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Treasury sanctions network connected to separatist Bosnian leader
6 months ago

Treasury sanctions network connected to separatist Bosnian leader

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A network of people and firms that support the sanctioned president of Bosnia’s Serb-run portion, Milorad Dodik, has been hit with a new round of sanctions. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday designated two people and seven companies that provide revenue for Dodik and his family, including his son Igor Dodik. Treasury says Dodik used his …

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UN approves resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide
7 months ago

UN approves resolution to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide

Al Jazeera  

General Assembly votes to create memorial day despite fierce opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia. The United Nations General Assembly has voted to establish an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide despite furious opposition from Bosnian Serbs and Serbia. In a letter sent Sunday to all UN delegations, Serbian charge d’affaires Sasa Mart warned that raising “historically …

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Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says
7 months, 1 week ago

Hungary will vote against U.N. resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Bosnia, minister says

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary will vote against a United Nations resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide of Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica, the foreign minister said on Wednesday, arguing that it would inflame tensions in the Balkan country and the surrounding region. On Wednesday, Szijjártó said Hungary would vote against the planned U.N. resolution on the genocide — which he called the …

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Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995
8 months ago

Thousands of Bosnian Serbs attend rally denying genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Thousands of Bosnian Serbs rallied on Thursday denying that genocide was committed in Srebrenica in 1995 despite rulings to the contrary by two United Nations courts. Srebrenica was a “mistake” and a “huge crime,” Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik told the crowd at the rally in the northwestern town of Banja Luka that is the …

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As Bosnian Serbs mark controversial national day, US warns celebration amounts to ‘criminal offense’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

As Bosnian Serbs mark controversial national day, US warns celebration amounts to ‘criminal offense’

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The United States warned on Tuesday that ongoing celebrations of a Bosnian Serb self-proclaimed national holiday — which included a parade of paramilitary and police troops — were in violation of Bosnia’s constitution and a 1995 peace agreement, and as such amounted to a criminal offense. The Jan. 9 holiday commemorates the day in 1992 when …

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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening his war-scarred country to the point where it will tear apart, despite a pledge by the United States to prevent such an outcome. “I am not irrational, I know that America’s response will be to use force … but I have no reason to be frightened …

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NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence
1 year, 1 month ago

NATO chief commits to Bosnia’s territorial integrity and condemns ‘malign’ Russian influence

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — NATO supports Bosnia’s territorial integrity and is concerned by “malign foreign interference,” including by Russia, in the volatile Balkans region that went through a devastating war in the 1990s, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. This is crucial for the stability and the security of the country.” NATO played a major role in ending the 1992-95 …

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Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy
1 year, 3 months ago

Bosnia court confirms charges against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik for defying top international envoy

The Independent  

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Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader
1 year, 3 months ago

Bosnian Serbs stage protests in support of their separatist leader

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Hundreds of Bosnian Serbs waved flags of Serbia and Russia and banners of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as they staged a protest in support of their separatist leader who seeks union with neighboring Serbia. The protests were held at the unmarked internal border in Bosnia that separates the country into two entities — the Bosnian …

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Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Hungary’s Orbán to host Turkish, Serbian and other leaders alongside world track championships

Associated Press  

BUDAPEST, Hungary — As millions of viewers around the world focus on Hungary while it hosts the year’s largest international sporting event, its nationalist prime minister will receive the leaders of Turkey, Serbia, Qatar and a host of Central Asian nations in a sign of the European country’s continuing drift toward the Eastern sphere of influence. In an interview Friday …

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Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war
1 year, 4 months ago

Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war

The Independent  

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Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war
1 year, 4 months ago

Serbia to ignore US sanctions against Bosnian Serbs accused of undermining deal that ended the war

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Serbia will ignore U.S. sanctions recently imposed on top Bosnian Serb officials for undermining a 1995 peace agreement that ended a war that left more than 100,000 dead and millions homeless, the Serbian president said Friday. “It is hard, but that’s the only possible decision.” The four Bosnian Serb officials sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury on …

