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EU representative pulls Bosnian Serb party funds over war crimes fugitive
Lord Paddy Ashdown , the EU High Representative to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday confiscated funds from the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) because its founder and wanted war crimes criminal Radovan Karadzic remains a fugitive. In 2005, the country&# (More) |
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Bosnian war crimes suspect captured by EU troops
A suspected Bosnian Serb war criminal was captured by European Union EUFOR peacekeeping troops on Thursday in a firefight at the suspect's home. Dragomir Abazovic and his 12-year-old son were shot and injured , while his wife died from bullet w (More) |
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War crimes fugitive Mladic drew Serb pension until Nov. 2005, probe reveals
Former Bosnian Serb general and indicted war criminal Radko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive], who is wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on genocide charges, had access to his army general& (More) |
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Court sentences Croat shown in Srebrenica killings video to 15 years prison
A Croatian court in Zagreb Thursday sentenced former "Scorpions" paramilitary member Slobodan Davidovic to 15 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in the summer 1995 Srebrenica massacre [backgrounder; BBC timeline]. Davidovic and (More) |
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Serbia close to finding war crimes fugative Mladic, sources say
A Serbian security official said Tuesday that Serb police had intercepted a cell phone conversation involving Bosnian Serb general and indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive], the strongest lead police have t (More) |
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Mladic in surrender talks with Hague war crimes court: report
Former Bosnian Serb general and indicted war criminal Ratko Mladic [ICTY case backgrounder; JURIST news archive] is reported to be discussing his surrender with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) [official website; (More) |
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Serb trial begins in taped Srebrenica execution case
The trial of five former members of a Serbian paramilitary group charged with the videotaped execution of six Bosnian Muslims during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive] began in Belgrade Tuesday. The five defendants (More) |
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ICTY stays decision allowing ex-Kosovo PM to participate in politics pending trial
The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on Friday stayed a trial chamber decision [text; JURIST report] that would have allowed former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj to return to political life (More) |
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ICTY prosecutor slams Serbia over war crimes fugitives
Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , told the UN Security Council Thursday that Serbia and other European countries are contributing to a "dysfunctional" situation as the UN- (More) |
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Milosevic trial severance ruling [ICTY]
The Prosecutor v. Slobodan Milsoevic, Decision in Relation to Severance, Extension of Time, and Rest, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, December 12, 2005 (released December 13, 2005) . Read the full text of the judgment. Repo (More) |
Reign of Terror begins in French Revolution
On April 6, 1793, the Committee of Public Safety takes power as the executive agency of France during the French Revolution, starting the Reign of Terror. During this period, the Committee sought to eliminate "enemies of the Revolution" by summary trials of noblemen, clergy, merchants, and peasants alike. The Reign of Terror ended with the overthrow the Committee's last and most prominent member, Maximilien Robespierre. By this time, 20,000 to 40,000 Frenchman and women had been executed by guillotine.
Learn more about the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
