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Serbia's Bosniak Council Accused of Celebrating Separatism
The Bosniak National Council in Serbia was criticised on Tuesday for announcing it will mark the centenary of the adoption of the Sjenica Declaration, a 1917 document that called for the secession of the mostly Muslim-populated Sandzak region from Serbia and Montenegro.
Serbia gets EUR 19.9mn for BiH, Croatia refugees
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The Assembly of Donors have approved another EUR 19.9 million tranche for Serbia for the housing of refugees, Ivica Dacic announced on Monday.
The acting PM and foreign minister spoke as he opened the meeting of the Regional Housing Program.
ISIS fighters secretly treated in BiH hospitals - report
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Wounded jihadists, returnees from the Syrian war zone, are treated in health care institutions unhindered in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), at the expense of local people, Telegraf reports.
Balkan States Face Big Population Drops, UN Warns
The UN's Population Division has released projections that say several Balkans states can expect worrying declines in their populations over the next few decades.
Bosnian Capital Braces for New Veterans' Protests
Hundreds of disgruntled people from different parts of Bosnia are expected to arrive in the capital, Sarajevo, on Wednesday, to join more than 300 war veterans who have been staging protests in front of the Federation entity government building for two days.
Bosnia Honours Prijedor Victims With White Ribbon Day
Cities around Bosnia are commemorating the horrendous crimes committed against the non-Serb population of the northeastern town of Prijedor 25 years ago by putting up white ribbons.
"Yugo-nostalgia" is widespread in Serbia and Bosnia - survey
"Many in the Balkans" think that the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has brought more harm than benefit, according to a new survey.
The Gallup poll, based on face-to-face interviews with at least 1,000 respondent from across the region, found that "Yugo-nostalgia" was still widespread, particularly in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Turkish Human Rights Foundation Chair Fincancı receives human rights award
Professor Şebnem Korur Fincancı, the chair of the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV), received the Physicians for Human Rights' (PHR) Human Rights Award on April 18 at a ceremony in New York.
The PHR released a statement regarding Fincancı, hailing her as an anti-torture expert who has dedicated her career to defending human rights.
Bosnian MPs Vote on Law Package to Save IMF Cash
Bosnian parliamentarians, under urgent procedure, are due to vote on Thursday on a disputed set of laws which would raise excise taxes for fuel - and pave the way toward another instalment of a much-needed IMF loan.
Bosnian Croat Veterans Demand Croatia Pay Their Pensions
Bosnian Croat war veterans are demanding that after years of delay, Zagreb pays the retirement pensions they earned while fighting with the Croatian Defence Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnian Cancer Patients 'Waiting Months for Drugs'
Cancer patients in Bosnia are enduring long waits for essential medications as public procurement stalls and as the worldwide supply of the older drugs used by Bosnian health services begins to drop, according to local experts.
Zvizdic: We have responsibility to keep our countries on EU path
SARAJEVO - Stability, peace and security are key to political, social and economic development of the Western Balkan states, and the PMs of our countries have a responsibility to keep them on the European path, Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Council of Ministers, Denis Zvizdic, said on Thursday.
Bosnian War Veterans Protest Against Pension Cuts
Bosniak and Croat war veterans from Bosnia’s Federation entity rallied in Sarajevo to demand the reversal of legal changes which were adopted to appease the IMF and caused reductions in pensions.
Turkey vows to mobilize Islamic world against Euro-fascism
Turkey will intensify its efforts against racism, Islamophobia and xenophobia on all international platforms, especially at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as Turkey's government is currently the term president, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said March 14.
Bosnia Accused of Failing Wartime Rape Victims
Amnesty International complained to the United Nations on Monday about what it said was Bosnia and Herzegovina's failure to address the longstanding legacy of sexual violence committed during the conflict of 1992 to 1995.