Will Commissioner Mijatovic react? Thousands gather at ECtHR to demand Justice for Victims of Turkey’s post-coup Crackdown
Hundreds of activists and victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, joined by former leader of the UK’s Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn and EU parliamentarians, gathered in front of the European Court…
Googling for the ”Truth” about Srebrenica
The most important sources of information for young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are online media and social networks, according to last year's survey by Mediacentar Sarajevo. But what…
Participants of the Pride Parade in Sarajevo Streets with their Families and without Fear
Third BH pride parade was held today in Sarajevo in a positive atmosphere, but with strong security forces. Many parents decided to take a walk with their children this time,…
Former Space of the Concentration Camp in BiH, sold
The factory complex in Prijedor, where the Keraterm camp was located during the last war, was sold to a company from Celinac. This information was confirmed by the President of…
Pride Parade Today in Sarajevo, Counter Meeting kicks off too
Third BH pride parade under the slogan "Family reunion!" is being held today in Sarajevo, and the gathering of participants began at 3 pm. The organizers announced that the topic…
Over 675 Hazardous Industrial Waste Trucks are illegally dumped into the Environment in BiH
At least 675 hazardous industrial waste trucks are illegally dumped into the environment each year, according to official documents from the competent institutions in both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina…
Sarajevo to host the third Pride Parade Today
The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will host the third Pride Parade on June 25th, with a special focus on bringing families closer to queer members. “Family gatherings are…
Court of BiH acquitted One Person of Indictment for Financing Terrorist Activities
The Appellate Chamber of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina rendered a second-instance verdict, which rejected the appeal of the State Prosecutor's Office and Sena Hamzabegovic’s acquittal on the indictment…
Earthquake registered in Sarajevo Today
A weaker earthquake was registered in the area of Sarajevo today, the Hydrometeorological Institute of the Federation of BiH stated today. At 14.58, the devices at the Center for Seismology…
The old Building has become a real Attraction in Mostar
The old ‘Zitopromet’ building in Mostar, which after several demolition attempts still stands at an angle, has become a real attraction. The building also appeared on Google Maps under…
Sarajevo to host the third Pride Parade
The capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will host the third Pride Parade on June 25th, with a special focus on bringing families closer to queer members. "Family gatherings are…
Endangered Animals in BiH are protected only on Paper
Before he found himself on the hunters' and poachers' rifle range, the Maglic bear crossed the whole of Zelengora in just over a month and visited all the lakes on…
The UN GA will vote to make July 11 a Day of Remembrance for the Srebrenica Genocide
A proposal to declare July 11 as the International Day of Remembrance and Commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide will be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly. The adoption…
BiH Prosecutor’s Office comments Plane Damage
The Croatian Airlines plane that landed on the runway of the Sarajevo International Airport from Zagreb last night has damage that was presumed to have been caused by firearms, but…
Plane flying from Zagreb to Sarajevo damaged, probably by Firearms
The plane of Croatia Airlines, which landed in Sarajevo last night from Zagreb, has damage that is presumed to have been caused by firearms. The pilot who was piloting the…
One of the biggest Cruisers sailed into Neum
A large cruiser with several thousand passengers sailed into Neum this morning and was the first to pass under the Peljesac Bridge, and the largest to ever sail into the…
Schools in Slovenia to include Bosnian Language in their Programme
Representatives of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Sports of the Republic of Slovenia talked today with representatives of the Bosnian Academic Society in Slovenia (BADS) about the possibilities of…
Confession of Bosnian who fled Ukraine
Suvad Tutnjic from Zepce went to Ukraine 30 years ago, just a few months before the start of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), to work, and a few…
When will Children born of War be systematically protected?
