Trial

Italy

17.July 2026 Kristine Auerbach (DW)

Who was responsible for the collapse of the bridge in Genoa: Eight years of waiting for justice for the 43 dead

Forty-three lives lost, hundreds of people displaced and eight years of waiting for answers. After the fall of the Morandi bridge in Genoa, the court finally handed down the first sentences, which cause mixed feelings among the relatives of the victims.

Francuska

15.July 2026 Ivan Šepić

Marine Le Pen between "nanogica" and candidate for the presidency of France

Last Tuesday, July 7, 2026, the judicial panel of the Court of Appeal in Paris issued a second-instance verdict in the proceedings against Marine Le Pen and 11 other co-accused from her far-right National Rally (RN) party for "false assistants", RN MEPs. We are talking about a well-developed system of embezzlement of EU public funds in favor of the petty-proprietary party interests of the innermost circle around Le Pen herself. Political analysts, as well as legal and public law specialists, were not afraid to call the verdict "historic".

Croatia

25.June 2026 Jaroslav Pecnik

Criminal and punishment

After almost two decades of trials, the judiciary made a final decision in one of the most significant war crimes trials in Croatia. How did the case of Branimir Glavaš shape Croatian politics and the judiciary?

Felton Zeitgeist: Half a Century of Patricia Hearst's Trial (3)

25.June 2026 Milan Milošević

The saga of the kidnapping, brainwashing, crimes, conviction and amnesty of the granddaughter of the creator of yellow journalism, William Randolph Hearst

During Patricia Hearst's trial, which began on February 4, 1976 (two years after the kidnapping, three months after her arrest) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, defense attorneys tried to prove that, like the POWs in Korea, Patricia was a victim of brainwashing; the jury sentenced her to 35 years in prison, which was later reduced to seven years, and after serving only twenty-two months she was pardoned and then erased by amnesty

The Zeitgeist: Half a Century of the Patricia Hearst Trial (2)

17.June 2026 Milan Milošević

The saga of the kidnapping, brainwashing, crimes, conviction and amnesty of the granddaughter of the creator of yellow journalism, William Randolph Hearst

To wash the image of the extremists, the kidnappers emphasize the Robinhood-like demand that the Hearsts feed the poor; While in captivity, Patricia announces that she has become a guerrilla, Tanja, and then robs banks and plants bombs with her captors. In the longest shootout in American history, the police kill General Field Marshal Sinke Mtume and six of his comrades, and after a year and a half, they arrest Patricia, who declares: "I am Tanya - the profession of a city guerrilla" and then changes her hairstyle and dress

The "General Staff" Affair

10.June 2026 IN THE

Selaković arrived at the trial, the gathered citizens and students booed him

In Belgrade, the trial continues in the "General Staff" case, in which the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković and three other people are accused of allegedly illegally revoking the building's status as a cultural asset.

Protest in front of the courthouse, gathered protesters, banner

Germany

11.May 2026. Benjamin Knight / DW

From protest to accusation of terrorism: The trial of the Ulm Five

They broke into the branch of an Israeli arms manufacturer in Germany and destroyed the computers. Now the "Ulm Five" are on trial for "membership in a criminal organization." And they say they wanted to stop the "genocide"

The Hague

06.May 2026. IN THE

Postponed sentencing of Thaci and other leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army

The sentencing of Hashim Thaci and other former leaders of the KLA in The Hague has been postponed until July 20, 2026, lawyer Luka Mišetić confirmed.

A patrol of the Kosovo police searches a car at the entrance to Banjska

On the spot

04.May 2026. Milica Srejić

Banjska after Banjska: Dead village, life imprisonment and mansions in Dedinje

The outcome of the first trials for the armed conflict in Banjska has long been known, say "Vremen" interlocutors, claiming that one of the convicts had nothing to do with the incident. While some are now taking prisoners, and the state of Serbia is almost gone in Kosovo, ringleader Milan Radoičić is still "making money" in Serbia.

Justice

29.April 2026. IN THE

The trial of a student in Niš: Đura will forgive you for beating you

Veljko Mušanović, a student of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, was tried before the Misdemeanor Court for the telescopic baton found in his backpack. No proceedings were initiated against members of the Gendarmerie who beat him last summer. Students and citizens gathered in front of the court to support him

The artificial intelligence industry

28.April 2026. Uroš Mitrović

Elon Musk vs. Sam Altman: The Court War for the Soul of Artificial Intelligence

The conflict between former collaborators over billions of dollars and the future of OpenAI is moving to the courtroom. Was the non-profit tech vision just a hoax?

Chronicle

15.April 2026. IN THE

Selaković says that he is not guilty, but that the prosecutors and witnesses are to blame

The Minister of Culture, Nikola Selaković, presented his defense in the "General Staff" case, claiming that the proceedings against him were politically motivated and based on the biased actions of the prosecution.

