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22 Feb 12 / 10:28:04

Kusturica Mini-Town Dismays Bosniak Campaigner

Bosniak rights campaigner Bakira Hasecic says building of Andric Grad forms part of a Serb drive to "finish off what they didn't complete in the war", that is, make Visegrad a truly Serbian town.

 
 

Politics and Society

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22 Feb 12 / 14:09:36

Arrests in the Dretelj Camp Case

Four Bosnian Croats have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of committing war crimes against Bosnian Serbs in the Dretelj camp, Capljina, in May 1992.

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22 Feb 12 / 11:30:48

Arkan's Tigers on Trial for Crimes Against Roma

Belgrade’s Special Court held a preliminary hearing on Wednesday for the trial of Serbian former paramilitaries charged with war crimes against Roma in July 1992

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21 Feb 12 / 16:35:53

Not Guilty Pleas in Silos War Camp Case

Seven Bosniaks accused of running three wartime prison camps, plead not guilty for the crimes committed against Bosnian Serb and Croat civilians and prisoners of war in the period between 1992 and 1996.

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20 Feb 12 / 17:19:43

Vares Wartime Rape Trial Starts

Reading of the indictment by the Prosecution of Bosnia and Herzegovina starts the trial of Muhidin Basic and Mirsad Sijak, charged with the war crime committed in Vares in 1994.

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20 Feb 12 / 10:59:05

Bosnian Parties Mull Lustration Law

A number of parties have said they may support an initiative to adopt a lustration law, which would exclude from public life violators of human rights in the past or during the war.

Business

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19 Jan 12 / 09:51:16

Bosnia's Top Drugmaker Reports Successful 2011

Bosnia's top drug manufacturer Bosnalijek saw its profits increase by some 42 per cent in 2011, and has announced plans to stay focused on export.

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13 Jan 12 / 14:21:41

Serbia, Bosnia Rank Low on Economic Freedom Index

Serbia and Bosnia rank lowest among Balkan countries in economic freedom survey.

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28 Dec 11 / 11:35:32

Sale of Top Bosnia Telecom 'Unlikely' in 2012

While the privatization of Bosnia's largest telecoms firm is scheduled for 2012, company officials say the sale is likely to be postponed.

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09 Dec 11 / 14:58:54

Political Stalemate Worsens Bosnia’s Economic Woes

Already reeling from the impact of the global downturn, Bosnia’s economy is suffering further because foreign investors are fearful of political instability.  

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21 Nov 11 / 16:39:22

EU Grants Worth €200 million to Bosnia

The European Commission on November 21 offered more than €200 million in grant assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Culture and Lifestyle

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21 Feb 12 / 16:23:12

Visegrad Film Week Opens In Sarajevo

The Visegrad film week started in Sarajevo on February 20 showing 'The Battle for Warsaw 1920' by the Polish director Jerzy Hoffman.

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21 Feb 12 / 12:43:39

Banja Luka Residents Fear For Kastel’s New Look

While most people want to see Banja Luka’s medieval fortress rebuilt, some fear that letting private companies open hotels and other facilities in the site may damage it.

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15 Feb 12 / 12:21:55

Thousands Attend Jolie Premiere In Sarajevo

The Sarajevo premiere of Angelina Jolie's Bosnian war film brought tears to her eyes.

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13 Feb 12 / 08:25:08

Sarajevo Readies Red Carpet For Jolie

While Angelina Jolie's film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, has its eagerly awaited premiere in Sarajevo on February 14, cinemas in the Bosnian Serb entity are not showing the movie.

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09 Feb 12 / 16:35:25

Balkan Filmmakers Present their Work at Berlin

Filmmakers from the Balkan region will present their work at one of the most prestigious film festivals in Europe.

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21 Feb 12 / 12:43:39

Banja Luka Residents Fear For Kastel’s New Look

While most people want to see Banja Luka’s medieval fortress rebuilt, some fear that letting private companies open hotels and other facilities in the site may damage it.

16 Feb 12 / 13:01:55

Secret Indictments Offend Victims

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Bosnia Press Review - February 22, 2012

Former Macedonian president was killed in Bosnia. US ambassador hopes Bosniak and Serb leaders will find a solution for local elections in Srebrenica. RS entity government to take a loan for constructing part of a highway.

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11 Mar 11 / 12:33:07

Zlatko Lagumdzija: Bosnia’s Inconsistent Leftist

Many progressives hailed the victory of Lagumdzija’s ‘moderate’ Social Democrats in the last elections. Months later, claims that he can change Bosnia’s political landscape look hollow.

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