Radio Televizija Republike Srpske

Plight of Bosnia's Public Broadcaster Causes Alarm

Bosnia's main broadcaster BHRT may close down altogether, experts and journalists warn, as the financial woes that have plagued the broadcaster for years already continue to worsen.

BHRT director Belmin Karamehmedovic told local news portal Klix on Wednesday that because of rapidly falling revenues, staff now have no health insurance, and their salaries are being paid late.

Signs in Serbian Cyrillic again irk vandals in region

A video showing a man painting over the Serbian Cyrillic portion of traffic signs in the Herzegovina area of Bosnia-Herzegovina has been posted online.

According to RTRS, the public broadcaster of the Serb Republic (RS) entity, the video was posted on the "Forgotten Sons of the Homeland War" (Croatian: "Zaboravljeni Sinovi Domovinskog Rata") Facebook page.

Bosnian Religious Leaders Preach Solidarity Against Nationalism

"Standing together" against nationalism was the message of the event held on Monday evening by Bosnia's top religious leaders in an attempt to defuse tensions in the country.

The event saw Bosnia's Grand Mufti and the head of the Catholic Church in Bosnia share jokes with Bishop Grigorije of the Serbian Orthodox Church and Jakob Finci, president of the Jewish Community of Bosnia.

Republika Srpska Halt Contact with Envoy Over Insults

BELGRADE - The Serbian republic in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has severed all ties with the international envoy to the Balkan state over his controversial remark about a national holiday.

Over 99 percent voted in Republika Srpska's referendum last September to mark the date of its creation on January 2, 1992 as a national holiday, in a move ruled illegal by Bosnia's top court.

OBA has issued orders to eavesdrop on Serbian officials-RTRS

BANJALUKA - The Republika Srpska public broadcaster RTRS reported Thursday it had obtained secret orders issued by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Intelligence and Security Agency (OBA) for eavesdropping on Serbian officials.

The operation has been underway for five months, the report said, and the RTRS website published scans of OBA documents designated as secret.

BiH Intelligence and Security Agency eavesdrop on Serbian officials - report

BANJALUKA - The Republika Srpska public broadcaster RTRS reported Thursday it had obtained secret orders issued by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Intelligence and Security Agency (OBA) for eavesdropping on Serbian officials.

The operation has been underway for five months, the report said, and the RTRS website published scans of OBA documents designated as secret.

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