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It is not ‘ethnic cleansing’, it is genocide
6 months, 3 weeks ago

It is not ‘ethnic cleansing’, it is genocide

Al Jazeera  

The term was invented by Serb genocidaires trying to cover up their crimes in the Bosnian war. The United Nations accepted the term “ethnic cleansing” in 1994, describing it as a method used to commit crimes against humanity and war crimes, leading to genocide. Gregory Stanton, the founder of Genocide Watch, defines “ethnic cleansing” as a “euphemism for genocidal practices” …

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A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites old tensions
7 months, 1 week ago

A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites old tensions

Al Jazeera  

Leaders from Serbia and Bosnia’s Republika Srpska have been campaigning against the adoption of a UN resolution commemorating the Srebrenica genocide. The resolution condemns “any denial of the Srebrenica genocide” and actions that glorify those convicted of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Milorad Dodik, president of Republika Srpska, and a regular denier of the Srebrenica genocide, said the …

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How a ragtag army defended Bosnia and Herzegovina against two aggressors
7 months, 4 weeks ago

How a ragtag army defended Bosnia and Herzegovina against two aggressors

Al Jazeera  

ARBIH, formed in April 1992, managed against all odds to successfully defend the country’s sovereignty. “Even after the aggressor occupied around 70 percent of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first year of the war, the defenders still occupied the heartland around the Sarajevo-Zenica-Tuzla triangle, with greater resources of manpower than were possessed by the so-called ‘Republika Srpska’.” ‘Insanely brave’ The …

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Schrödinger’s genocide
9 months, 1 week ago

Schrödinger’s genocide

Al Jazeera  

Bosnians have experience with genocide. The genocide of my people was accompanied by the same rhetoric that Israeli officials now espouse: a genocidal army is the only thing standing between Europe and “Muslim barbarians”, they claim. In the case of the Israeli onslaught on Gaza, which the International Court of Justice has already characterised as a plausible genocide, we see …

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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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Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence
1 year, 2 months ago

Vucic ‘wants war’: Kosovo PM accuses Belgrade of inciting violence

Al Jazeera  

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Albin Kurti says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic aims to create ‘another Republika Srpska’ in Kosovo by attempting to start a conflict. Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti says Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic planned and ordered an attack in northern Kosovo “to destabilise” the country with the goal of starting a war. But I think they …

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‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Ambiguous by design’: What’s in the Kosovo-Serbia deal?

Al Jazeera  

Proposed settlement is focused on conflict avoidance rather than achieving lasting peace, analysts say. “It’s certainly not a recognition from a Kosovo perspective of trying to move forward to full recognition and ability to join clubs in the international community,” Bassuener said. Opposition lawmakers held signs saying “betrayal” and “capitulation” as they interpreted the deal as de-facto recognition of Kosovo’s …

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Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace
2 years ago

Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace

Al Jazeera  

Over the past few months, Ukraine has managed to prove many of its critics wrong by launching a counteroffensive and regaining large swathes of its territory from Russia. Ukraine, I feel, may be heading towards Bosnia’s fate – a state made dysfunctional by a deeply flawed peace deal. If Western pressure continues, Zelenskyy would be faced with the difficult choice …

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Bosnia: Thousands protest recount of vote in Serb-run region
2 years, 1 month ago

Bosnia: Thousands protest recount of vote in Serb-run region

Associated Press  

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Tens of thousands of people rallied in Bosnia Tuesday to demand that electoral authorities end a recount of ballots from a contested general election this month and confirm a staunchly pro-Russian politician as president of the country’s Serb-run part. The protesters carried photos of Bosnian Serb politician Milorad Dodik and waved flags of his SNSD party, …

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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  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amid widespread reports of fraud …

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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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Bosnians relive past war trauma as Russia invades Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Bosnians relive past war trauma as Russia invades Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

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 …

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Protesters call for action to prevent Bosnia sliding into war
2 years, 11 months ago

