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Thousands Attend Controversial Funeral of Convicted War Criminal Ratko Mladic in Belgrade

The funeral and public commemoration of Ratko Mladic in Serbia have sparked outrage in Europe and deepened divisions within Serbian society over his legacy.

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Ratko Mladic dies in prison in The Hague

© Marko Drobnjakovic, AP ↗

Serbian government leaves funeral decisions to Mladic's family amid mounting pressure

Deutsche Welle ↗

EU Enlargement Commissioner cancels Serbia visit in protest of planned commemoration

Al Jazeera ↗

Commemoration held in Belgrade attended by officials and former military staff

France24 ↗

Red Star Belgrade fans pay tribute to Mladic at football match

Al Jazeera ↗

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19 articles

  1. Red Star fans unveil tifo of war criminal Mladic before derby
    BBC Sport
  2. Ratko Mladić: EU verurteilt »Verherrlichung von Kriegsverbrecher« bei Beisetzung in Belgrad
    DER SPIEGEL - Schlagzeilen – Tops
  3. Top Serbian officials attend funeral of Ratko Mladić in Belgrade
    Financial Times World
  4. Massaker von Srebrenica : EU kritisiert Beerdigung von Kriegsverbrecher Ratko Mladić in Serbien
    DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten
  5. Funerali Mladic,"Il "boia di Srebrenica" omaggiato e celebrato nonostante le atrocità commesse
    TGcom24

2 articles

  1. Belgrado, Mladic sepolto con la figlia che si era suicidata per la vergogna
    La Repubblica
  2. Commemoration held for late Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic
    France24

8 articles

  1. I fan di Mladic e il Pride, in una Belgrado blindata sfilano le anime della Serbia
    La Repubblica
  2. Commemoration held for late Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic
    South China Morning Post
  3. Serbien: Hohe Regierungsmitglieder bei Gedenkzeremonie für Kriegsverbrecher Ratko Mladić
    DER SPIEGEL - Schlagzeilen – Tops
  4. Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić commemorated in Belgrade, but no state honours
    Euronews
  5. Woede over uitgebreid eerbetoon in Servië voor overleden oorlogsmisdadiger Ratko Mladić: ’Bedankt generaal’
    Telegraaf

3 articles

  1. Serbia accused of ‘glorifying’ convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić ahead of funeral
    NBC News
  2. Feierliche Beisetzung von Mladic - EU-Erweiterungskommissarin Kos sagt Reise nach Serbien ab
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  3. Serbia: How the funeral of Ratko Mladic is dividing a nation
    Deutsche Welle