Oric Acquitted in Appeals Hearing

IWPR a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

Mixed reactions to court ruling in Bosnia and Serbia. By Merdijana Sadovic in Sarajevo and Simon Jennings in The Hague The appeals chamber of the Hague tribunal this week acquitted former Bosnian commander Naser Oric of ... more

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Stolac: A Town Deeply Divided

IWPR a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

A decade after the war, this once prosperous town in Hercegovina still fights demons from its not-so-distant past. By Simon Jennings and Denis Dzidic in Stolac Nearly 13 years after the Dayton peace agreement put an end ... more

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Bosnian Burial Sites Uncovered for Cash

IWPR a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

Unscrupulous people are profiting from selling knowledge of mass grave locations to victims’ families. By Zana Kovacevic in Sarajevo (TU No 554, 6-June-08) For over a decade, Bosniak Edo Ramulic has been searching ... more

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Belgrade Dismisses Croatia Genocide Claim

Ground Report a year ago Region: Serbia

Serbia tells ICJ judges that crimes in Croatian war of independence were not genocidal. By IWPR and RFE staff in Zagreb, Belgrade, Sarajevo and The Hague (TU No 553, 30-May-08) At a preliminary hearing in Croatia&rsquo... more

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Croatian Army Accused of Shelling Serb Civilians

IWPR a year ago Region: Croatia

By Goran Jungvirth in The Hague A former senior United Nations official told the trial of three Croatian generals this week that their forces systematically shelled residential areas rather than military bases during a 19... more

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Bosnia & Herzegovina: New UNESCO Heritage Site; New Cross Memorial

Global Voices a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

by Elia Varela Serra One of the main news items in the Bosnian blogosphere this week has been the addition of the Višegrad stone bridge to UNESCO's World Heritage List. The bridge, named after Mehmed Paša ... more

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Learning to Document the Victims of Conflicts

IWPR a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

Sarajevo seminar attempts to draw lessons from different countries’ approaches to identifying the victims of rights abuses. By Lara Nettelfield in Sarajevo When the call to prayer sounded at 10:45pm on a balmy Sara... more

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Bosnian War Criminal To Alternative Healer, Spit Take Anybody?

Can Tran a year ago Region: Serbia

With the events that have transpired during and after the arrest of Bosnia Serb leader, Dr. Radovan Karadzic has been apprehended. After thirteen years of hiding and evading capture, Karadzic’s luck has run out. But,... more

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Voters' Trust In Clinton Deteriorating And Fading

Can Tran a year ago Region: United States

As Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton and her campaign has stepped up the aggressive campaigns against Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama, her rival in the Democratic races, it is revealed her tr... more

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Post-Kosovo Independence Sparks Violent Rioting In Bosnia

Can Tran a year ago Region: Bosnia and Herzegowina

To fend of the rioting by Serbian youths in the city of Banja Luka in Bosnia-Herzegovina on Tuesday, February 26 as an attempt to keep them at bay from the United States consulate. This is one of numerous protests after Ko... more

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