Bosnian Serbs celebrate banned statehood day despite warnings
Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegoviaReuters Bosnian Serbs celebrated their autonomous region’s statehood day on Tuesday with a parade of special forces and armoured vehicles in defiance of a top court ban and warnings from Western overseers of Bosnia’s troubled peace. The 9th January marks the date in 1992 when Bosnian Serbs declared independence as then-federal […]
Peace envoy steps in to try to ensure functioning government after Bosnians vote
Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaReuters Bosnia’s polls closed on Sunday after voters turned out to choose the country’s new collective presidency and lawmakers at national, regional and local levels, in a contest between entrenched nationalists and economy-focused reformists. The first official results are expected at midnight, but political parties are expected to come out with their […]
Many in Bosnia doubt elections will tackle dysfunctional economy
Zepce, Bosnia Reuters With nationalist rhetoric dominating the campaign for Bosnia’s 2nd October election, many doubt the vote will usher in leaders who would focus on reforms to tackle a dysfunctional economy and unblock the country’s path to European Union membership. Since the 2018 election, progress towards liberalising the economy and improving rule of law […]
Srebrenica testimonies, artefacts confront genocide denialism
Srebrenica, Bosnia & HerzegovinaReuters Survivors of the genocide at Srebrenica are hoping their accounts and keepsakes of families of some of the 8,000 Muslim men and boys who were killed will help dispel the denial of the massacre that is the heart of a political crisis in Bosnia. One hundred survivors gave video testimonies and […]
Postcards: Decades after war, Bosnian Jews who lost homes, synagogues still await restitution
KIMBERLY WINSTON, in an article published by Religion Unplugged, reports on how longer after World War II, Bosnian Jews are still awaiting restitution for these long-gone homes, commercial buildings, places of worship and burial sites…
Sarajevo siege survivors hope for closure with Mladic verdict
Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaReuters Survivors of the 43-month siege of Sarajevo are hoping for closure when Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic receives a final verdict on Tuesday in his appeal against conviction for genocide and war crimes during the 1990s. In 2017, the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia jailed Mladic for […]
INSIDE JOB: HOW BOSNIAN POLICEWOMEN ARE TAKING ON ABUSIVE HUSBANDS
UMBERTO BACCHI reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation from Bosnia and Herzegovina…