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The Brief: Sarajevo Film festival celebrates 25 years

The Brief: Sarajevo Film festival celebrates 25 years - remembering its roots in conflict but expanding horizons

16/08/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The battle to secure adequate support for autistic children in Bosnia

A group of parents in Bosnia and Herzegovina are battling for better support for their children - but have reached a deadlock with the authorities.

06/08/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian ethnic leaders form government 10 months after election

Bosnia's Serb, Croat, and Bosniak leaders have reached an agreement to form a government 10 months after the vote.

05/08/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

On Europe's doorstep: migrants stuck in Bosnian border camp

Most of the 500 or more men in the camp want to make their way north into the European Union but are being intercepted by Croatian and Bosnian police – whom they accuse of heavy-handedness.

02/08/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravine

Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravine

20/07/2019

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Mourners mark anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

Thousands of mourners poured into Srebrenica on Thursday to mark 24 years since the massacre in the eastern Bosnian town.

11/07/2019

World

24 years on: former NATO spokesperson reflects on Srebrenica massacre

In Bosnia today, thousands will remember the victims of the Srebrenica Massacre. 24 years ago, in one of the darkest days of the Bosnian war, over 8,000 Bosniak Muslims were murdered by units of the Serb army.

11/07/2019

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Fire at Bosnia migrant camp injures 29

Twenty-nine migrants were injured in a fire that broke out early on Saturday at a migrant camp in a former factory in Velika Kladusa, Bosnia.

01/06/2019

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Homes flooded as rivers burst banks in Bosnia

Homes and roads have been flooded in several parts of Bosnia after rivers broke their banks following heavy rains, triggering concerns Tuesday of a repeat of floods five years ago when dozens died

14/05/2019

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Bosnian rivers, once crystal clear, now full of rubbish due to neglect

Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old washing machines are among tonnes of garbage clogging rivers in Bosnia that were once famous for their emerald colour and crystal-clear waters.

01/05/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo to host Bosnia’s first-ever LGBTQ pride parade

Sarajevo will host Bosnia’s first-ever pride parade on September 8, according to the country’s LGBTQ activists. A group of 16 committee leaders of the initiative Bosnian-Herzegovinian (BiH) Pride March, announced in Sarajevo Monday, the planned march will be a protest against inequality.

01/04/2019

Cult

Stunned by war, Sarajevo's culture scene is reawakening

Sarajevo is the political, social and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With a long and rich history of religious and cultural diversity, the city has become a symbol of the Bosnian war. Traces can be found everywhere, but arts are bridging old grudges.

27/03/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ex-Bosnian Serb chief Karadzic's sentence increased to life in prison

Karadzic was appealing a 2016 verdict in which he was given a 40-year sentence for the Srebrenica massacre in the 1992-95 Bosnian war.

20/03/2019

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Bosnia declares state of emergency amid severe floods

A state of emergency has been declared in parts of Bosnia as severe flooding sweeps through the country

05/02/2019

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Protests cancel NYE festivities in Bosnian city | #TheCube

Protests have continued to grow in the northwest city of Banja Luka over the investigation into the murder of a 21-year-old student.

31/12/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia protests: Police release grieving father, ban further rallies

Davor Dragicevic, who claims that his 21-year-old son David was captured, tortured and murdered, has said he will continue to lead protests demanding the truth

26/12/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serb police detain grieving father

Police dispersed activists gathered at the central square in the northwestern Bosnian city of Banja Luka on Tuesday following the arrest of a man who had been leading protests demanding the truth about the murder of his son

25/12/2018

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Sarajevo suffocates from air pollution

Sarajevo suffocates from air pollution

05/12/2018

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Tighter EU border controls does not deter refugees

Thousands of migrants are stranded in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the border with Croatia. As the winter closes in, the external border of the European Union is inching towards a humanitarian emergency. Around 21,000 migrants have taken this route seeking safe refuge in the EU.

30/11/2018

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Migrants plea for help as winter comes to Bosnia

Migrants coming to Bosnia have been flocking to the northwestern part of the country near the border with European Union member Croatia.

28/11/2018

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On the ground at the Bosnian-Croatian border

Euronews correspondent Hans von der Brelie takes you to the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, where tensions are rising as migrants demand entry to the European Union.

02/11/2018

World

One Bosnian war veteran has turned his café into a soup kitchen

For two years the Bosnian town of Velika Kladuša has been a bottleneck for migrants - trying to get into the EU. It’s an area where locals throughout history have themselves left for a better life elsewhere. One Bosnian war veteran has turned his café into a makeshift soup kitchen for those in need.

01/11/2018

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Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia

Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia.

31/10/2018

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Migrants clash with Bosnian police while trying to cross the border into Croatia

Several dozen migrants have clashed with Bosnian police while trying to cross the border into neighbouring Croatia, a member of the European Union.

25/10/2018

World

Migrants clash with police at Bosnia-Croatia border

Several people have been injured in Bosnia & Herzegovina in a stand-off between police and migrants trying to cross into EU member state Croatia.

25/10/2018

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Bosnian Serb nationalist elected to tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pro-Russian Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik has been elected to the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina

08/10/2018