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Sarajevo is not your city, Mr Karadzic, but mine

02 March 2010 | By Nidzara Ahmetasevic

Radovan Karadzic Radovan Karadzic, Sarajevo is not your city, and you have no right to say that it is, just as you do not have the right to say in public, even if it’s in court, that someone has dug up bones around Bosnia and brought them to Srebrenica to make a fake graveyard. This is insulting.


Feith: ICJ Opinion May Ease Tensions
09 March 2010 | Bojana Barlovac

Pieter Feith, the head of the International Civilian Office in Kosovo, said that the opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence could help alleviate tense relations between Belgrade and Pristina.

Returned Asylum Seekers Arrive in Region
12 March 2010 |

A bus carrying Macedonian and Serbian nationals who unsuccessfully sought asylum in Belgium arrived in the two Balkan countries on Thursday after departing Brussels the previous day.


Indictment for Derventa Crimes Filed
12 March 2010 |

The Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed an indictment for confirmation by the State Court, against Ivica Perkovic, a former member of the Croatian Defence Council, HVO, who is charged with crimes against Serb civilians in Derventa.



Shots Fired at Kosovo Election Candidate

Pristina | 13 November 2009 | Petrit Collaku
 
Mitrovica
Mitrovica
Gun shots were fired at the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK, candidate for Mitrovica's mayor on Thursday evening. 

Hysni Ahmeti was alone in his car traveling to Mitrovica to attend an election campaign event, when several shots were fired at his car at the village Supkovc, just before entering Mitrovica. Ahmeti was not hurt.
“There are no suspects and the motives are still unclear,” Besim Hoti, Kosovo police spokesperson for Mitrovica, told Balkan Insight. “There are no reports on people injured, while police noticed two bullet holes in the vehicle,” Hoti added.
The AAK has condemned the event, and has called it a ''murder attempt''.  “The AAK, without prejudging the motives and perpetrators of this murder attempt, strongly condemns this criminal act that aimed to take the life of Ahmeti,'' said the party in a statement.
“The AAK will continue its work and engagements dedicated towards the good of the country, democracy and a safer future for all Kosovo people,” it added.
Kosovo’s President Fatmir Sejdiu condemned the attack, calling it  ''frightful'' and ''insidious''. Sejdiu called on all political parties and people to refrain from any act threatening people's safety.  “I call on all political leaders to influence their members and fans in order to avoid such acts,” Sejdiu said. 
This is the second reported incidence of violence just two days before the local elections are to be held in Kosovo.
The first attack happened in Decan when the escort of Kosovo’s prime minister and the leader of Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK, Hashim Thaci had stones thrown at him. 



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