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Ratko Mladić: the war criminal who became a martyr for Bosnian Serbs

To most of the world, he was the “Butcher of Bosnia”. A brutal murderer who wanted to eradicate Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats in pursuit of an ethnically pure “Greater Serbia”.

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EU Says Mladić Funeral Shows Serbia Has Failed To Confront Its Dark Past

Top EU officials criticised Serbia for supporting the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić, highlighting a failure to confront its past and raising concerns over Serbia's EU membership aspirations.

International Business Times UK

How to stop Ratko Mladić’s death being politicised?

Respect for the dead is deeply rooted in the Balkans, writes Orhan Dragaš in an opinion piece for Euronews. Nevertheless, the Serbian state neither organised the funeral, in order to stop Mladić’s death beiing politicised. Even if the political cost of doing so is high.

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Six volcanoes have erupted in Indonesia – here’s what to know Anger as ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ given hero’s funeral in Serbia Social media crackdown on people sending abuse to Nepal flood survivors Landslide threat after woman dies during torrential downpours in Japan Champagne production halves in France after heatwaves ruin…

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Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral in Belgrade despite EU warnings

Serbian ministers attended despite earlier assurances no serving officials would be present, with Mladić's coffin arriving draped in the national flag and his medals on display. The EU said any glorification of convicted war criminals "has no place in the EU or in EU candidate countries".

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Anger as ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic is given hero’s funeral in Serbia

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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, given hero’s funeral in Serbia

Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions from EU over Serbia’s membership plan

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Serbia accused of glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic by allowing elaborate military funeral

The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ was convicted of genocide by a UN court

The Independent UK

Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral

The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday

The Independent UK

Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours

Thousands are expected at Mladić's burial in Belgrade on Monday, which will proceed without serving officials, artillery salutes or ceremonial military presence. Brussels has said earlier any glorification would be "incompatible with the values on which the EU path is built".

Euronews

Serbia faces EU scrutiny over upcoming funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

The European Union says it is closely watching how Serbia, one of its candidates for membership, will handle the funeral of the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide by a U.N. court but remains a hero to many Serbs

The Independent UK

Body of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic to be flown to Serbia, president says

The body of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, will be flown to Serbia on Thursday

The Independent UK

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, could not escape death. But his fascist ideas and ideology live on

When I testified against Mladić at his trial in The Hague, I saw the unrepentant face of a mass murderer. That face and his legacy still haunt Serbia today, says Ed Vulliamy, an author who reported on the Balkan war for the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Photos show European fishers on the brink as summer drought parches rivers, lakes and farms

Persistent drought and scorching heat this summer have ravaged ecosystems and businesses across the region, from a lake in Slovenia and the side channel of the Danube in Serbia, to fish farms in Bosnia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary.

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France 24

Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic to be buried with 'state honours'

Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia" for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, will be given a funeral with “military and state honours”, Serbian Justice Minister Nenad Vujic said Friday. Mladic died Thursday in The Hague where he was serving a life…

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Ratko Mladić is still viewed as a hero by many Bosnian Serbs. It’s a reminder how divided my country remains today

I was a 19-year-old living in Banja Luka, the second-largest city in Bosnia, when Yugoslavia began falling apart. What I remember most is the shock and speed with which my normal life and those of my friends abruptly ended.

International Business Times UK

'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic Dies in Hague Custody: What His Genocide Conviction Did and Couldn't Resolve

Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre, died in UN custody. His death closes a chapter, but Bosnia's ethnic divisions and unresolved historical wounds persist.

The Guardian - UK

Ratko Mladić obituary

Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica slaughter and other crimes against humanity

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Serb war criminal Mladic, dubbed the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies aged 84

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief convicted of war crimes for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, died in hospital on Thursday, according to a United Nations international tribunal.

The Independent UK

Bulletin PM briefing: Second Nepal flood fears and Butcher of Bosnia dead

Nepal flash flood death toll rises amid fears over second disaster. Russia says UK is ‘playing with fire’ as it threatens military bases. Who was Ratko Mladic? Butcher of Bosnia dies in prison aged 84. Another US aircraft carrier heading to Middle East as Trump makes Iran war vow. Teacher…

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Who was Ratko Mladic? The warlord convicted of genocide who boasted of being a ‘Serbian God’

Mladic was sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for war crimes committed during the wars in Yugoslavia during the 1990s

The National (Scotland)

Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies aged 84

RATKO Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general whose forces carried out the worst massacre in Europe since the Second World War, has died in prison at age…

The Independent UK

Who was Ratko Mladic? Butcher of Bosnia dies in prison aged 84

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The Guardian - UK

Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague

Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide

The Economic Times

Ratko Mladic, ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 83

Ratko Mladic, the "Butcher of Bosnia," has died while serving a life sentence. He was convicted for genocide and war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. Mladic oversaw the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst bloodshed since World War II. His military leadership was part of a brutal trio during the…

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