Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic buried with military honours in Belgrade
Photo: Deutsche Welle
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Convicted war criminal Ratko Mladic buried with military honours in Belgrade

Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander convicted of genocide and war crimes including the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, died on August 27, 2026, aged 84, while serving a life sentence in The Hague. His funeral in Belgrade on September 7 drew thousands of mourners and was attended by Serbian government ministers, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bosnian Serb officials, and the Russian ambassador. The EU condemned the glorification, with top officials questioning Serbia's EU accession path, and Bosnia downgraded diplomatic ties with Serbia in response.

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This event sits in the top 17% of divergence this week. 10 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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The Guardian
Ratko Mladić, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', given hero's funeral in Serbia
hero's return raising international alarm · negative
Reuters
Crowds gather for funeral of Ratko Mladic, 'the Butcher of Bosnia'
crowds mourn national hero · neutral
How The Guardian and Reuters compare across every story →
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  1. CNNfirst
  2. Reuters+1.8 h
  3. The Guardian+8.0 h
  4. Globe and Mail+10.2 h
  5. South China Morning Post+11.0 h
  6. BBC+11.5 h
  7. Bloomberg+29.4 h
  8. Le Monde+30.1 h
  9. Deutsche Welle+34.8 h
  10. Al Jazeera+35.7 h
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The split, in one line
Western outlets frame the funeral as defiance of EU values and a barrier to accession; SCMP and Reuters stay factual; Al Jazeera pivots to EU hypocrisy over Gaza; Deutsche Welle centers Bosnia's election politics and diplomatic fallout.
How each outlet covered it

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One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.

THE LEFT2 outlets · mostly critical
Ratko Mladić, the 'Butcher of Bosnia', given hero's funeral in Serbia
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“Bosnia: The long shadow cast by Ratko Mladic's coffin” · Deutsche Welle, BBC, Globe and Mail, Al Jazeera, South China Morning Post, Reuters, Bloomberg, Le Monde

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Serbia initially planned a state funeral for Mladic but downgraded it after international objections
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