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Former Bosnian military chief Ratko Mladic appears for the pronouncement of the Trial Judgement for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on November 22, 2017 in The Hague, The Netherlands. (Photo: Michel Porro/Getty Images)
Life Sentence for Mladic
IWPR
22 Nov 17
Landmark trial ends in conviction on ten out of 11 counts.
Poster for I Love SFK, a documentary by Ada Sokolovic.
IWPR Films Shortlisted for Award
IWPR
4 May 16
Features tell stories of reconciliation and justice in a society still struggling to overcome ethnic divisions.
Radovan Karadžić during his trial judgement on 24 March 2016. (Photo: ICTY)
Karadzic Guilty of Genocide
Daniella Peled
24 Mar 16
Ex-president convicted of 10 out of the 11 charges against him.
The film Macedonian, about a Bosnian soldier who refused orders to save civilians, is screened in Sarajevo. (Photo: Dzenana Halimovic)
IWPR Films Inspire Hope for Positive Change
Dzenana Halimovic, Maja Bjelajac, Maja Nikolic
29 Feb 16
Discussion groups look at how the stories can help people deal with the legacy of conflict.
Students at the Catholic Gimnasium Sveti Franjo in Tuzla discussed reconciliation. (Photo: Maja Nikolic)
IWPR Films Spark Debate Among Young Bosnians
Maja Nikolic, Maja Bjelajac, Dzenana Halimovic
28 Jan 16
Documentaries deal with war’s legacy as well as ways to co-exist.
Jovica Stanisic i Franko Simatovic in the ICTY courtroom. (Photo: ICTY)
Briefly Noted
Stanisic and Simatovic Acquittal Overturned
Daniella Peled
16 Dec 15
Former officials held in custody and will face new trial.
Milorad Dodik, defence witness in the trial of Ratko Mladic at the ICTY. (Photo: ICTY)
Courtside
Current Bosnian Serb Leader Denies Wartime Ethnic Cleansing Policy
Daniella Peled
11 Dec 15
Milorad Dodik rejects prosecution’s claim that there was a plan to separate communities.
Historian Milos Kovic, defence witness at the Mladic trial. (Photo: ICTY)
Courtside
Mladic Witness: Focus on Bosnian Serb Crimes "Absurd"
Daniella Peled
4 Dec 15
Historian says prosecution witnesses chose to ignore crucial information.
Courtside
Mladic's "Blind Love" of Serbs
Daniella Peled
27 Nov 15
Judges hear that army chief’s strong feelings for his own people did not extend to those of other ethnicities.
Courtside
Mladic Witness Denies Plagiarism
Daniella Peled
20 Nov 15
Former general admits that he used Wikipedia as source for his evidence.

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Mosul: Culture and concerts where IS once reigned


For almost three years, while her home city of Mosul was under occupation by so-called Islamic State (IS), Tahani Salih kept a daily diary documenting their crimes.


By Daniella Peled, IWPR Managing Editor

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Moslawi traditional band playing music from the 19th century. (Photo: IWPR)
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Mosul's First Peace Festival
Hugely popular event highlights city’s rehabilitation and recovery.
Syria's Rebellious Women Films

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The Guardian

The west wanted Aung San Suu Kyi to be a saint. It’s no surprise she is not


The adulation heaped on the Nobel laureate recalled the treatment of Mother Teresa. But her failure to act on the Rohingya crisis has destroyed the myth


By Alan Davis, IWPR Asia & Eurasia Director