General's decorations revoked again, after a Croatian court upheld his conviction for war crimes against Serb civilians in 1991. This post is also available in this language: Shqip Bos/Hrv/Srp ...

Human rights NGO's report says routine denial of war crimes and glorification of convicted war criminals form part of deliberate strategy to sow division and undermine democratic values. Serbian ...

Individuals acquitted of war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina have received far more money in compensation than the survivors of war crimes. The latter wait for decades and often never receive ...

Like the weather, the political temperature across the region is rising, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week highlights. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at a press conference ...

New ‘Virtual Memories’ app allows users to access virtual memorials at 50 unmarked war crime sites – aimed at helping younger people learn more about their country’s wartime past. Despite robust legal ...

Anti-terrorist police are investigating after gas canister bombs were planted outside homes of ruling party officials in Thessaloniki, injuring five people.

Faced with unprecedented anti-government protests, Edi Rama has chosen to go on the offensive, to the public unease of several MPs and ex-officials from his own Socialist Party. Preparatory works for ...

Zdravko Ponos was questioned by officers over his claim that Serbian authorities used a sonic weapon against protesters in March 2025.

Despite robust legal frameworks, public institutions in the region are finding new ways to obstruct transparency, a new BIRN report finds. A new report warns that weak oversight of lawyers, notaries, ...

Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. Once a field of cooperation, the Balkans is turning into a battleground for ...

Viktor Orban toured military units near the Serbian border the day after the Belgrade authorities said they found explosives near a gas pipeline to Hungary – and denied the incident was staged to ...

Former communist countries in Southeast Europe face catastrophic depopulation, with far-reaching social and political consequences. Young people are leaving. Fertility rates have collapsed. Societies ...