Nikola Selaković with lawyers and those gathered in front of the court

Trial of the Minister of Culture

14.April 2026. KS

Will Selaković get immunity and avoid the General Staff case

The second hearing in the General Staff case is scheduled for Wednesday, April 15. Will one of the accused, Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, receive immunity

The Epstein dossier

12.February 2026. Jovana Đurđić, Maja Vasić-Nikolić

Now we only know how much we still don't know

The members of the Committee entrusted with the investigation into the affair of the dead American rich man emphasized that their goal is to determine "how such an active predator could act with apparent impunity for so long, despite clear evidence of his crimes that were presented to the authorities as early as 1994." Despite the vast amount of documents that have been dumped into the public domain, it remains unclear how close we are to answering this question

Trial of Nikola Selaković

04.February 2026. IN THE

Vladimir Đukanović: Proceedings against Selaković "legal absurdity"

Lawyer Vladimir Đukanović stated in front of the Special Court that the proceedings against the Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković were legally unsustainable, claiming that the decision from 2005 declaring the General Staff building a cultural asset was later declared null and void, and that the building never had a protected status.

A miracle never seen in Serbia - the trial of a minister

28.January 2026 Nedim Sejdinovic

Who is afraid of the case of citizen Selaković

The trial of the Minister of Culture should begin on February 4 on charges of abuse of office in the General Staff affair. "By announcing that he will pardon the accused in this case, Vučić is announcing what no one has ever done - he will absolve himself of criminal responsibility," believes Professor Bojan Pajtić. "All this looks like the defense of a man who knows that he is responsible for what he is charged with, and which of course needs to be proven during the procedure itself", assesses Selaković's actions, lawyer Jovan Rajić. "There is evidence - and this can also be seen from Vučić's statements - that he is the 'alpha and omega' of the business move of demolishing monuments of Serbian culture at the expense of bribing the American president", emphasized lawyer Božo Prelevic.

Diana Hrkalović

27.January 2026 B. B.

The start of the retrial of Dijana Hrkalović was postponed

The beginning of the retrial of the former State Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Dijana Hrkalović, was postponed due to the request for the exemption of acting prosecutor Milenko Mandić.

A gathering of support for detained professors, students and activists of PSG and Stav in front of the court in Novi Sad. Those gathered carry banners with the names of those arrested.

Trial of activists

24.November 2025 KS

Postponed trial of PSG and STAV activists

Since the defense of the defendants requested the exemption of the prosecutors, the trial in the case of PSG and STAV activists was postponed until February 2

Trial of activists from Novi Sad

22.November 2025 Una Sabljaković / DW

The trial of the twelve from Novi Sad begins: What do the accused say?

On Monday, the trial of Novi Sad activists and politicians accused of allegedly conspiring to overthrow the constitutional order of Serbia will begin. Half of them are in exile

SPC

07.August 2025 IN THE

Theologian Blagoje Pantelić after the hearing: I hope that the patriarch will not press charges

After the hearing in the Patriarchate, theologian Blagoje Pantelić claims that he was not clearly informed of what exactly he was charged with. His request for a lawyer to attend the proceedings was rejected, and the judges, he says, "just read the questions." The SPC has already banned him from communion, and the most severe punishment could be expulsion from the church

Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovica

06.August 2025 IN THE

Milićević: I have not violated the Gospel, I will probably be expelled from the church

After the hearing before the Church Court, theologian Vukašin Milićević claims that he did not violate church laws, but that he defended the spirit of the Gospel with his public appearances. According to him, the SPC is trying to silence him because he pointed out abuses in its ranks

Ecclesiastical Court of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovica

31.July 2025 Ivan Mitkovski

The case of Blagoj Pantelić: How did the theologian become a thorn in the side of the Serbian Orthodox Church, while criminals did not?

Why and how Patriarch Porphyry in the "inquisitorial" process turned on the theologian Blagoj Pantelić who - without any privileges, functions and power - asks awkward questions and does not agree to remain silent, priest Nenad Ilić explains for "Vreme"

24.July 2025 NM

Nišlijka who wounded the dean: All this happened because of TV "Informer"

Snežana C., who injured the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš with a knife, Natalija Jovanović, asked for forgiveness in court, pointing out that she was influenced by the content of "Informer" television.

06.July 2025 IN THE

Truck driver Milomir Jaćimović released from custody in Novi Sad

Truck driver Milomir Jaćimović, who became a symbol of civic solidarity after transporting students to protests for free, was released from custody in Novi Sad. The court rejected the Prosecution's proposal for detention, judging that even house arrest would threaten his existence, since he is a single parent.

Novi Sad

16.June 2025 TS

The trial of SNS activists who broke the jaw of a female student was postponed

The trial of SNS activists for the attack on students in Novi Sad was postponed because one of the accused did not appear. According to the defense, he is undergoing treatment. The court scheduled a new hearing for June 30

The fall of the canopy and political (ir)responsibility

03.June 2025 IN THE

Ninić: I do not believe that Vesić will appear on the repeated indictment

Lawyer Ivan Ninić claims that Goran Vesić practically disappeared from the investigation into the fall of the canopy at the Railway Station in Novi Sad, although he was previously linked to this case. The higher court canceled his detention with the explanation that there are no grounds for suspecting a criminal offense, and Ninić doubts that Vesić will even appear on the repeated indictment.

Who has power in Serbia?

29.May 2025. IN THE

Đukanović: President, pardon the guys who defended the premises of SNS in Novi Sad

SNS MP Vladimir Đukanović assessed that the abolition of custody of the arrested activists is a "message to the authorities and Aleksandar Vučić" and repeated the claim that the real power in Serbia lies outside the official institutions. While Đukanović expresses doubts about the influence of the state government, the trial of SNS activists accused of attacking students continues in Novi Sad, in which two victims identified their attackers