Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies
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- The Guardian Worldseen 27 Aug, 19:50headline rewritten
Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague - DW Top Storiesseen 29 Aug, 20:51URL changed
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Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord, dies in prison at 84Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84 - ANSA (Italy)seen 30 Aug, 00:07URL changed
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Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, who was serving a life sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity.Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies
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Thu, 27 August 2026
19 reports- spokesman.com13:02first to report
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a U.N.-designated "safe area" of Bosnia, Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two, died on Thursday in U.N. custody.
- Al Jazeera English15:47
Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb general known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died.
- The Guardian World16:12edited after publishing
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Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies aged 84Bosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide From the archive: Fourteen years a fugitive: the hunt for the Butcher of Bosnia Ratko Mladić will die in jail. But go to Bosnia: you’ll see that he won Ratko Mladić, the infamous Serbian general who was serving a life sentence for genocide committed during the Bosnian war, has died in prison in The Hague. Mladić had been one of the main architects of the policy of ethnic cleansing...
- Channel News Asia16:22
Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” for his role in the Srebrenica massacre, died in UN custody at the age of 84.
- ABC (Spain)16:25
El elegido por el «destino» para defender al pueblo serbio de una ofensiva occidental. Así se definía Ratko Mladic , más conocido como el 'carnicero de Bosnia' y autor, bajo esta premisa, de la peor atrocidad cometida en Europa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial: la masacre de Srebrenica . En 1995 orquestó este genocidio, uno de los pocos calificados como tal por la Justicia, y asesinó a unos 8.000 niños y hombres musulmanes en este municipio de Bosnia Herzegovina , que había sido designado como...
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:26
Former Bosnian Serb military commander was serving life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes
- Google News - Top Stories17:44
Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies at 84 The Washington Post Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 The New York Times Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague The Guardian Ratko Mladić, Bosnian-Serb general dubbed, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ dies aged 84 CNN Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84 NPR
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- newindianexpress.com28 Aug, 06:46their copy
- BBC News World18:08
BBC special correspondent Allan Little met the "Butcher of Bosnia" in the early months of the Bosnian war.
- Der Spiegel (Germany)18:15
Als General der bosnischen Serbenarmee ließ er Sarajewo belagern. In Srebrenica beging seine Soldateska 1995 das schwerste Kriegsverbrechen in Europa seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Jetzt ist Ratko Mladić im Gefängnis gestorben.
- DW Top Stories19:28
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For many, Ratko Mladic represented the horrors of the Bosnian War. He was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and of other war crimes. Now he has died in detention at The Hague.
- DW Top Stories19:28
For many, Ratko Mladic represented the horrors of the Bosnian war. He was convicted of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre and other war crimes. On Thursday, he died in detention at The Hague.
- Google News - Top Stories20:39
Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies Reuters Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague The Guardian Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war BBC Reactions to death of Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide Reuters Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb commander found guilty of genocide, dies in prison The Washington Post
- waer.org21:00
The "Butcher of Bosnia" is dead — Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence in The Hague.
- ANSA (Italy)21:12
Detto 'il macellaio', scontava l'ergastolo all'Aja. Ma in patria era un eroe per molti
- ANSA (Italy)21:12
Detto 'il macellaio', scontava l'ergastolo all'Aja. Ma in patria era un eroe per molti
- Google News - Top Stories21:29
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, has died at 84 NPR Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 The New York Times Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia' convicted of genocide, dies at 84 Fox News Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague The Guardian Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies Reuters
- Google News - Top Stories21:41
Ratko Mladic, 'Butcher of Bosnia' convicted of genocide, dies at 84 Fox News Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war BBC Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 The New York Times Ratko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The Hague The Guardian Obituary: Ratko Mladic, war criminal convicted of Srebrenica genocide, dies Al Jazeera
- Al Jazeera English22:48edited after publishing
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic dies
Fri, 28 August 2026
7 reports- Google News - Top Stories00:28
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies as a prisoner at 84 AP News See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- 2news.com02:19
Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb general, has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes. U.N. officials confirmed his death Thursday in a hospital in
- Le Monde (France)08:56
L’ex-chef militaire est mort jeudi à La Haye, où il purgeait une peine de prison à vie pour génocide, crimes de guerre et crimes contre l’humanité.
