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Wanted Serb leader close to capture, NATO general says
NATO General Steven Schook told reporters Wednesday that he believes that allied forces are very close to capturing former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic . Often referred to as one of the world's most wanted men, Karadzic is accused of le (More) |
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Suspected war criminal rejects Serb warrant, willing to face UN tribunal
Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander Milan Lukic is demanding to be taken into custody by the UN's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive], and not by Serbian authorities because he fears (More) |
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Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander faces UN war crimes tribunal
After his arrest in Buenos Aires earlier this week, Bosnian Serb paramilitary leader Milan Lukic agreed Tuesday to be extradited and face new charges before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST new (More) |
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Indicted Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander arrested in Argentina
Argentinian police announced on Monday the arrest of Milan Lukic, a former Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander who in July was convicted in absentia by a Serbian war crimes court and sentenced to 20 years for his role in the 1993 abduction and kill (More) |
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Milosevic may serve time in Russian prison
Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic [Wikipedia profile; JURIST news archive] may be able to serve his expected prison sentence in Russia close to where his wife lives, according to a plan being supported by officials in the US and United Ki (More) |
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Serbian army still protecting war criminal Mladic, say security services
Western intelligence security services believe that Ratko Mladic , who has been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [official website; JURIST news archive] for war crimes, is still being protected by covert memb (More) |
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Prosecutors want to reopen Milosevic case to present more evidence
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia [official website, JURIST news archive] want to reopen their case against former Yugloslav President Slobodan Milosevic to present new evidence, including a video of the S (More) |
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Former Bosnian Croat soldier changes war crimes plea to guilty
Former Bosnian Croat soldier Miroslav Bralo, on trial for war crime charges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at The Hague, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on Tuesday. Bralo, also known as Cicko, had been (More) |
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War crimes tribunal upholds Croat Serb leader sentence on appeal
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia on Monday upheld a 13-year jail sentence for Milan Babic , the wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs who took part in a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the early 1990s. Babic, who (More) |
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Milosevic police convicted of killing former Serb president
A Serbian court Monday convicted eight former members of special police unit that took orders from then-Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic of killing ex-Serb President Ivan Stambolic [Guardian obituary] in August 2000. The eight men were also co (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.
