Convicted War Criminal Ratko Mladic Buried Amid Controversy in Belgrade

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

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

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

Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade honour Ratko Mladic with tifo

Red Star Belgrade fans unveiled a tifo honouring Ratko Mladic at the Belgrade derby with Partizan.

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

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

Billboard glorifying convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic erected in Rogatica

A billboard featuring a photograph of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic and the message "Glory to you, General" alongside the insignia of the Army o

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

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...

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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