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NEWS ABOUT: Srebrenica

Srebrenica stories: 7 news summaries

Karadzic to Appear at Genocide Trial, Seeks Delay

Prosecutor: Serb's only regret was that some survived Srebrenica

Nov 3, 09 4:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic will show his face at his war crimes trial for the first time since it began last week—but only to request more time to prepare his defense in the 1995 indictment, Reuters reports. A hearing today will address how to proceed if the former Bosnian Serb leader,... More »

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Bosnia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • Srebrenica • Yugoslavia • ethnic cleansing • Radovan Karadzic • war crimes tribunal

Karadzic Caught Discussing Genocide on Wiretap

Prosecutors reveal tape as Bosnian leader's trial goes on without him

Oct 27, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Radovan Karadzic was caught on tape ordering the slaughter at Zepa and Srebenica, prosecutors revealed today at the war crimes trial of the former Bosnian Serb leader. “It will be a black cauldron,” Karadzic says on the tape, “where 300,000 Muslims will die.” But prosecutor... More »

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Bosnia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Srebrenica • ethnic cleansing • Radovan Karadzic • Ethnic Serbs • Srebrenica massacre • war crimes tribunal

 Karadzic Refuses to 
 Leave Cell for Trial 

Proceedings halted as alleged war criminal boycotts

Oct 26, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The long-awaited trial of Radovan Karadzic was halted just 15 minutes after opening because the former Bosnian Serb leader refused to leave his cell and attend the proceedings. Although prosecutors in The Hague asked the judges to continue in his absence, the presiding magistrate suspended the proceedings until tomorrow. The... More »

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Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • international war crimes tribunal • Srebrenica • Radovan Karadzic • Balkans War • Srebrenica massacre

 Karadzic Delivered to Hague

Riots break out as Karadzic is spirited to Holland

Jul 30, 08 5:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic was whisked from a Serbian jail and handed over to UN officials today to face trial at The Hague on charges of genocide. He's expected to appear at court today. The former leader of the Bosnian Serbs was escorted by masked officers from the... More »

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Serbia • war crimes • The Hague • Srebrenica • extradition • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • war crimes court

 Hunt Shifts
 to Butcher
 'Serb God' 

With Karadzic behind bars, focus is on genocidal partner

Jul 23, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Bosnian leader Radovan Karadzic is finally behind bars, but his alleged partner in genocide, Gen. Ratko Mladic, remains at large. Mladic is an even more ruthless figure who until a few years ago brazenly appeared in downtown Belgrade, attending soccer games and eating at gourmet restaurants, despite a $5... More »

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United Nations • Bosnia • Serbia • genocide • war crimes • The Hague • Belgrade • Srebrenica • Ratko Mladic • Radovan Karadzic • Sarajevo • Boris Tadic

Still Hunting the World's Most Wanted Man

12 years later, architect of Bosnian massacre remains at large

Dec 2, 07 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - He ordered mass murders, used gang-rape as a military weapon, and coined the term "ethnic cleansing" in the Balkans War, but a dozen years later Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic still roams the hills where he once wrought havoc. With Karadzic still a fugitive from international justice, the Guardian ... More »

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Serbia • Srebrenica • fugitive • Balkans • Radovan Karadzic • Balkans War

Bosnian War Crimes Suspect Captured

Wanted in 1995  massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys

Jun 1, 07 5:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the most-wanted war criminals in the world—a suspect in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims —has been arrested in Bosnia. Zdravko Tolimir, a 58-year-old Bosnian Serb, was a close aide of Ratko Mladic, the general who led the slaughter, who is still a fugitive,... More »

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Bosnia • war crimes • The Hague • war • massacre • Belgrade • criminal • Srebrenica • Zdravko Tolimir • Ratko Mladic • fugitive

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