- Total Croatia News09:13
August the 28th, 2026 – Ratko Mladic, the butcher of Bosnia and one of the worst monsters of the 20th century is finally dead, but before the infamous Srebrenica massacre, there was Croatia’s Škabrnja. War criminal Ratko Mladić died yesterday without ever answering for the crimes committed in Škabrnja, even though documents and testimonies presented ... Read more The post Ratko Mladić Dead: Before Srebrenica there was Škabrnja appeared first on Total Croatia .
- Le Monde English10:09
The former military leader, colloquially known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia', died Thursday in The Hague, where he was serving a life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
- Al Jazeera English19:58
Mladic died in prison in The Hague after failed requests by Serbian authorities to secure early release to home country.
- Google News - Top Stories20:02
Timeline: Life of Ratko Mladic, general turned ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Al Jazeera ‘The butcher may be gone, but to many he is a hero’: victims condemn glorification of Mladić The Guardian Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’ CNN Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reports Reuters Allan Little: I met dangerously fanatical Mladić early in Bosnian war BBC
Sat, 29 August 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World04:00
Architect of Srebrenica genocide is dead but those scarred by his atrocities say his ideology is still shockingly pervasive To most of the world, he was and will always be the “Butcher of Bosnia”, a grim epithet but one that still fails to fully convey the evil and horror inflicted on its people by Gen Ratko Mladić, who died in prison on Thursday . As commander of the Bosnian Serb forces, Mladić was responsible for the killing of an estimated 100,000 men, women and children during the savage...
- Al Jazeera English13:30
He fought for fascism to triumph. And it did.
Sun, 30 August 2026
2 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)17:07
Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić died while serving a life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. His death recalls the little-known mission of Ukrainian Col. Mykola Verkhohliad, who negotiated an evacuation from Žepa under armed pressure, insisted that families not be separated, and placed peacekeepers aboard the buses carrying civilians to safety.
- Al Jazeera English20:12
Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs gathered to pay tribute to former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladić.
Mon, 31 August 2026
5 reports- tportal (Croatia)09:11
Smrt u zatvoru osuđenoga ratnog zločinca Ratka Mladića, načelnika GŠ-a Vojske Republike Srpske tijekom rata u Bosni i Hercegovini, izazvala je posve različite reakcije najprije u zemlji u kojoj je počinio najteža kaznena djela, zatim u Hrvatskoj, u kojoj je u ratu 1991. također odgovoran za smrt i razaranja, te u Srbiji, u kojoj se skrivao do 2011. godine. Te različite reakcije, od podsjećanja na Mladićeve zločine do njegova slavljenja, govore o konfliktu koji i – dalje traje
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:28
Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb former general nicknamed the “Butcher of Bosnia”, died on Thursday in the United Nations Detention Unit in The Hague. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in 2017 for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. Serbia’s Minister of Justice, Nenad Vujić, has announced that he will be given a state funeral - sparking a major controversy.
- Index.hr (Croatia)13:38
GDJE će biti sahranjen Ratko Mladić, jedan od najvećih ratnih zločinaca u Europi nakon 1945.? To je političko pitanje. Hoće li ono prerasti u skandal, pita se Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).
- Die Zeit (Germany)15:35
Die serbische Regierung kündigt ein Staatsbegräbnis für den Verantwortlichen des Genozids von Srebrenica an. Sie spuckt auf die Gräber der Opfer von Ratko Mladić.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)16:00
Bývalý velitel vojsk bosenských Srbů generál Ratko Mladić, který zemřel minulý týden, si ve vězení v nizozemském Haagu odpykával doživotní trest za válečné zločiny. V Srbsku ho ale pohřbí se všemi vojenskými a státními poctami, oznámil tamní ministr spravedlnosti. „Část srbské veřejnosti věří, že Ratko Mladić byl potrestán buď příliš přísně, anebo vyloženě nespravedlivě,“ přibližuje v Interview Plus redaktorka týdeníku Respekt Magdaléna Fajtová.
