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Bosnians warn Ukrainians: It’s a long journey to justice

A gravestone in memory of victims of the Srebrenica massacre is seen at the Potocari memorial center near Srebrenica, Bosnia in 2011. Subasic, along with dozens of others, testified before the U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia, helping put behind bars close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials, collectively sentenced to over 700 years in prison. “It is very …

Bosnians relive past war trauma as Russia invades Ukraine

For those who survived the Bosnian war of 1992-1995, the war in Ukraine feels too familiar. “When a child goes through a war trauma, they experience things in a different manner,” explains Selma Bacevac, a psychotherapist focusing on the Balkans who is based in Florida in the United States. child doesn’t remember the time when things were peaceful, nor does …

St Louis: The US city transformed by heartbreak Boasting the US' largest Bosnian population, St Louis, Missouri, has been shaped by the subtle but abundant influence of a community not found in such numbers outside Europe. Many Bosnians settled in Bevo Mill so that they could be closer to the International Institute, an immigrant support organisation that, along with Catholic …

Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violence

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 …