Protesters call for action to prevent Bosnia sliding into war

Al Jazeera  

Rallies held in 14 countries over fears that Bosnian Serb moves towards secession could trigger conflict. Dodik’s moves, which High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt said were “tantamount to secession”, violate the Dayton Peace Agreement signed in December 1995 that divided the country into two entities – a Serb-led Republika Srpska entity and a Bosniak-Croat dominated federation. “Although …

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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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Bosnia-Herzegovina: Is a split inevitable?
3 years ago

Bosnia-Herzegovina: Is a split inevitable?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, December 7 at 19:30 GMT: Bosnia-Herzegovina’s future is in question as the Serb leader within the country’s tripartite presidency pushes to withdraw the largely-autonomous Republika Srpska entity from the country’s army and key political institutions. People across Bosnia-Herzegovina – comprised of a Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Serb-run Republika Srpska – are waiting to see if Republika Srpska’s parliament …

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Bosnia needs urgent action to prevent secession: Analysts
3 years, 1 month ago

Bosnia needs urgent action to prevent secession: Analysts

Al Jazeera  

Aggressive diplomacy and the preparation of defence are essential to address Serb leader’s secession threats, say experts. Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, fuelled the country’s biggest political and security crisis in 26 years with his October announcement that the Republika Srpska entity will withdraw from key state institutions – including the armed forces – and set up …

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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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Bosnia’s political crisis: What you should know, in 600 words
3 years, 2 months ago

Bosnia’s political crisis: What you should know, in 600 words

Al Jazeera  

Bosnia is facing its worst political crisis since the international armed conflict in the country ended in 1995. Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia’s tripartite presidency, announced this month that the country’s Serb-run entity, Republika Srpska, will quit key state institutions to achieve full autonomy within the country, in violation of the 1995 peace accords. Dodik insists “this isn’t …

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Why Bosnia’s ban on genocide denial was a necessity
3 years, 4 months ago

Why Bosnia’s ban on genocide denial was a necessity

Al Jazeera  

On July 23, the Office of the High Representative, the top international body overseeing the implementation of the peace agreement that ended Bosnia’s war, criminalised the denial and glorification of genocide in the country. Republika Srpska parliament’s aggressive, united and unapologetic rejection of the legal changes introduced by Inzko demonstrated clearly why criminalisation of genocide denial was an urgent necessity …

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Top international official in Bosnia bans denial of genocide
3 years, 5 months ago

Top international official in Bosnia bans denial of genocide

Associated Press  

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — The top international official in Bosnia on Friday outlawed denial of genocide in the Balkan country to counter attempts by Bosnia’s Serbs to deny the scope of the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, Europe’s only post-World War II genocide. “Hate speech, the glorification of war criminals and revisionism or outright denial of genocide and war crimes prevent societies …

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Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes ban on genocide denial
3 years, 5 months ago

Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes ban on genocide denial

Al Jazeera  

Valentin Inzko has set jail terms for anyone who ‘publicly condones, denies, grossly trivialises or tries to justify’ the genocide in Srebrenica or war crimes committed in Bosnia. Inzko set the jail terms for anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivialises or tries to justify” the genocide or war crimes committed during Bosnia’s 1992-95 international armed conflict. ‘Serbs must never …

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Ratko Mladić’s legacy and the appeasement of war criminals
3 years, 5 months ago

Ratko Mladić’s legacy and the appeasement of war criminals

Al Jazeera  

On June 8, a United Nations court upheld the conviction of Bosnian Serb military chief and war criminal Ratko Mladić for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the Bosnian war. Mladić’s legacy Before the war, the territory which today falls within the borders of Republika Srpska was ethnically diverse just like other parts of Bosnia, with around …

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Bosnian Serbs honour Nobel Laureate Peter Handke amidst controversy over author's views on war crimes
3 years, 7 months ago

Bosnian Serbs honour Nobel Laureate Peter Handke amidst controversy over author's views on war crimes

Firstpost  

While Handke is adored by Serbs for his support of their nationalist policies, he is considered persona non grata in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, which is dominated by mostly Muslim Bosniaks. Banja Luka: Bosnian Serbs on 7 May honored the controversial 2019 Nobel Literature Prize winner Peter Handke, who is known for his apologist views over Serb war crimes …

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