Tue, 1 September 2026
6 reports- El País (Spain)03:30
Ratko Mladic, condenado por genocidio en la guerra de Bosnia y muerto en prisión, recuerda la necesidad de la justicia internacional
- Balkan Insight05:45
Two women who survived the crimes committed by Ratko Mladic’s forces during the 1992-95 war explain how his death last week brought new distress as young Serbs in Bosnia glorified his legacy.
- DW Top Stories13:09
The death of Ratko Mladic did not close a dark chapter of European history; it reopened old wounds. The ideology that created him lives on. The Dayton peace agreement ended the war, not the divisions that produced it.
- Balkan Insight14:01
Observing Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on trial while working at the Hague Tribunal, I no longer saw a ‘symbol of absolute evil’ but a defendant whose responsibility for his crimes had to be established. But was court justice enough?
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:45
Heroj, a ne zločinac, ori se ovih dana vascijelom Srbijom. Umro je „đeneral“, a mit o velikom vojskovođi – kojemu su Srebrenica i Škabrnja dale svoj krvavi pečat – ruku pod ruku veličaju političari, mediji, navijači, kao i obični građani. Smrt Ratka Mladića u bolničkom odjelu haškog Scheveningena gu...
- Le Monde (France)23:50
Un défilé a eu lieu, mardi, à Banja Luka. L’ex-général, condamné pour génocide par le Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie, est mort le 27 août à 84 ans.
Wed, 2 September 2026
5 reports- France Info (France)03:57
Depuis l'annonce de la mort du commanditaire du massacre de Srebrenica, des hommages spontanés sont organisés en Serbie et en République serbe de Bosnie. L'Union européenne déplore l'apologie d'un homme condamné à la prison à vie pour génocide, crimes de guerre et crimes contre l'humanité.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)14:32
Mladić je 2017. pred Međunarodnim kaznenim sudom za bivšu Jugoslaviju osuđen na doživotni zatvor zbog genocida u Srebrenici, zločina protiv čovječnosti i ratnih zločina. Presuda je potvrđena 2021. pred Mehanizmom za međunarodne kaznene sudove.
- Balkan Insight14:38
Official tributes to the convicted war criminal, openly glorifying his deeds, are another reminder that Serbia has yet to come to terms with its bloody past.
- Balkan Insight14:55
Court hands suspended sentenced to 43-year-old Bosnian for glorifying the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic who died on August 26 while serving a life sentence.
- Google News - Croatia query15:00
Croatia Sentences Bosnian Citizen for Glorifying Mladic Balkan Insight
Thu, 3 September 2026
18 reports- Google News - Europe query06:13
The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’: Ratko Mladić and the genocide Europe failed to stop Ynetnews
- Index.hr (Croatia)06:54
JUČER navečer u sarajevskom naselju Čengić Vila teško je ranjen 23-godišnjak. Napadač je u bijegu, a policija je slučaj okvalificirala kao izazivanje opće opasnosti i traga za počiniteljem.
