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The violent death of Mirko Vereš from Subotica still haunts his family and the witness to his murder in Vienna half a year ago. They hope that the trial against his killer next week will bring some closure.
The violent death of Mirko Vereš from Subotica still haunts his family and the witness to his murder in Vienna half a year ago. They hope that the trial against his killer next week will bring some closure.
Tempers have cooled down about the Srebrenica Resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in May last year. Time to voice some thoughts that will make no one happy.
„Heretical Thoughts on the Srebrenica Resolution“ weiterlesen
The mass protests in Serbia are spreading to the Serbian dijaspora abroad. In Vienna, students from Serbia are organizing weekly protests in front of the Serbian embassy. Like back home, they demand that those responsible for the collapse of a roof at the train station in Novi Sad that killed 15 people be brought to justice.
„15 Minutes for 15 Victims“ weiterlesen
The Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT) has set right the injustice its predecessor, the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) created with its original verdict against Radovan Karadžić. Upholding the verdict of Guilty, it extended the sentence against the former President of Republika Srpska in Bosnia to Life in Prison.
Today, the International Criminal Tribunal (ICTY) for the former Yugoslavia acquitted Vojislav Šešelj of all charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Prosecution could not prove he was in any way responsible or actively involved in the slaughter, mass rapes and deportation of Bosnjaks and Croats. The verdict has stirred up a lot of rage.
The memories of war still haunt Bosnian society. Far too few responsible for the slaugther of 100.000 Bosnians have been convicted. This week a trial started in an Austrian court of law that may bring closure to at least a few survivors and the families of victims of one the many massacres.