Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
From Court to Classroom: Bringing Wartime Facts to Bosnia’s Schools
Pita fainted from shock and later, in hospital, had to listen to her daughter cry while being operated upon without anesthetic because by that time, several months after the start of the war and the siege of Sarajevo, there was a shortage of medical supplies in the city.
Vučić: In case of the attack on our people, our response will be fierce
Vui spoke about how Serbia will manage in the new global, tectonic changes, about economic topics, about the Franco-German plan and Kosovo and Metohija, about relations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, including the elections in Montenegro and about the new president of that country, Jakov Milatovi.
About the Belgrade elections and the new movement
Deportations of Migrants From Croatia Alarm Bosnian Cantonal PM
The Prime Minister of Una Sana Canton, one of ten cantons in Bosnia's Federation entity, Mustafa Ruznic, has sent an open letter to Bosnia's state security and foreign ministers, as well as to the head of the Foreigners Affairs Service, SPS, demanding an explanation for the increased number of migrants and refugees reportedly returned from Croatia to Bosnia based on a bilateral readmission agre
Strasbourg Court Rejects Wartime Deportation Case Against Montenegro
Montenegrin government representatives, civic activists and victims' families at the wartime deportation commemoration ceremony in Herceg Novi. Photo: Center for Civic Education.
Week in Review: New Dawns and Old Problems
End of an Era
Europe Now candidate Jakov Milatovic (C) and the leaders of the ruling majority in Podgorica, Montenegro. Photo: EPA-EFE/BORIS PEJOVIC
Blockade in Bosnia’s Federation May Force High Representative to Intervene
With no sign of a government being formed in Bosnia's Federation entity before the April 6 deadline, the international community's top official in the country may have to step in once again.
Bosnia Court Sentences Federation PM to Four Years in ‘Respirators’ Case
The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday sentenced the Prime Minister of Bosnia's largest entity, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fadil Novalic, to four years in prison in a first-instance verdict over the procurement of 100 overpriced ventilators from China in 2020, at a cost to the budget of 10.5 million Bosniak marks, or just over 5 million euros.
With Anti-LGBT Law, Bosnia’s Dodik Borrows from Orban’s Playbook
Experts ponder the motivation behind an announced anti-LGBT law in Bosnia's Republika Srpska. Whether or not it gets adopted, they say the damage has already been done.
ITF marks silver jubilee as global humanitarian powerhouse
ITF Enhancing Human Security, a Slovenian-run organisation involved in demining and mine victims assistance, is marking its 25th anniversary, having evolved from a small regional organisation into a global humanitarian powerhouse that is active in 19 countries.
Top Bosnian Healthcare Official’s Doctorate Revoked
Educational inspectors at the Administration for Inspection Affairs of Sarajevo Canton on Tuesday ordered Sarajevo University to revoke the doctoral diploma of Sebija Izetbegovic, who is director of the University Clinical Centre in Sarajevo and is considered to be one of the most powerful individuals in the Bosnian healthcare system.
Documentary Dissects ‘Informal’ Italian Policy on Refugees, Migrants
Since 2015, when migrants and refugees from the Middle East, Asia and Africa began crossing the Balkans in significant numbers, Trieste has been a hub for those trying to reach bigger Italian cities or continue deeper into Western Europe.
Attacks, Pressures, on Bosnia’s Media Increased 40 Per Cent, Report Says
The annual report by the Bosnian Journalist's Association, BH Novinari, has shown that governments in the country have done "almost nothing" to improve media freedoms and journalists' safety.
Serbia to Host Western ‘Platinum Wolf’ Military Exercise Again – Research Centre
The Serbian Army will join the "Platinum Wolf" military exercise with members of the US Army and Western partners this year, which will end the moratorium on participation in bilateral and multilateral exercises with all foreign partners introduced after the start of the war in Ukraine, Demostat, a Serbian research centre, has reported.
Hate Speech and Disinformation Fuel Digital Rights Abuses in Balkans
The Western Balkans has faced ongoing political tensions and "culture wars" that have migrated from the physical world to the digital space, leading to human rights violations in digital environments.
CoE Anti-torture Committee: Violent Pushbacks Continue on Europe’s Borders
Migrants stand outside a tent at Vucjak refugee camp outside Bihac, northwest Bosnia, 4 December 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/FEHIM DEMIR