Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hague Tribunal sentences Karadzic to 40 years in prison
The Hague Tribunal has found Radovan Karadzic guilty and sentenced him to 40 years in prison in the first-instance verdict announced on Thursday.
The tribunal found the former president of the Serb Republic (RS) in Bosnia guilty of individual responsibility for crimes against humanity, and murders and violations of the laws and customs of war in seven municipalities.
Bosniak War Victims Demand Karadzic Life Sentence
Some of around 250 representatives of Bosnian war victims' associations who travelled to the UN court for Karadzic's verdict told BIRN on Thursday that they wanted him to be punished.
Bosnian Serb Chief Plays Nationalist Card in Elections
Months ahead of important local elections, Milorad Dodik, President of Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity and leader of its main ruling Alliance of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, has outraged Bosniaks [Bosnian Muslims] and Bosnian Serbs alike by naming a student dorm after the Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic.
Bosnian held on terrorism charges after returning from Syria
A citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina who fought in the ranks of Islamist paramilitary groups has been arrested in Sarajevo on charges of terrorism.
The Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina confirmed this on Thursday.
Bosnia Serbs Accused of Skewing Demography
The decision of the authorities of Republika Srpska, Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, not to consider people who do not work or study as permanent residents may have a major impact on Bosnia's demographic profile, experts claim.
Balkan Coal Plants Costing Europe 'Billions' in Health
A study released on Tuesday says coal-fired power plants in the Balkans cost people and governments in Europe as much as 8.5 billion euros a year in health terms and the Balkan region alone 1.2 to 3.4 billion euros.
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Balkan Weapons Spotted in Syrian Rebel Hands
Several Balkan-produced armaments, mostly manufactured in Serbia, are being used by Syrian rebels, according to weapons specialists from the Armament Research Services, ARES think tank.
More Bosnian Muslims Learn Turkish and Arabic
A growing number of children attending primary and secondary school in Sarajevo are learning Turkish and Arabic as "second foreign languages" alongside those traditionally taught to Bosnian children, such as English and German, the Ministry of Culture and Education of the Canton of Sarajevo told BIRN.
Squabbles Over Data Put Bosnian Census at Risk
Members of the three statistical agencies of Bosnia, the state agency and those of the two entities, have been unable to agree on the methodology to elaborate the results of the coungtry's first post-war census, raising fears that publication might not be possible by the July 1 legal deadline.
Fan Fight Highlights Bosnia's Football Violence Problem
Bosnian authorities are still struggling to curb outbreaks of violence at football games between supporters of rival teams.
The latest clash erupted on Wednesday at a match in the northern town of Tuzla between the local team Sloboda and FK Sarajevo.
Bosnia, Croatia Turn Old Rail Line into Cycle Paths
A joint project between Croatia and Bosnia aims to revitalise the old railways built by the Austria-Hungarian Empire by creating a network of bicycle trails, which will also help unlock the tourist potential of the region.
Bosnian Islamic State jihadi "to get one year in jail"
A citizen of Bosnia-Herzegovina who admitted in court to fighting on the side of Islamic State will likely receive a one-year prison sentence.
Regional media are reporting that 23-year-old Emin Hodzic and the Prosecution of Bosnia-Herzegovina had reached a plea bargain.
Bosnia Gays Demand Probe Into Attack on Club
The LGBT community in Sarajevo has called on the Bosnian authorities to punish the perpetrators of an attack last Friday on the Kino Kriterion, one of the few LGBT-friendly clubs in the capital.
"Authorities need to prosecute this homophobic attack as a proper hate crime," Emina Bosnjak, from the Sarajevo Open Center, which promotes LGBT rights in Bosnia, told BIRN on Monday.
UN Raps Bosnia for Violating War Widow’s Rights
The UN’s Human Rights Committee said Bosnia and Herzegovina violated the rights of widow Sakiba Dovadzija because it failed to prosecute those responsible for the enforced disappearance of her husband.