Eurasia Press & News
The High Representative has raised the issue of residence checks in Republika Srpska in a meeting in Washington, while the Bosnian Croat Presidency member said the new rules had been rushed through ahead of the general election.
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14 May
Balkans Need EU Help With ‘Dramatic’ Migrant Influx
Trpe Stojanovski, director of the Migration, Asylum, Refugees Regional Initiative, tells Balkan Insight that Balkan countries cannot deal with rapidly rising migrant numbers from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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14 May
Bosnia’s Record on War Crimes Prosecutions ‘Disappointing’
Bosnian justice minister Barisa Colak admitted that the country had not gone far enough to meet its goals in prosecuting people suspected of crimes committed during the 1992-95 conflict.
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14 May
Identity ‘Mix-Up’ at Bosniak Soldier’s Trial
The defence for former Bosnian Army soldier Edin Dzeko, charged with wartime crimes against Croats, said that testimony about alleged assault and extortion was based on a mistaken identity.
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14 May
Serb Fighters ‘Abducted and Raped’ Women in Visegrad
A witness told the war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb ex-soldier Vitomir Rackovic that her sister said that she and others were raped by Serb fighters in the Visegrad area in 1992.
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13 May
Bosnian Croat Indicted for Prison Camp Torture
Former Croatian Defence Council fighter Vid Palameta was indicted for alleged crimes against Bosniak civilians held prisoner at the Dretelj detention camp in the summer of 1993.
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13 May
Bosnian Serb Policemen Plead Not Guilty to Persecution
Former policemen Nedjelko Kuljic and Zeljko Ilic, accused of wartime crimes including the torture and murder of non-Serbs in Bileca in 1992, insisted they were innocent.
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13 May
Bosnian Arrested Over Nightclub Bomb Attack
Police detained Emir Pajazetovic on suspicion of injuring about 30 people when he allegedly threw an explosive device into a disco in Velika Kladusa after being thrown out of the club.
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13 May
Serbian PM’s Bosnia Trip Highlights Economic Ties
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic paid his first official visit abroad to Sarajevo on Tuesday, aiming to foster economic and political ties with the neighbouring country.
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13 May
Ukraine Gas Stoppage Threatens Bulgaria, Bosnia
Bulgaria and Bosnia could be be left without natural gas supplies if Russia halts deliveries via Ukraine, the President of the Russian Gas Society has warned.
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