Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnian Activists Urge Memorial for Sarajevo Siege Killings
Bosnia’s Youth Initiative for Human Rights launched a petition urging the construction of a memorial at Kazani on Mount Trebevic, where Serb and Croat civilians were brought to be killed during the siege of Sarajevo.
Serb Policeman ‘Saw Truckload of Bodies’ Near Killing Site
A former Bosnian Serb policeman told a Belgrade court that he saw a truck loaded with dead bodies in the village of Kravice, where Bosniaks from Srebrenica were massacred in 1995.
Explosion Shakes Bosnian Refinery
The explosion occurred around 9:30 pm local time at the Russian-owned refinery in the northern Bosnian town of Brod, the local authorities announced on Tuesday night.
According to Brod's mayor Ilija Jovicic, several workers were injured in the event but are not in danger. The explosion was followed by a huge fire that firefighters are trying to contain.
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Ex-Soldier Recalls Night-Long Execution of Srebrenica Bosniaks
A Bosnian Serb ex-soldier told a Belgrade court how he helped to conceal the bodies of several hundred Bosniaks from Srebrenica after a night-long mass execution in a hangar in the village of Kravica in 1995.
Defence Challenges Claim that Bosniak Commander Shot Serb
Naser Oric’s defence in his war crimes trial questioned the credibility of a witness who said he saw the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica open fire on a Serb prisoner in 1992.
Srebrenica Witness: Mladic Said Bosniaks ‘Could Disappear’
A witness at the Belgrade trial for the massacre of men from Srebrenica in the village of Kravica in 1995 said she heard Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladic telling Bosniaks they could perish.
Bosnian Witness Accuses Naser Oric of Shooting Prisoner
The first witness at the retrial of the Bosnian Army’s former commander in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, who is accused of killing three Serb captives in 1992, said he saw the defendant shoot a prisoner.
Bosnian Serb Entity on Alert for Lavrov Visit
Russia's top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, starts his first visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, visiting Sarajevo and East Sarajevo and Banja Luka, in Bosnia's Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska.
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Bosnian Serb Leader Applauds Russian Church's Consecration
Around hundred people gathered on Monday in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of the Bosnia's mainly Serbian entity, Republika Srpska, for the consecration of a new Russian church and cultural centre, which are being built in the centre of the city.
Bosniak Srebrenica Commander Naser Oric’s Retrial Begins
The former Bosnian Army commander in Srebrenica, Naser Oric, is being retried for war crimes over the killing of three Serb captives in 1992 after being acquitted in his original trial.