Two unnamed former Bosnian fighters suspected of committing war crimes during the early 1990s conflict, including the torture and murder of civilians, were arrested in the Netherlands.
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Bosnia Urged To Resolve Residence Rules
The EU, US and the OHR have urged Bosnia’s authorities to adopt a residence law at state-level and assure that returnee rights are respected, following unilateral action on the subject in Republika Srpska.
Read More »Protest Marchers Pile Pressure on Bosnia’s Federation Govt
Several hundred people staged protest marches from various Bosnian towns to Sarajevo, where they demanded the resignation of the Federation entity government.
Read More »Why There’s No ‘Truth’ About the Bosnian War
Twenty-two years after the Bosnian war began, there is still no consensus in the country about its causes, and because of continuing ethnic divisions, there may never be any agreement.
Read More »Sarajevo Reopens Iconic War-Damaged City Hall
The landmark Vijecnica city hall and national library has been reconstructed and reopened 22 years after it was shelled by Serb forces during the wartime siege of the Bosnian capital.
Read More »Deadly Yugoslav Snakes Spark Panic in London
Snakes from former Yugoslavia that are allegedly capable of crushing children to death are causing alarm in a plush part of central London.
Read More »Bosnian Serb Fighter ‘Wanted Revenge for Sons’ Deaths’
A witness said that ex-fighter Marinko Bjelica, on trial for war crimes in Kalinovik, vowed to commit murder at a school where Bosniaks were detained, in order to avenge his two sons.
Read More »Sarajevo Assassin’s Gunshot Echoes Across His Birthplace
Around Gavrilo Princip’s home village in Bosnia, disputes over whether he was a hero or a terrorist have raised tensions ahead of the centenary of the outbreak of World War I.
Read More »Bosnian Plenums Offer ‘New Model of Democracy’
Edinburgh professor Nigel Osborne tells Balkan Insight that the plenum movement is a refreshing inspiration to the rest of the region on how to transform society from the bottom-up.
Read More »US Arrests Bosnian Croat War Crimes Suspect
Former Bosnian Croat fighter Zdenko Jakisa was arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of committing a series of violent crimes against civilians during the 1990s war.
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