Thousands Gather for Funeral of Convicted War Criminal Ratko Mladic in Serbia
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, drawing sharp criticism from the EU and Bosnia. The event prompted thousands of legal complaints in Bosnia over public glorification and highlighted deep political divisions within Serbia.
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Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral - AP News
Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral AP News
Read full article →Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic - Reuters
Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic Reuters
Read full article →Thousand of Serbs Gather to Mourn Ratko Mladic, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.
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EU enlargement commissioner cancels visit to country over ‘glorification’ of convicted war criminal
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Fanfare at Belgrade funeral of man convicted of genocide raises questions for Serbia’s EU membership plan Europe live – latest updates Thousands of mourners have gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of Ratko Mladić, a Serbian general convicted of orchestrating the worst massacre in Europe since the second world war, and whose hero’s return home has raised international alarm. Known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role during the Balkans genocide in the 1990s, Mladić died in prison in l...
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Read full article →War criminal Ratko Mladić to receive full military honors in funeral as crowds gather - CNN
War criminal Ratko Mladić to receive full military honors in funeral as crowds gather CNN
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Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo honouring Ratko Mladic at the Belgrade derby with Partizan.
Read full article →Thousands of mourners gather in Belgrade for war criminal Mladic's funeral
Thousands of mourners on Monday gathered at a church in Belgrade to view the body of Ratko Mladic, who died in The Hague, Netherlands, on August 27 while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The European Union has heavily criticised the event, and Marta Kos, the bloc's enlargement commissioner, cancelled an upcoming visit to Serbia in protest.
By FRANCE 24
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The Serbian opposition is divided over the funeral of former Bosnian Serb war-time military chief Ratko Mladic.
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The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ was convicted of genocide by a UN court
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Read full article →Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic
Read full article →Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladic
Thousands of people gathered in front of a church in Belgrade to pay respects to former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic who died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mladic remains a revered figure among many Serbs in Serbia and in Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic, despite […]
Read full article →Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital Belgrade
Serbia defies EU warnings against public homage to the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’
By Associated Press reporters
Read full article →Crowds gather for war criminal Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade
Read full article →Large crowds gather in Belgrade for funeral of Serbian war criminal Ratko Mladic
In addition to genocide, Mladic was convicted of persecuting and forcibly expelling Bosnian Muslims and Croats.
Read full article →Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral - ekathimerini.com
Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral ekathimerini.com
Read full article →War criminal Mladic’s funeral draws crowds, EU backlash in Belgrade
Crowds gathered in Belgrade on Monday for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, as the European Union accused some in Serbia of glorifying a man convicted of genocide...
Read full article →Live Blog: War Criminal Ratko Mladic’s Funeral in Serbia
Follow BIRN’s reporters for the latest developments as the wartime Bosnian Serb military chief, who died while serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity, is buried in the Serbian capital Belgrade.
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