BiH The Institute for Missing Persons said on Friday (August 27th) its personnel have exhumed the remains of 54 Muslim civilians killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Spokeswoman Lejla Cengic said the skeletal remains were in three mass graves at a dump site near Srebrenica, and that five more mass …
Read More »German FM: United Bosnia-Herzegovina is important for stability of Europe
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Sarajevo that a united Bosnia-Herzegovina is important for stability of Europe. He also expressed his
Read More »EP panel to discuss progress report on BIH visa liberalisation
The European Parliament’s (EP) Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will discuss a report next week assessing whether BiH has met conditions required to scrap visa requirements for its citizens. The panel
Read More »Dutch prosecutors investigate Srebrenica killings
The prosecutor’s office in the city of Arnhem plans to launch an investigation into the actions of Dutch peacekeeping forces in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 Bosnian conflict, media reported on Friday (August 20th). The catalyst was a complaint filed by relatives of Srebrenica massacre victims. The relatives seek responsibility
Read More »Hague accepts Mladic’s diaries as evidence in Karadzic’s trial
The UN war crimes tribunal accepted on Friday (August 20th) all 18 recently discovered diaries of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic as evidence in the ongoing trial against Radovan Karadzic. Judges said the former Bosnian Serb leader did not challenge the authenticity of the notebooks. The diaries, along
Read More »Bosniaks mark 18th anniversary of Koricanske Stijene killings
BiH — Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday (August 21st) to mark the 18th anniversary of the killing of over 200 Bosniaks from Prijedor, at Koricanske Stijene on Vlasic
Read More »BiH’s Spiric says new political process beginning in RS
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric said Monday (August 16th) that a new political process is beginning in Republika Srpska (RS) now that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled in favour of
Read More »Dodik Condemns Turkey’s Activities In Bosnia
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik accused Turkey Monday of interfering in Bosnia’s internal political affairs and Ancara of acting in favor of Bosnian Muslims. “We resent the fact that Turkey wants a unified and centralized Bosnia, favoring only
Read More »Inzko lifts sanctions against three Bosnian officials
BiH — High Representative Valentin Inzko on Sunday (August 15th) lifted sanctions against three people who were removed from office for obstructing implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Mladen Tolj, Pero
Read More »Karadzic trial set for new witnesses
Three new prosecution witnesses are expected to appear at the trial of Radovan Karadzic trial in The Hague which is set to continue after a three-week break. The prosecution is set to call Richard Mole, Richard Higgs and
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