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Authorization date: 07/04
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Authorization date: 12/95
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15.12.2023
Bosnia arrests seven for mass killings after fall of Srebrenica

Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency arrested seven individuals in the Zvornik area on Friday, suspected of participating in the mass killing of 800 Bosniaks after the fall of the UN-declared 'safe zone' in 1995.

Source: Balkan Insight
15.12.2023
Fresh delay to EU talks leaves many Bosnians bitter

While most politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina have remained silent on yet another halt to the opening of accession talks with the European Union, its citizens reacted with sorrow to the most recent delay on the EU path.  While opening talks with Ukraine and Moldova on Thursday, prime ministers of EU member countries meeting in Brussels said they would only open talks with Bosnia “once certain criteria are met”.

Source: Balkan Insight
06.12.2023
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik faces trial for defying international envoy Schmidt

Bosnian-Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik appeared in court on Wednesday accused of refusing to recognise rulings by the international envoy overseeing peace in Bosnia. Mr Dodik, who is president of Bosnia-Herzegovina's majority-Serb area, rejects Christian Schmidt's authority.

Source: BBC
25.10.2023
NATO chief scheduled to visit Bosnia next month

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pay his first official visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 19, … . Stoltenberg has said that Bosnia -- along with Georgia and Moldova -- are among the countries that deserve NATO's special attention.

Source: RFE/RL
24.10.2023
Bosnian Serbs push ahead with controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill

The government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska started public consultations on a controversial bill that would restrict non-profit organisations from engaging in “political activities”, mandate their enrolment in a special registry and subject them to increased legal oversight.

Source: Balkan Insight
20.09.2023
International envoy urges Bosnia to ban war criminals from holding office

The international high representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina urged the country’s authorities to ban the election, appointment, and employment in the public sector of people convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.

Source: RFE/RL
20.09.2023
At UN Assembly, Bosnia and Herzegovina slams ‘foreign influence’ on its institutions

Zeljko Komsic, the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, railing against the impact of larger countries’ allegedly selective and exploitative immigration policies, a government defined by ethnic divisions, and the intentional undermining of his nation’s stability by its “western and eastern neighbours.” 

Source: UN News
13.09.2023
Bosnia's prosecutor seeks ban on Dodik's presidential role

The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia-Herzegovina has begun legal action seeking to prevent Milorad Dodik, the president of Republic of Srpska (RS), from performing his presidential duties and holding any public office.

Source: RFE/RL
06.09.2023
Bosnia's Dodik vows to ban international peace envoy from entering Republika Srpska

Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik has vowed to ban the international community's envoy, Christian Schmidt, from entering Bosnia-Herzegovina's Serbian entity, Republika Srpska. The September 6 announcement comes just days after prosecutors charged Dodik for passing laws that would allow him to bypass or ignore decisions made by Schmidt.

Source: RFE/RL
29.08.2023
European Court again rules that Bosnia's constitution violates human rights

According to the Bosnian Constitution, a Bosniak and a Croat should be elected presidents in the Bosniak-Croat federation and a Serb should be voted in as president in Republika Srpska, a provision that prevents members of any other ethnic or religious groups from running for office for those positions. Furthermore, Bosniaks and Croats residing in Republika Srpska or Serbs residing in the Bosniak-Croat federation cannot run for office or vote in their respective place of residence.

Source: RFE/RL