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Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

Associated Press  

NEZUK, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A solemn peace march started on Saturday through the forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometer march retraces a route taken by thousands of men and boys from the Bosniak ethnic group, made up primarily of Muslims, who were slaughtered as they …

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Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation
1 year, 9 months ago

Bosnia: Protest over draft law to recriminalize defamation

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dozens of journalists and rights activists protested Tuesday outside parliament in Bosnia’s Serb-run part as lawmakers debated whether to advance a contested law which critics say would restrict freedom of expression and silence critical media. The head of a Bosnian Serb journalists’ association, Sinisa Vukelic, said during the protest that, if the law were approved, “news reporting …

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Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor
1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serb separatist leader on Sunday awarded Russian President Vladimir Putin with the highest medal of honor for his “patriotic concern and love” for the Serb-controlled half of Bosnia. “Putin is responsible for developing and strengthening cooperation and political and friendly relations between RS and Russia,” the Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, said at the awards …

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Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor
1 year, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs award Putin with medal of honor

The Independent  

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Bosnia recounts Serb president race after reports of fraud
2 years, 2 months ago

Bosnia recounts Serb president race after reports of fraud

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Amid widespread reports of fraud in Bosnia’s general election, the ethnically divided country’s top electoral body announced Monday it will conduct a recount in the race to become the next Bosnian Serb president, a ballot that was allegedly rigged by a staunchly pro-Russian leader. Bosnia’s central election commission on Monday ordered all ballots cast in the race …

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Bosnia recounts Serb president race after reports of fraud
2 years, 2 months ago

Bosnia recounts Serb president race after reports of fraud

The Independent  

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Bosnian Serbs protest alleging vote-rigging by Dodik
2 years, 2 months ago

Bosnian Serbs protest alleging vote-rigging by Dodik

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia — Thousands of people rallied Sunday in Bosnia for the second time in a week, alleging that a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader rigged a ballot during a general election in the Balkan country earlier this month. Citing reports of irregularities, central election authorities in Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo have ordered the unsealing of ballot boxes and a recount at …

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Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday days after he endorsed Moscow’s aggression against Ukraine, Russian and Serbian media reported. Dodik, a Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, has frequently met with Putin, especially ahead of elections when he wants to show to the highly pro-Russian Bosnian Serb …

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UK sanctions 2 Bosnian-Serb leader for undermining peace
2 years, 8 months ago

UK sanctions 2 Bosnian-Serb leader for undermining peace

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain sanctioned two leading Bosnian-Serb politicians Monday, accusing them of encouraging ethnic hatred and jeopardizing the peace accord that ended the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina more than 25 years ago. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine had emboldened the pair to further erode the international rules based system in the Western Balkans. …

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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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Bosnian Serbs hold nationalist celebration despite ban, sanctions
2 years, 11 months ago

Bosnian Serbs hold nationalist celebration despite ban, sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Bosnia’s Constitutional Court has declared the holiday illegal as it discriminates against Muslim Bosniak and Catholic Croat communities. Bosnian Serbs have held public celebrations to mark their autonomous Serb Republic’s national holiday, defying a top court’s ban of the commemoration and US sanctions slapped on their leader Milorad Dodik this week. Al Jazeera’s Liljana Smiljanic, reporting from Banja Luka, Bosnia, …

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Bosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat
2 years, 11 months ago

Bosnia’s Dodik: From moderate to genocide-denying autocrat

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — He was once described in Washington as an anti-nationalist “breath of fresh air” in the murderous, genocide-scarred Balkan morass of ethnically divided Bosnia. The 63-year-old political science graduate first came to prominence in 1998, as a moderate reformist narrowly elected regional prime minister of Republika Srpska, one of Bosnia’s two postwar administrative units. He notoriously defended the …

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