All News on Social Issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia Says Migrant Wave Would Strain Capacities
After warnings that the country may have to brace itself to receive a wave of refugees and migrants, Bosnia is preparing locations for the possible settlement of about 5,000 refugees if the Balkan "refugee route" reactivates in future.
Italy Jails Bosniak Officer for Aid Workers’ Murders
A court in Italy sentenced former Bosnian Army officer Hanefija Prijic to life imprisonment for killing three Italian aid workers - even though he served a sentence for the same crime in Bosnia.
Serbian Activists Commemorate Strpci Train Massacre
Rights activists marked the 24th anniversary of the abduction and subsequent massacre of 20 passengers from a train in Strpci in Bosnia, calling on the Serbian authorities to finally prosecute those responsible.
Amnesty Report Raps Balkans Countries for Rights Abuses
Freedom of expression, the rights of migrants and refugees to protection, and LGBTI rights remain frequently violated in Balkan countries, according to the latest report by the rights watchdog Amnesty International.
European Ministers Agree To Fortify Blockade Of Migrants' Balkans Route
BELGRADE - Ministers from 15 European countries have agreed to come up with new measures to ensure that the so-called Western Balkans route to the European Union remains shut for migrants.
Croatia's Liverpool Player Tells His Refugee Story
Dejan Lovren, a defender at Liverpool football club, launches a biographical film about his refugee experience on Wednesday in an attempt to trigger sympathy and understanding for Syrian refugees who are trying to reach Europe.
Serbia, Bosnia, and Saudi Arabia form trilateral committee
Saudi Arabia, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina have formed a joint trilateral committee.
It will "support and oversee activities for boosting trade and those related to the realization of Saudi investments in Serbia and Bosnia," Beta reported.
Ivanic: Renewal of lawsuit would trigger new crisis
BELGRADE - The Belgrade-Sarajevo relations are under strain again, including due to attempts by Bosniak politicians to renew the lawsuit against Serbia, which could trigger a new crisis that would benefit no one, Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency Chairman Mladen Ivanic said in Belgrade Thursday.
Photographers Document Bosnia’s ‘War of Memories’
An exhibition of pictures by two Bosnian photographers offers stark images of memorials to people of all ethnic groups who were killed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Krajisnik: Bosnia has become an impossible country, situation is alarming
BELGRADE - Serbia's president has urged greater protection for the rights of Serbs in the Balkan region after meeting with a former Bosnian Serb leader who was convicted of war crimes.
Happy Birthday Republika Srpska!
BANJA LUKA - Bosnian Serbs are celebrating Republika Srpska Day in defiance of the constitutional court and the international community. The January 9 holiday commemorates the date in 1992 when Bosnian Serbs declared the creation of their own state in Bosnia.
Turkish agency's cameraman assaulted in Belgrade
A cameraman working for Turkey's Anadolu news agency has been attacked in Belgrade, near the city's main railway station.
The victim has been named as Nihad Ibrahimkadic, a citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Do more than to just cry for Syria: Turkey's first lady
Emine Erdoğan, wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has called on the world community to do more than to just cry over the plight of women and children in Syria.
Balkan Activists Urge Solidarity with Aleppo Victims
As the Syrian government mops up the last rebel-held areas of eastern Aleppo - amid reports on fresh air strikes and civilian casualties - activists all over former Yugoslavia have urged people and governments to show more solidarity with the victims of the conflict.
Bosnian Court Ruling Lends Weight to Croat Agitation
A new constitutional court ruling in Bosnia and Herzegovina about election laws could prove difficult to implement - but, if it is not implemented, could obstruct the formation of a new government in 2018, experts said.