wartime Legacies

   4 articles

   The articles examine two cases in which landmark crimes remain entangled with political influence, public memory and institutional accountability. In Malta, businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted of ordering the 2017 assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galiz…
5. 05-09-2026
   Mladić Commemoration Deepens Serbia-EU Tensions

   3 articles

   The death and planned burial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić, who was convicted of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment, have renewed controversy over Serbia’s unresolved wartime legacy. A Belgrade commemoration drew su…
6. 07-09-2026
   Ratko Mladic’s Funeral Reopens Serbia’s Wartime Reckoning

   10 articles

   The articles examine the contentious public burial and continuing glorification of Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for atrocities including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and the siege of Sarajevo. Thousa…
7. 08-09-2026
   Mladic Funeral Deepens Serbia-Bosnia Rift

   3 articles

   The funeral of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, who died while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, has triggered sharp condemnation across Europe and renewed tensions between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The public ceremo…