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Bosnia detains Serb ex-policeman over wartime killing of 51 civilians

The suspect is accused of involvement in the killing of 44 Bosniak and Croat civilians, who were held prisoner at the Omarska camp in northwestern Bosnia.

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Nationalist parties lose key cities in Bosnia's municipal elections

Opposition candidates have won council seats and mayoral posts in two of Bosnia's largest cities in nationwide municipal elections, a major blow to the country's long-entrenched Bosnian and Serb nationalist parties.

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Two suspects detained over wartime killing of 78 civilians in Bosnia

Authorities in Bosnia have detained two people suspected of taking part in the killing of at least 78 civilians during the 1992-95 war, according to the prosecutor's office.

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Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener

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In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations.

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COVID-19 deniers emboldened in Bosnia even as nation counts its dead

Family members of victims have found themselves targetted on social media and even in public by those who think the virus is a hoax.

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Mostar hasn't had a functioning government in 12 years. Here's why.

A spat between the city's two ethno-nationalist parties - one Croat, one Bosniak - has created a political stalemate since 2008. The city's residents are paying the price.

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What is the Blue Heart of Europe and why does it need saving?

Hydropower projects in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all over the Balkans are threatening an ecological gem.

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Serbia’s Muslim enclave fears new ethnic violence

Residents of Muslim-majority Sandzak say that Belgrade has never recognised its responsibility for the violence of the 1990s.

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Bosnia arrests seven former military officers over wartime killings

A total of nine people are suspected of the September 1992 crime in Sokolac, according to Bosnia's prosecutor's office.

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Italy's vanishing migrants found abandoned outside the EU

National authorities and lawyers are embroiled in debate after migrants crossing into Italy were found to be ushered into vans, deported to several countries, and ultimately abandoned outside the EU.

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Austria steps up border checks as COVID-19 cases rise in Balkans

As COVID-19 cases rise in the Balkans, people entering Austria from Slovenia are now facing checks of their cargo and health status.

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Hydro power to the people: the fight against Bosnia and Herzegovina's hydroelectric dams

Bosnia and Herzegovina depends on dirty coal. Hydroelectricity generation is a cleaner, greener alternative. So why are locals protesting against the building of dams and barrages

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Srebrenica: World leaders urged to counter Serbian genocide denial

In the 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre, some Serb leaders haven't fully accepted responsibility and deny that genocide took place in Bosnia in 1995.

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Euroviews. Denying and glorifying the Srebrenica genocide is inspiring extremists around the world ǀ View

25 years on from the massacre at Srebrenica, revisionism and glorification of the ethnic cleansing committed during the Bosnian War are giving impetus to extremists around the world to act with impunity.

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Euroviews. 25 years after Srebrenica, genocide denial is pervasive. It can no longer go unchallenged ǀ View

As the world begins to grapple with the legacy of its darkest episodes, the way in which the history of what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina over 20 years ago is told is should now be challenged before it poisons another generation.

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Srebrenica: Commemorations to mark 25 years since massacre

Between 7,000 and 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces over a week starting on July 11, 1995. The massacre has been ruled a genocide.

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'Lessons learned' after Srebrenica massacre, former UN judge says

Judge Carmel Agius, the last president of the UN court examining atrocities in the former Yugoslavia, says justice is only a partial solution to war crimes.

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Heavy rain causes floods in Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina

It's sparked memories of 2014 when both countries were badly hit by floods.

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Cafes reopen in Sarajevo after weeks of COVID-19 lockdown

So far, Bosnia, a country of 3.5 million people, has had 2,171 virus cases, with 120 -COVID-19 deaths.

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Red Star Belgrade vs Dinamo Zagreb: The riot that 'started a war'

30 years ago, fans faced off in the stands - months later they would be fighting each other on the battlefield