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A report by Montenegro’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Family Care and Demography reveals that over half of the victims did not seek help after being assaulted by their partners.

BIRN has identified Andreas Maul, a town councillor for Germany’s far-right AfD party, as the man behind a Serbian company sanctioned by the US for aiding a Russian alleged cybercrime service provider.

Bosniak survivors of the crimes committed by the Bosnian Serb genocide convict said he died where he belonged, in prison – but Serbian nationalists and pro-government media in Belgrade mourned his death and blamed the Hague court.

The new gas interconnector will open the way for a south-north energy route carrying liquefied natural gas arriving at Greece’s Alexandroupolis terminal towards Serbia and Central Europe.

Former Bosnian Serb Army general Ratko Mladic will be remembered by most as a ruthless war criminal, but despite his convictions for genocide and crimes against humanity, he is still seen a hero by Serb ultranationalists.

The Osijek-based company was chosen after an evaluation of several suppliers, citing the proven performance of its drone systems in the field.

Ratko Mladic, the wartime commander of the Bosnian Serb Army who was serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, has died aged 84, Serbian media have reported.

After being on the run for several months, businessman Ergys Agasi was arrested over his alleged involvement in a corruption scandal surrounding tenders for the national agency overseeing the development of state information systems.

Romania’s main political parties set aside their differences temporarily to pass legislation needed to unlock 770 million euros of much-needed EU funds.

Court papers show how marijuana flowed across the North Macedonia-Serbia border declared as pillows, cakes and duvets.

Up for release from prison in September, Ilias Kasidiaris of the now defunct Golden Dawn party has been trying to cast himself as a political martyr, with an eye on elections early next year.

Serbia’s Justice Minister repeats appeal to the UN court in The Hague, requesting the early release on health grounds of the convicted war criminal and former Bosnian Serb military leader.

Activists in Kosovo are installing countdown timers counting off the days until the September 16 verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of former president Hashim Thaci at The Hague.

As the Turkish authorities take steps to end the four-decade-long conflict with the Kurdish militant group PKK, people who fled their villages are revisiting their abandoned homes – but rebuilding normal life there will be a major challenge.

With early parliamentary elections likely this autumn, Serbian authorities are proposing legislation to regulate campaigning by public officials - but critics warn the potential changes are more cosmetic than substantial.

Ukraine is about to try Davor Savicic in absentia - the first Bosnian national to be charged with war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with Russian forces in 2022. In an interview with BIRN, one of his accusers recalls his captivity in a rat-infested pit, blindfolded and…

Rights campaigner Abdulrahman al-Khalidi, who fled Saudi Arabia, has been held for four years and ten months in Bulgaria after the authorities claimed he was a national security threat.

Serbia has been battling wildfires for nearly a month without requesting EU assistance. Instead, it has turned to Russia for a firefighting aircraft, citing its greater water-carrying capacity.

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says he expects to be acquitted of all charges in the war crimes case against him and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders when the verdict is announced on September 16.

Elsewhere, fugitive Polish ex-deputy minister traced to Transnistria; Fico and his economy minister row over how much Slovakia should pay for CEZ’s stake in JESS; and Czech ministers begin talks over 2027 budget allocations.

The troublesome issue of who owns Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state and defence assets must be settled – or the country’s politicians could be forced into a solution that might benefit US commerce but harm the state.

As the EU awaits final approval for plans to set up ‘return hubs’ in third countries for migrants awaiting deportation, it’s predicted that Balkan countries could end up hosting such holding centres despite concerns about human rights violations.

The remains of 23 individuals have been found at three sites near northern Kosovo’s Zubin Potok in excavations that authorities believe are connected to victims who were forcibly disappeared during the 1998-99 war.

In their latest public row, opposition leader Milan Knezevic called for Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic to resign after presenting documents he claimed show that Spajic joined Serbia’s military reserve.

President Nicusor Dan blamed Russia for the explosive-laden maritime drone in the Black Sea - another indication of the security risks that Romania faces as the war in neighbouring Ukraine continues.