Ratko Mladic Buried With Military Honors in Serbia Amid International Outcry

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

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

Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić

Mladić was jailed for genocide during the 1990s Bosnian war and the EU warned Serbia not to glorify the convicted war criminal.

Masses Attend Funeral of Convicted War Criminal Mladic in Serbia

Thousands of people in Serbia attended the funeral of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of war crimes, while the European Union warned against glorifying him.

By Misha Savic

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.

By Andrew Higgins and Alisa Dogramadzieva

Top Serbian officials attend funeral of Ratko Mladić in Belgrade

EU enlargement commissioner cancels visit to country over ‘glorification’ of convicted war criminal

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

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...

By Oliver Holmes

Mourners remember the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ - CNN

Mourners remember the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’  CNN

Serbia holds funeral for convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

The funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic has been held in Serbia’s capital with state honours.

War criminal Ratko Mladic buried with military honors in Belgrade, Serbia

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide in Srebrenica, has been buried in Belgrade. The funeral, broadcast live on TV, comes just days before President Vucic is expected to call an election.

War criminal Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, was buried on Monday with military honours and crowds attending as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II. Thousands of mourners started arriving early at the small Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Luke in Belgrade to honour Mladic as his body lay in state. Mladic is still viewed as a he...

By Associated Press

Thousands gather in Serbian capital for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

Mladic will receive full military honours as Serbia defies EU warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World War II

By Dusan Stojanovic And Jovana Gec

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

Thousands at cemetery for Mladic funeral

Bosnian Serb war-time military chief Ratko Mladic was laid to rest at a Belgrade cemetery with full military honors on Monday.

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

By Alex Croft

Thousands gather in Belgrade for funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic

Thousands attend Bosnian Serb war criminal's funeral

Thousands gathered in Belgrade today for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, sparking condemnation from Brussels for the glorification of a man convicted of genocide during the 1990s war in Bosnia.

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 […]

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

Crowds gather for war criminal Ratko Mladic's funeral in Belgrade

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.

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

Funeral held for war criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade

Crowds gathered in Belgrade on Sept. 7 for the funeral of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic, as Brussels accused some in the country of “glorification” of a man convicted of genocide during the 1990s war in Bosnia.

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...

Ratko Mladic Buried with Military Honours in Serbia, Thousands Attend Funeral

The funeral of Ratko Mladic was held in Belgrade with thousands of mourners including senior officials from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska – defying EU warnings about glorifying the Bosnian Serb war criminal.

By Marina Zec

News in simple Latvian: 6th September, 2026

Every evening at 21:00, Latvian Radio 1 broadcasts a five-minute summary of the day's news stories in a simplified language format called Ziņas vieglajā valodā ('News in simple language').