Children born of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are in an extremely bad position. Through the abyss of darkness of stigma and discrimination, in which society as a…
It is Imperative that Survivors of conflict-related Sexual Violence have Reparation
Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, proclaimed in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly due to the scale of this crime across…
Turkish Parliamentary committee approves bill tightening Control of Social Media
The Turkish Parliament’s Justice Committee has approved a draft social media law that stipulates sanctions, including a prison sentence of up to three years, for people who are found to…
Council of Europe issues evaluation Report on BiH
In its third evaluation report on Bosnia and Herzegovina the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts states that a clearly detectable lack of co-ordination among multiple levels of authority continues…
President Agius Presents the Progress of the Mechanism’s Work to the UN Security Council
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, today presented the Mechanism’s twentieth progress report, as well as its fourth review report, to the…
Unfulfilled nuclear Ambitions of Yugoslavia: From the Power Plant to the Atomic Bomb
In the midst of the energy crisis, the issue of nuclear energy has become relevant again. It was considered that Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) produces electricity from this type of…
President Agius meets with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
The President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Judge Carmel Agius, met yesterday withthe Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. António Guterres, in New York. It was their…
World Food Commodity Prices declined modestly in May
World food commodity prices declined modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although wheat and poultry prices pushed higher, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)…
As Sweden woos Turkey, Fears mount over what it will cede
Sweden hopes to strike a compromise with Turkey to seal its NATO membership bid, but fears are mounting in the Scandinavian country that the government may sacrifice too much to…
2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina: From ‘non-paper’ to a crawling War
The International Institute for Middle East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyzes developments in the Middle East, the Balkans and around the world. In the context of the…
HRW Senior Researcher: Nearly 40 percent of Women in Turkey subjected to Violence
Around four out of 10 women in Turkey have suffered physical and/or sexual violence during their lives, said Emma Sinclair Webb, Human Rights Watch (HRW) senior Turkey researcher with the…
Croatian President comments on the Possibility of Armed Conflicts in BiH
President Zoran Milanović said on Tuesday there was a risk of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina deteriorating and that his intention is to prevent that and help find "a…
BiH takes 67.3 Million Euros Loan for the Improvement of the health System
The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) determined the Proposal of the Loan Agreement between BiH and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the Project…
Milanovic received a NATO Rejection on the Issue of BiH
The President of the Republic of Croatia, Zoran Milanovic, again told Serbia on Wednesday to be careful what they do and that he is only looking for a "proper relationship"…
Social Protection must be an inseparable Part of Communities’ Emergency Response in BiH
DRR Platforms in local communities are in a unique position to identify and tackle what makes people vulnerable, be it natural or man-made hazards. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is one…
Sattler and Toudic: Russia is on the wrong Side of History – no Amount of Propaganda will obscure this
Diplomats are used to operating within a framework of nuance and careful language. Often we get criticised for it, but it remains necessary for our work. This also requires us…
NATO Warning: Russia could carry out major cyber Attacks in BiH
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana warned that Russia could try to attack the critical digital infrastructure of Georgia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it did when it attacked Ukraine.…
Adnan Mehonic, a BiH Scientist who is developing AI in London
Adnan Mehonic, a professor at the University College London (UCL), has become the editor-in-chief of the new open-source scientific journal APL Machine Learning, founded by the American Institute of Physics…
Remembering Srebrenica UK honoured by Survivors of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Remembering Srebrenica UK’s eight English regional boards and three country boards in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as Community Champions were awarded by survivors of genocide and crimes…
Schmidt presents 61st Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Peace Agreement in BiH to the UN Security Council
This report covers the period from 16 October 2021 through 15 April 2022. Systematic challenges to the Dayton architecture of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), particularly its constitutional order, have intensified…
EBRD and EU support greener buildings in Kosovo
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €5 million sovereign loan to Kosovo to help it improve the energy efficiency of public buildings such as kindergartens,…
United Nations Security Council has scheduled a Session to discuss Situation in BiH
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has scheduled a session on May 11th to discuss the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), based on a report by High Representative Christian…
EBRD supports critical infrastructure in Zagreb with €50 Million Loan
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €50 million loan to the City of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia and its largest city, to support its…
Mechanism Chief Prosecutor Brammertz on Mission to the Republic of Serbia
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), Serge Brammertz, is visiting the Republic of Serbia from 4 to 6 May 2022 as part of preparations…
Croatian President: Finland and Sweden could not join NATO before the Election Law in BiH
Croatian President Zoran Milanović said on Tuesday that Finland and Sweden could not join NATO before the election law in Bosnia and Herzegovina was changed. The Croatian parliament "must not…
Fr. Ante Maric: Peace is the final Message of Easter, the greatest Holiday for Christians
''Peace is the final message of Easter, the greatest holiday for Christians, '' said Fr. Ante Maric, a priest from Mostar, emphasizing that humanity is always at odds between words…
Symbol of wartime Mostar: The Basket between Life and Death
The symbol of life from wartime Mostar when all bridges were destroyed was a basket that was then the only way to connect the two banks of the Neretva through…
5.360 Women were involved in the Defense of BiH
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (RBiH), an exhibition was opened in Sarajevo and a round…
Emigration from BiH has reached alarming Proportions
The growing trend of emigration of highly educated personnel and the population in general from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is reaching alarming proportions, and recently this has been particularly…
Twenty Tons of Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine sent from Sarajevo
Twenty tons of humanitarian aid were sent today from Sarajevo to Ukraine, after a month of collection organized by the Institute for Community Development PROI. Uliana Bakh from the Institute…
If Russia wins the War, the Conflicts will spread all the way to the Western Balkans
A debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina is being held in the Bundestag today, more precisely on the topic "30th anniversary of the beginning of the war in BiH". Michael Roth,…
Mechanism Principals to attend Commemoration Events for the 30th Anniversary of the Siege of Sarajevo
The Principals of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism), President, Judge Carmel Agius, Chief Prosecutor Serge Brammertz and Registrar Abubacarr M. Tambadou, will conduct an official visit to…
