Republika Srpska
Bosnian Serb Leader Postpones Controversial Referendum
Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik yielded to growing internal and international pressure on Monday and announced he was postponing the disputed referendum which had threatened to raise ethnic tensions in the country.
Bosnian Serbs to Hold Defiant Celebration
The Bosnian Serb presidency told BIRN that events to mark Republic Day would go ahead on January 9, despite the fact that the annual holiday celebrating the entity's foundation was ruled unconstitutional by the state Constitutional Court because it discriminates against non-Serb residents of Republika Srpska.
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Bosnian Serbs Halt Cooperation with State Police, Court
The Republika Srpska government said on Thursday that it has halted all cooperation with the State Investigation and Protection Agency and the state prosecution after they arrested five Bosnian Serbs for alleged war crimes in Bosanski Novi and searched official buildings in the Republika Srpska town for evidence.
Bosnian Serb President Defends Mladic on War Crimes
Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, told Ratko Mladic’s war crimes trial that the Bosnian Serbs did not have an official wartime policy of ethnically cleansing Bosniaks and Croats.
Bosnia's High Representative: Serbs Must Respect Court
High Representative Valentin Inzko on Wednesday called on the Bosnian Serb leadership to accept a recent Constitutional Court ruling that the annual public holiday commemorating the founding of Republika Srpska is unconstitutional because it discriminates against other ethnicities.
Bosnian Serbs Plan Challenge to Constitutional Court
Leaders of all Republika Srpska's main political parties agreed on Sunday to ask the Bosnian Serb National Assembly to initiate a referendum asking people if they support the recent decision by the Constitutional Court to abolish the annual Republic Day holiday celebrating the entity's foundation.
Bosniaks Veto Bosnian Serb Courts Referendum
Bosniak delegates to the Council of Peoples in the Republika Srpska assembly on Thursday used their veto powers to block the assembly's decision last week to hold a referendum on the authority of the state judicial institutions and the Office of the High Representative.
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Bosnia Leaders Hope to Mend Fences in Serbia
Wednesday's visit of Bosnia's tripartite presidency to Serbia is a joint attempt of Bosnian and Serbian leaders to mend relations between the two countries, which suffered another blow with the recent attack on Serbian Premier Aleksandar Vucic in Srebrenica, Bosnian official told media.
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Bosnian Serb Referendum Meets Chorus of Condemnation
The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and the authority of the international community's High Representative.
Bosnian Serbs to Hold Referendum on State Courts
The assembly of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, has voted on Wednesday to hold a referendum on confidence in the country's state justice system and in the authority of High Representative to Bosnia.
Out of 76 deputies present, 45 voted in favor while 31 abstained. The referendum will be held in mid-September.
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