Bosnia and Herzegovina Archives

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday, establishing an annual memorial day for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia, a historic vote that comes amid strong opposition and fears from Serbia and Bosnian Serbs that it will mark them as “genocidal people,” Euronews...

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The World Briefly

February 07, 2024

Defiance On Trial

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The trial of the president of Bosnia’s Serb-majority region began this week, a case involving a major dispute between the Bosnian Serb leader and the international envoy overseeing the country’s peace agreements, Radio Free Europe reported. Milorad Dodik, president of the Republika Srpska, is accused of...

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The World Briefly

August 16, 2023

The Tin Ears

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands of Bosnians protested against violence against women across the country this week, days after a man murdered his ex-wife and livestreamed it on Instagram, the Associated Press reported. The Balkan nation was shocked when shooter Nermin Sulejmanovic went on a rampage in the northeastern town...

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The World Briefly

June 29, 2023

A Foot Out the Door

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lawmakers in Bosnia’s autonomous region, Republika Srpska, voted this week to suspend rulings from the country’s constitutional court, a move that risks deepening the ongoing political and ethnic divisions in the fractured Balkan nation, Reuters reported. The region’s separatist President Milorad Dodik ordered the vote a...

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The World Briefly

October 11, 2022

The Pawns

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands of people protested in northern Bosnia this week, accusing a pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader of rigging the ballot during the Balkan country’s general elections earlier this month, Euronews reported Monday. Sunday’s demonstrations were the second in a week to take place in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

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The World Briefly

July 13, 2022

The Lingering Scabs

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tens of thousands of people commemorated the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre this week, the largest gathering to date, the Associated Press reported. Leaders, diplomats and other foreign dignitaries marked July 11 as the 27th anniversary of the massacre, considered Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since...

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