Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The defence lawyer in the high-profile trial of the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, urged the court to acquit him of killing three captive Serb soldiers in 1992.

Bosnia has failed to provide justice for thousands of women who were raped during the 1992-95 war and must speed up prosecutions and ensure victims get compensation, a new Amnesty International report said.

Bakir Izetbegovic, the member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Monday criticized Czech President Milos Zeman's statement that terrorists could create a base in the Balkan country, stressing that it was a "dangerous lie."

As the politically-charged trial of former Srebrenica commander Naser Oric nears its end, the Bosnian prosecution argued that he should be convicted of killing three captive Serb soldiers in 1992.

The 25th anniversary of the beginning of the release of detainees from the notorious Omarska detention camp, run by Bosnian Serb forces in Prijedor, will be marked this weekend.

Bosnia's second-strongest Bosniak [Bosnian Muslim] national party, the Alliance for Better Future, SBB, on Friday announced the breakup of its coalition with the main Bosniak party in the country, the Party of Democratic Action, SDA.

Today marks 22 years since the forces of the Army of the Serb Republic entered Srebrenica on July 11, 1995 and committed a war crime.

According to the judgments of the international court, genocide was committed in Srebrenica, and about 8,000 people were killed.

After the qualifying match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece, which ended in a scoreless draw (0-0), a mass fight brawl erupted with assistant coach of Bosnia Stephan Gilli punching Greek sub Giannis Gianniotas in the face and knocking out a tooth.

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According to a retired general of the so-called Army of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the war is not over - it is merely that the shooting has stopped. This has been reported by EuroBlic on Tuesday.

Bakir Izetbegovic says that "even the attempt" of the RS to secede from Bosnia would lead to a conflict with unforeseeable consequences for the Balkans.

Izetbegovic, who represents Bosniaks (Muslims) in the tripartite presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, said this was "the red line" that RS President Milorad Dodik "should under no circumstances cross."