Latest News from Bosnia and Herzegovina
One killed, several injured as 5.7 quake shakes Bosnia
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Bosnia late on April 22, killing one person and injuring several others, local media reports said.
A 28-year-old woman who was injured when a rock fell on her house in the town of Stolac, near Mostar, died in hospital, a medical source quoted by media said. Several others were lightly injured, including members of the victim's family.
Vučić with U.S. senators: "Serbia's committed to international law" PHOTO
Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Chris Murphy (Foreign Affairs Committee) and Thom Tillis (Armed Services Committee) have met with President Vucic.
They discussed bilateral cooperation, Serbia's European integration, the situation in the region, energy and the crisis in Ukraine.
Bosnian Eurovision Songwriter Joins Ukraine Peace Song Project
Adi Mulahalilovic, the former pianist of the popular Yugoslav-era band Hari Mata Hari, has joined an initiative bringing together musicians from 50 countries to record an original composition in support of Ukraine.
Bosnians Mourn Civilians’ Deaths in Wartime Attacks on Villages
Commemorations will be held on Saturday to mark the anniversaries of wartime killings on April 16, 1993 in the villages of Ahmici, near Vitez, and Trusina, near Konjic.
Serbian Muslim Leader’s Body to be Exhumed Due to Suspected Poisoning
Muamer Zukorlic's coffin being carried to his grave. Photo: Muamer Zukorlic/Facebook
"As part of the investigation, a statement was taken from Usame Zukorlic [son of Muamer Zukorlic], and then an order was given to exhume the body of the late Muamer Zukorlic, with which the family agreed," the prosecutor's office told Radio Sto Plus on Thursday.
Bosnian Serb Army Officer Faces Srebrenica Trial in Serbia
The war crime trial of former Drina Corps commander Milenko Zivanovic will start on May 30, it was decided at a preparatory hearing at Belgrade Higher Court on Wednesday.
The ‘Awakening’: American Right-Wing Extremist Finds Allies in the Balkans
It was a week after Orthodox New Year in January 2021 and a group of Serb children in Kosovo was opening presents.
Germany states: "New era"
Olaf Scholz called for accelerating the accession of the Western Balkans to the European Union, which has been blocked for years, mentioning a "new era" in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
At a joint press conference with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to help advance the issue.
German cyclist rides in Turkey after traveling to 11 countries
A German engineer who has pedaled to 11 countries in Europe in the last two years has arrived in the southern province of Antalya after entering Turkey via the Greek border in December 2021.
US Sanctions Seven People as “Serious Threat” to Balkan Stability
The United States sanctioned seven people in politics, media and justice in the Balkans on Monday, calling them a "serious threat to regional stability" and the cause of democracy.
BIRN Offers Grants to Explore War Crimes Archives
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has launched a call for proposals for small projects by journalists, artists, historians and civil society activists covering topics related to the archives of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and domestic courts in former Yugoslav countries that dealt with war crimes cases.
For Victims of Croatia’s ‘Lora’ Prison, Justice Proves Elusive
April 6 brought another milestone in one of the longest-running war crimes processes in Croatia, when the County Court in the coastal city of Split sentenced two men to prison for war crimes against mainly Serb detainees at the city's 'Lora' military prison during the 1991-95 Croatian war.
Serbia Again Convicts Bosnian Serb Ex-Policeman of Torturing Prisoners
Belgrade Higher Court found Milorad Jovanovic guilty on Friday of torturing non-Serb civilian prisoners, one of whom died as a consequence, who were being detained at the Simo Miljus Memorial Museum in Lusci Palanka in the Sanski Most area of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the summer of 1992. The court sentenced him to nine years in jail.
Former Lora Camp Inmates Denounce ‘Scandalous’ Court Verdicts
Former inmates of the notorious Lora prison camp near Split, Croatia, condemned the Split Court verdict that sentenced the former prison commander and one of the guards only for crimes committed in a couple of months in 1992.
Bosnian War Posters Illustrate Graphic Story of Conflict
Left: Graphic designed by Trio design studio marking the tenth anniversary of the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics. Right: Poster designed by Asim Djelilovic depicting a sniper saying "Perfect", inspired by the shooting of two female peace demonstrators in Sarajevo in 1992.