In the first ever war crime trial in absence, Pristina Basic Court sentenced former Serbian fighter Cedomir Aksic to 15 years ...

Twenty-five years since the war ended, relations between most Kosovo Albanians and Serbs remain deeply troubled – but at ...

Amendments to the criminal code finally led to new investigations into war crimes committed in the 1990s – but there is a ...

Twenty-five years after the war ended, Kosovo has adopted a transitional justice strategy aimed at promoting truth and ...

Legendary Kultur Shock frontman tells BIRN why he never really left Bosnia, why he wasn’t sure he deserved a film about his ...

Whether by attending Christmas masses, visiting Christmas markets or singing carols, people from the Balkans have found ways ...

The entry into government of the far-right Homeland Movement has undermined the position of Croatia’s Serbian minority – and ...

A nursery in Greece has flourished by meeting growing demand in the Balkans and beyond for poinsettias – a floral symbol of ...

At least four Slovak nationals have turned up in Bosnia and Herzegovina, fleeing the law in their homeland. BIRN tracked down ...

In villages near Gjakova/Dakovica in Kosovo, young volunteers each year turn local places of worship into festive ...

US, UK and OSCE all voice concern over decision not to allow the Belgrade-backed Srpska Lista party to compete in February's ...

The final instalment in BIRN's series examining the legacy of independent Croatia’s first president, 25 years after his death ...