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Erdoğan sends UK PM letter, medical supplies
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a letter on April 10 to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson regarding medical supplies sent to help Britain cope with the coronavirus, according to Ankara's communication directorate.
As Corona spreads, Refugees Hit the End of the Road on the Balkan Route
Stray dogs walk the dirt road to the migrant camp in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia, on the border with Croatia. Passed a precarious bridge, a canine shelter is visible first. Puppies cover the trail, obstructing cars as they trot along obliviously. There are ten kennels with roofs and space to roam, but dozens of dogs lie around outside.
Third Entity Would Destroy Bosnia’s Croat Political Elite
Their real goal is maintenance of the political status quo, which allows them to stay in power, manage their patronage networks and avoid prosecution.
While most of the Croat population in Bosnia and Herzegovina would support the creation of a separate Croat entity, or even secession, the elites would lose too much to genuinely support such a policy.
Turkey delivers medical aid to UK to help fight virus
A Turkish military aircraft carrying medical aid for the fight against the novel coronavirus departed from the capital Ankara for the U.K. on April 10.
NATO acknowledges Turkish aid to Bosnia
NATO's strategic military command on April 9 acknowledged Turkey for sending aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina among other Balkan countries, saying "we are stronger together."
"Turkey provided aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist in the fight against #COVID19," the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) said on Twitter.
Bosnia Authorities Argue Over Risk of COVID-19 Autopsies
Bosnia's Serb-majority entity, Republika Srpska, RS, will continue to perform autopsies of people who have died from the coronavirus, its health minister said on Thursday.
This comes after the state association of forensic pathologists said earlier that such autopsies should be stopped in the current circumstances.
Interpol Urges Arrest of Bosnian Serb War Rape Defendant
A 'red notice' has been issued by Interpol to alert countries around the world that former Territorial Defence fighter Dusan Spasojevic, who has both Serbian and Bosnian citizenship, is wanted in Bosnia and Herzegovina for war crimes against civilians.
Bosnia Trying to Censor Information About Pandemic, Journalists Say
The rights organisation Transparency International, TI, in Bosnia and Herzegovina has called on Zeljka Cvijanovic, President of the Serb-led entity, Republika Srpska, to withdraw a decree banning the spread of panic and disorder during a state of emergency, saying that the Bosnia's constitution does not allow the entities to suspend the right to freedom of expression and opinion.
Bosnia May Seek Arbitration on Croatia Nuclear Waste Dispute
Bosnia may request international arbitration if Croatia proceeds with a plan to create a nuclear waste disposal site just across the border from Novi Grad in north-west Bosnia, Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Minister Stasa Kosarac was reported as saying.
Turkey sends medical aid to five Balkan countries
A Turkish military aircraft carrying medical aid for the fight against the novel coronavirus departed from the capital Ankara for five Balkan countries on April 8.
Last Despatches: Serbian Reporter Probed Links Between Crime, Politics, War
On the morning of April 8, 1994, Radislava 'Dada' Vujasinovic did not show up as previously arranged to meet her colleague and friend Vesna Malisic in Belgrade.
No Coronavirus Cases Found Yet Among Migrants, Refugees in Bosnia
The International Organization for Migration, IOM, which manages temporary reception centres, TRCs, for migrants and refugees in Bosnia and Herzegovina, told BIRN it had found no cases of coronavirus among the roughly 6,500 migrants held in them.
Sarajevo Siege: Brigade Chiefs’ Role in Terrorising City Ignored
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Witness statement by Rialda Musaefendic. Photo: Screenshot
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Witness statement by Rialda Musaefendic. Photo: Screenshot
Twenty-eight of her colleagues were injured in the shelling of the RTV building, and one lost his life.
Ratko Mladic Discharged from Hospital after Operation: Lawyer
Miodrag Stojanovic, one of the lawyers representing Ratko Mladic at his trial in The Hague, told BIRN that the former Bosnian Serb military commander had a colon operation on Monday and has now left hospital.
"He was discharged from the hospital yesterday [Wednesday] and returned to the [UN] detention unit [in the Netherlands]," said Stojanovic.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Coronavirus Curbs on Children and Older People Are Ill-Conceived
Bosnia and Herzegovina is not alone in using age as a determinant for developing guidance to particular populations, but has taken it to extremes by creating a punishable offence that only certain age groups can be charged with.