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Thousands of Bosnian Muslims gathered in front of the government building, in central Sarajevo, to protest against a ruling by the highest UN court that exonerated Serbia of genocide in Srebrenica in 1995, in which more than 100,000 were... [more]

Thousands of Bosnian Muslims gathered in front of the government building, in central Sarajevo, to protest against a ruling by the highest UN court that exonerated Serbia of genocide in Srebrenica in 1995, in which more than 100,000 were killed.

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Can sport help Bosnia forget the past?

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters Life!) - The biggest sporting event Bosnia has organized since the end of its devastating war 14 years ago has excited thousands of spectators -- but left others lamenting how the old nationalist passions remain. Bosnia's second-largest city Banja Luka is hosting the world rafting championships this week. Teams have come from 35 countries and five continents to race on the wild waters of the river Vrbas in northwestern Bosnia and the river Tara in the east. Following the 1992-95 war between Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats, the country has been divided into two rival ethnically based regions, ... Read Full Story

Biden leaves Bosnia for Serbia

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US Vice President Joe Biden flew out of Sarajevo heading towards Serbia's capital Belgrade, the second stop of his landmark Balkans trip, an AFP photographer reported. Biden told Bosnian lawmakers on Tuesday that the United States wanted to build a "new healthy relationship with Serbia," after relations plummeted over Kosovo's independence last year. "Serbia and the US disagree on Kosovo," he said. "We do not expect Serbia any time soon to recognise Kosovo, but we do expect Belgrade to cooperate with the EU and other key international actors on Kosovo." During his stay in Sarajevo, Biden rebuked Bosnian politicians, warning they faced a stark ... Read Full Story

Corpse-Counting

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Radio Free Europe has a valuable case study on the politics behind counting war casualties. The article,entitled "Bosnian War Researcher Counts War Dead, and Faces Threats for his Methods" details the work of Mirsda Tokaca, a controversial Bosnian figure whose careful studies of war casualties put the casualty figures of the war over Bosnia-Herzegovina at less than half of the official government tally: Tokaca's database is so controversial because it puts the number killed at around 97,000, dramatically lower than the 200,000 estimate routinely used by the Bosnian government and global media outlets in the years after the war. Moreover, while most commentators act ... Read Full Story

BOSNIA RATIFIES CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE AGREEMENT

Written by ravnatelj on
SARAJEVO, Bosnia (September 7 ,2007) - The Bosnian Parliament ratified the Central European Free Trade Agreement(CEFTA).CEFTA regulates a single free-trade zone for the countries of the Southeastern Europe. Bosnia signed CEFTA on December 19,2006 in Bucharest, but until now the Bosnian Parliament delayed the ratification in the face of criticism from the local agricultural lobby. Bosnian farmers are worried that CEFTA’s provisions for removing customs dues may further weaken their position in local and regional markets. However, international organizations, especially the Office of the international community's high representative in Bosnia, have been insisting that Bosnia must live up to its commitments and ratify the ... Read Full Story

CNAB DEMANDS FROM BOSNIA TO BLOCK THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT WITH MONTENEGRO

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SARAJEVO, Bosnia (October 19,2008) - Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB),demands from the Bosnian State Presidency, the Bosnian State Parliament and the Bosnian government to block the conclusion of the interstate agreement between Bosnia and Montenegro until the Officials of Montenegro officially apologize for genocide committed against Bosniaks during the 1992-1995 Montenegrin aggression Read Full Story
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Chemical Tolimir Denies Charges
PHOTO: Mustafa Ceric - Bosnian Grand Mufti and a member of the Holocaust Committee on Conscience - observes the mortal remains of Srebrenica genocide victims in the Budak mass grave. Thousands of victims of the Srebrenica massacre had been targeted and gassed with chemical weapons. ↓During the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, Zdravko Tolimir (aka: Chemical Tolimir) instructed Serb forces to strike Bosniak refugees with chemical weapons. It is unknown...  
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Bosniaks Blindfolded, Hands Tied, Massacred In Srebrenica
The following photos testify about the horrible treatment of at least 8,372 Bosniak men, boys and the elderly during the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The massacre by definition is a brutal slaughter of a large number of people. In the case of Srebrenica, summary executions and massacres of the Bosniak civilians and some POWs culminated to genocide. Serb forces started widespread massacres of Bosnian Muslim civilians - women, children and the...  
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Jean-René Ruez Investigates
HONORING OUR HERO: JEAN-RENÉ RUEZJean-René Ruez, a senior French police official, was the central figure in establishing the facts about the executions of at least 8,372 Bosniaks in Srebrenica.As a Chief Investigator for Srebrenica appointed by the Hague Tribunal, Jean-René Ruez has spent the past 14 years working tirelessly to collect the evidence of the Srebrenica genocide and prove that the massacres were planned and covered up in an...  
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Serb charged for killing Muslims in Bosnia war
(AP) — BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia's war crimes prosecutor has indicted a former Bosnian Serb fighter in the wartime killing of three Muslims civilians in northern Bosnia. The prosecutor's office says that 46-year-old Dusko Kesar and three others ...  
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Prosecutors, Be Careful To Use Correct Figures!
The Hague Tribunal prosecutors should be more vigilant in updating their records with the factual number of genocide victims. Take the following note: PHOTO: Radovan Karadzic is charged with the Bosnian Genocide and the Srebrenica genocide at the Hague Tribunal.A note the the ICTY Office of the Prosecutor:In the indictment against Radovan Karadzic, he is charged with: "...killing over 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys of Srebrenica through...  
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