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Batons and Blood: The Bosnian Music School That Became a Brutal Jail
Anto Vrvilo had to watch every word he uttered while he was being interrogated in the presence of military policemen who held him in detention for two months in the basement of the Music School in the central Bosnian city of Zenica.
Price Panic Risks Derailing Western Balkans’ Energy Transition
While fossil-generated gas accounts for only 20 percent of Europe's electricity, gas-fired power plants are increasing the price of electricity, thanks to higher demand, low renewable energy supplies and the global increase in coal prices.
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Activists Place Memorial Plaques at Bosnian ‘Sites of Suffering’
Activists from the Centre for Non-Violent Action said they installed temporary commemorative plaques this month in the Zenica, Doboj and Zepce areas of Bosnia as part of an ongoing campaign to push local authorities to create permanent memorials to war victims.
Bosnian Serbs Shut Schools as Coronavirus Precaution
The government of Republika Srpska decided at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday that all schools must close from Wednesday until March 30 as part of efforts to deal with the coronavirus.
All public gatherings during this period have also been prohibited, including concerts, theatre plays and sporting events.
Winter’s Approach Enfolds Balkan Cities in Polluted Air
With winter on the way, the capitals of Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Bulgaria, as well as some other industrial centres in these countries, are again suffering alarming levels of air pollution, charts show.
Bosnian Arrested in Germany Over Paris Terrorist Attacks
German authorities in Dresden on Thursday said they had arrested an unnamed 39-year-old Bosnian in connection with the Islamist terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015 that killed 130 people.
Bosnian media have, however, named the suspect as Adis Abaz, from the Bosnian town of Zenica, who in 2011 was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for smuggling drugs and military equipment.
Young Bosnians Turn Hateful Graffiti Into Joyful Art
The central Bosnian town of Zenica in May hosted several young people from several towns in Bosnia with one aim - to paint over offensive, hateful graffiti.
Nationalist and political slurs and threats against ethnic groups are now transformed into a colourful mural, under a team led by Faruk Celikovic, a young street artist.
Yugoslav Industrial Symbol Inspires Bosnia’s Biennale Pick
Danica Dakic, the first woman artist to represent Bosnia at the Venice Biennale, has taken the drastic social and economic changes in the old industrial town of Zenica as her inspiration.
Bosnia State Court Charges Suspected Terrorist Fighter
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina has charged Munib Ahmetspahic - who was previously acquitted of having a role in the 2011 attack on the US embassy in Bosnia - with membership of a terrorist formation in Syria.