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Former Bosnian Prison Guard Convicted of Lying to Get Refugee Status and US Citizenship
2 months ago

Former Bosnian Prison Guard Convicted of Lying to Get Refugee Status and US Citizenship

Associated Press  

Former Bosnian prison camp guard Kemal Mrndzic has been convicted of lying to get refugee status and U.S. citizenship. He covered up his role as a supervisor of guards at a notoriously harsh and violent wartime prison camp where Serbians were killed, sexually assaulted, tortured and starved three decades ago.

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Infographic: 30 years since the Bosnian War
2 years, 8 months ago

Infographic: 30 years since the Bosnian War

Al Jazeera  

The international armed conflict that lasted from 1992 to 1995 led to a genocide that killed more than 100,000 people. Following Bosnia’s recognition as an independent state in 1992, Bosnian Serbs backed by Serbia’s president, Slobodan Milosevic, began a campaign to ethnically cleanse the Bosnian territory. During World War II, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was founded – a …

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EU vows to help prevent the possible breakup of Bosnia
2 years, 10 months ago

EU vows to help prevent the possible breakup of Bosnia

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union is ready to limit financial assistance and possibly impose sanctions in Bosnia to help prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkan country as the peace agreement brokered over 25 years ago unravels, the EU’s top diplomat vowed Monday. He said those measures could involve cutting “financial assistance, and restrictive measures, but this …

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Major Adriatic Sea bridge connects coastline in Croatia
3 years, 4 months ago

Major Adriatic Sea bridge connects coastline in Croatia

Associated Press  

ZAGREB, Croatia — A major European Union-funded bridge built by a Chinese company has been connected over the Adriatic Sea, linking two swaths of the Croatian coastline that are divided by a small stretch of Bosnia’s territory. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said during the ceremony that the bridge represents “a fascinating strategic accomplishment of the Croatian people and their …

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UN war crimes court convicts 2 Serbs over Bosnia atrocities
3 years, 5 months ago

UN war crimes court convicts 2 Serbs over Bosnia atrocities

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A United Nations court on Wednesday convicted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of aiding and abetting crimes committed by Serb paramilitaries in a Bosnian town in 1992. “The trial chamber is satisfied that the accused provided practical assistance which had a substantial effect on the commission of the crimes of murder, forcible …

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US arrests Bosnian fugitive wanted for 1994 military killing
3 years, 8 months ago

US arrests Bosnian fugitive wanted for 1994 military killing

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A former Bosnian soldier who fled custody while awaiting trial for murder in the 1994 killing of a fellow military officer has been arrested and jailed in Iowa after living in the U.S. for decades. They say he tried to illegally bring fuel from Croatia into Bosnia in 1994 and was confronted by a Bosnian military …

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