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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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U.N. resolution to commemorate Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia sparks opposition from Serbs
7 months, 1 week ago

U.N. resolution to commemorate Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia sparks opposition from Serbs

The Hindu  

A U.N. resolution The U.N. General Assembly has scheduled a debate on the resolution on the morning of May 23 to be followed by a vote in the 193-member world body. Serbia's populist President Aleksandar Vucic as well as the Bosnian Serb leadership have vehemently opposed the adoption of the Srebrenica resolution, saying it brands all Serbs as a “genocidal …

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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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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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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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In Srebrenica, thousands gather to remember the 1995 massacre and bury the newly identified dead
1 year, 5 months ago

In Srebrenica, thousands gather to remember the 1995 massacre and bury the newly identified dead

Associated Press  

SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of people from around Bosnia and abroad gathered in Srebrenica Tuesday for the annual ritual of commemorating the 1995 massacre and to give a dignified burial to the victims unearthed from mass graves and only recently identified through DNA analysis. Twenty-eight years after they were murdered in Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust, …

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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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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  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Bosnian Serb separatist leader on Sunday awarded Russian President …

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Sarajevo’s agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter
1 year, 11 months ago

Sarajevo’s agony echoes as Ukraine braces for a dark winter

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Vildana Mutevelić huddled in her apartment with her two young children and elderly cousins. “Before that we just froze.” The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline,” drawing from a variety of sources, have independently documented more than 40 attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s electrical power, heat, water and telecommunications facilities since February. In a tweet, Ukrainian …

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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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Bosnia-Herzegovina's agony will be prolonged without Dayton reforms
2 years, 8 months ago

Bosnia-Herzegovina's agony will be prolonged without Dayton reforms

The Hindu  

Every year on April 6 the inhabitants of the Bosnian capital commemorate the Day of the City of Sarajevo. Most Bosnians had not believed that it would come to war — irrespective of whether they belonged to the approximately 44 per cent Muslim Bosniaks, the 17 per cent Catholic ethnic Croatians, the 31 per cent orthodox Christian ethnic Serbs or …

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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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US imposes sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
2 years, 11 months ago

US imposes sanctions against Bosnian Serb leader Dodik

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced sanctions Wednesday against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, accusing him of “corrupt activities” that threaten to destabilize the region and undermine a U.S.-brokered peace accord from more than 25 years ago. Also Wednesday, the State Department accused one current and one former senior Bosnia and Herzegovina official of corruption, designations that prevent them from …

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Hungary’s PM denounced in Bosnia for anti-Muslim rhetoric
3 years ago

Hungary’s PM denounced in Bosnia for anti-Muslim rhetoric

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian officials and religious leaders on Wednesday denounced suggestions voiced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his spokesman that the integration of Bosnia into the European Union will be challenging because of its large Muslim population. Orban’s spokesman Zoltan Kovacs has tweeted that “the challenge with Bosnia is how to integrate a country with 2 million …

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Germany wants EU sanctions slapped on Bosnian Serb leader
3 years ago

Germany wants EU sanctions slapped on Bosnian Serb leader

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The European Union should slap sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik for his efforts to get Serb-dominated areas in Bosnia to secede from the Balkan country, Germany’s new foreign minister said Monday. Annalena Baerbock, who took office last week, told reporters in Brussels that the situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina was “worrying” and the Bosnian Serb secession attempts were …

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Serbs vote to weaken Bosnia, step up their secession drive
3 years ago

Serbs vote to weaken Bosnia, step up their secession drive

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The Bosnian Serb parliament voted Friday to launch a series of steps that could weaken war-ravaged Bosnia’s central authority. That follows repeated threats by Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to secede, and incorporate about half of Bosnia with neighboring Serbia. Dodik, the Bosnian Serb member of the tripartite Bosnian presidency, said Friday’s was a historic parliament …

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US envoy: Bosnia’s presidency pledges no more wars
3 years, 1 month ago

US envoy: Bosnia’s presidency pledges no more wars

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Members of Bosnia’s collective presidency have offered assurances that there will be no repeat of ethnic clashes in the war-scarred nation, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Monday, despite deep tensions triggered by Bosnian Serb separatist moves. Schmidt also warned that Balkan nation could break up if the international community does not curb threatened separatist actions by …

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Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violence
3 years, 1 month ago

Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violence

Al Jazeera  

If nothing is done to curb Serb president’s push for secession of Republika Srpska entity, Bosnians fear another round of violence could ensue. In July 1995, Serb forces killed the 35-year-old’s father, both grandfathers, four uncles and other relatives during the genocide in Srebrenica, which had been declared a United Nations “safe area”. Last week, Dodik announced Republika Srpska would …

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Bosnian Serbs threaten to block country's major institutions
3 years, 4 months ago

Bosnian Serbs threaten to block country's major institutions

The Hindu  

Bosnian Serb political representatives on July 26 announced that they would boycott decision-making institutions in the divided country. Branislav Borenovic, one of the opposition leaders the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska in the north and east of the country, announced the planned boycott on July 26. Following a meeting of Bosnian Serb politicians, Borenovic announced that Serb representatives would boycott …

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Bosnian Serbs to boycott country’s central institutions
3 years, 4 months ago

Bosnian Serbs to boycott country’s central institutions

Al Jazeera  

Serb representatives to block all major institutions in Bosnia for recent genocide denial ban imposed by UN high representative. Bosnian Serb representatives have announced a boycott of all major institutions in the divided country – effectively blocking them – outraged about the decision of a UN representative to ban genocide denial. Inzko imposed amendments to Bosnia’s criminal code to prohibit …

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