- tportal (Croatia)15:02
Tijelo osuđenog ratnog zločinca Ratka Mladića trebalo bi tijekom poslijepodneva stići u Beograd, a objavljene su informacije o tome kad će i gdje biti pokopan
- 24sata (Croatia)16:09
U Haagu je služio pravomoćnu kaznu doživotnog zatvora na koju je osuđen zbog ratnih zločina i genocida. Iza rešetaka proveo je 15 godina
- Index.hr (Croatia)16:24
RATKO Mladić, preminuo u haškom pritvoru, bit će pokopan u ponedjeljak na Topčiderskom groblju u Beogradu. Komemoracija će se održati u subotu u Domu Vojske.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)16:25
Mladić je preminuo u 84. godini dok se nalazio u pritvorskoj jedinici u Haagu, gdje je služio kaznu doživotnog zatvora.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)16:52
Ratko Mladić bio je general i zapovjednik Glavnog stožera Vojske Republike Srpske tijekom rata u Bosni i Hercegovini. Međunarodni kazneni sud za bivšu Jugoslaviju osudio ga je 2017. godine na doživotni zatvor zbog genocida, zločina protiv čovječnosti i ratnih zločina, a presuda je potvrđena 2021. godine
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)17:13
Zrakoplov Vlade Srbije s tijelom ratnog zločinca Ratka Mladića, bivšeg zapovjednika Vojske Republike Srpske pravomoćno osuđenog za genocid u Srebrenici i druge ratne zločine u BiH, sletio je nešto prije 18 sati u Beograd. Srbija je njego truplo dočekala uz sve vojne počasti. Mladić je u Hagu osuđen...
- tportal (Croatia)17:18
Supruga ratnog zločinca Ratka Mladića, Bosiljka, po prvi se put obratila javnosti od njegove smrti dok je iščekivala povratak njegovog tijela u Srbiju
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:24
POSMRTNI ostaci Ratka Mladića, koji je umro u zatvoru Haškog suda gdje je izdržavao doživotnu kaznu zatvora za ratne zločine, dopremljeni su kasno popodne u Beograd zrakoplovom srpske vlade.
- Balkan Insight17:34
The body of deceased genocide convict Ratko Mladic was flown on a Serbian government plane to Belgrade, where it was met by the Minister of Justice and an honour guard.
- iRozhlas (Czechia)17:38
V Bělehradě podle srbských médií přistálo letadlo, které z Haagu přepravovalo tělo válečného zločince Ratka Mladiče. Ten zemřel ve vězení, kde si odpykával doživotní trest za zločiny spáchané za války v Bosně v 90. letech minulého století. Podle médií bude v srbském hlavním městě na začátku příštího týdne jeho pohřeb.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)18:04
Komemoracija povodom smrti bivšeg zapovjednika Glavnog stožera Vojske Republike Srpske održat će se u subotu, 5. rujna, u Domu Vojske u Beogradu, u Ulici Braće Jugovića. Početak komemoracije zakazan je za 12 sati. Dva dana kasnije, u ponedjeljak 7. rujna, uslijedit će pogreb na Topčiderskom groblju.
- Nacional (Croatia)18:04
Zrakoplov vlade Srbije s tijelom osuđenog ratnog zločinca, generala Ratka Mladića, sletio je u četvrtak predvečer u Srbiju. Prema podacima portala Flightradar24, taj let je bio najpraćeniji na svijetu, javlja Kurir. U zrakoplovu i srbijanski ministar pravosuđa U avionu kojim je iz Haaga dopremljeno tijelo Mladića bili su njegov sin Darko Mladić, unuka Anastasija, ministar […]
- Vecernji list (Croatia)18:18
Mladić je preminuo prošlog tjedna u Haagu, gdje je služio doživotnu kaznu zatvora nakon pravomoćne presude za genocid, zločine protiv čovječnosti i ratne zločine počinjene tijekom rata u BiH.
- Nacional (Croatia)18:39
General Ratko Mladić bit će upisan u povijesti kao čovjek koji je sudjelovao u obrani srpskog naroda i srpske državnosti zapadno od Drine, koji je stradao za srpsku ideju i kao netko tko se do kraja života borio za srpski identitet i sve ono što je ostvario kada je sudjelovao i rukovodio obranom Republike Srpske. […]
- Al Jazeera English19:27
Ratko Mladic received a life sentence from a UN court for committing atrocities during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
- 24sata (Croatia)19:30
Tijelo Ratka Mladića, osuđenog ratnog zločinca, stiglo je u Beograd uz veliku medijsku pažnju, dok bivši ministar vanjskih poslova Miro Kovač ističe kako se u Srbiji Mladić doživljava kao heroja, što dodatno komplicira europski put Srbije.