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Bosnia Herzegovina

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The Balkans: Remembering the Bosnian War, 20 Years On

Serbia: Controversy Over Draža Mihailović's Rehabilitation

Draža Mihailović was a commander of the Chetnik movement during World War II. In 1946, he was captured by the communist Yugoslav authorities, convicted of war crimes and executed. The ongoing tribunal for his rehabilitation has been supported by some professors and politicians in Serbia, but the public is divided.

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The Balkans: Debating Angelina Jolie's Film and the Legacy of War

Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, has received much publicity, both positive and negative, in the Balkans, adding fuel to the ongoing debate on the legacy of the wars fought in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

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Balkans: Online Platform Tracks Reports From Areas Hit by Record Snowfall 7 February 2012
Serbia: The Media War Against Angelina Jolie 26 January 2012
Serbia: Arrest of Ratko Mladic 26 May 2011
Serbia: One Pair of Shoes, One Life 14 July 2010
The Balkans: Online Hit Song Highlights the Diaspora State of Mind 1 May 2010

Latest stories about Bosnia Herzegovina

24 May 2013

In Croatia and Serbia, Mixed Feelings About the EU

Written by Danica Radisic · Eastern & Central Europe

As Croatia prepares to enter the European Union officially on July 1 of this year, and Serbia awaits to finally receive a date to begin talks about EU entry, citizens of both countries express mixed feelings about EU integration. Danica Radisic reports.

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20 July 2012

MENA: Welcoming Ramadan

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar has just begun. It is a time when Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, try to get closer to God and celebrate their blessings. Around the world, Muslims have been trying to capture the spirit of the month with photographs, sharing them on different social media websites.

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9 June 2012

Croatia: President Josipovic Uses Facebook to Invite IT Investor Group

Written by Danica Radisic · Eastern & Central Europe

President Ivo Josipović used Facebook to invite an IT investor group to Croatia and Southeast Europe, showing that the region is ready for innovation and development. Danica Radisic reports.

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5 August 2011

The Balkans: Over Half of the Population Uses the Internet

Written by Danica Radovanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

Danica Radovanovic reports on the findings of a study of Internet usage in the Balkan region.

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2 March 2011

Video: Impressive Urban Downhill Bike Races

Written by Juliana Rincón Parra · Eastern & Central Europe

Downhill mountain bike races usually take place in the countryside, with cyclists dodging trees and other obstacles on a gravity assisted trail. These videos show downhill races in a very different light: right in the middle of a city or town.

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30 November 2010

Central & Eastern Europe: Initial Reactions to WikiLeaks’ Cablegate

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Eastern & Central Europe

While other regions feature a lot more prominently in the collection of U.S. embassy cables published by WikiLeaks thus far, a few countries of the CEE region do appear in the kickoff edition of Cablegate. Below is a small selection of initial reactions from the region's bloggers.

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22 October 2010

Serbia: Children Get Military Training in Russian Camps

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

In the prime of the newest public discussion on patriotism and the origin of violence in the Serbian society, newspaper Danas reported that two years ago Serbian children, aged 11 to 15 years old, had spent 16 days in scout camps in Russia, where they were being trained to assemble and dismantle weapons, to throw bombs, and to fire rifles. Sinisa Boljanovic translates some of the reactions to the case.

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14 July 2010

Macedonia: The Curse of ‘Bipartisanship’

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

Veteran Macedonian bloggers express the widely held opinion among their compatriots who are not sympathizers of political parties about feeling hostage to a system without independent alternatives.

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31 May 2010

The Balkans: Violent Treatment of Animals

Written by Sinisa Boljanovic · Eastern & Central Europe

Almost every day, dogs or cats are exposed to torture by cruel people who record their cruelties and publish the videos on the internet. Since the war, crime and various forms of violence have become a regular occurrence in the Balkans region.

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4 April 2010

The Balkans: Similarities Between Facebook and Communist Party of Yugoslavia

Written by Filip Stojanovski · Eastern & Central Europe

Filip Stojanovski translates a list of of similarities between Facebook and the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (CPY).

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21 April 2013

Bosnia & Herzegovina: “Dark Times, Black Humor”

A Sarajevo-based Boston native writes on Notes from Sarajevo Tumblr blog that “the last few days [since the Boston Marathon bombings] have served as a reminder of Bosnia’s particularly dark brand of humor”:

[...] To be sure, friends and colleagues here have been kind and considerate, asking if everyone I know is OK (they are.) But some also wasted no time joking about the situation. [...] one said, “Who would want to bomb a marathon? Must have been a smoker.” I’m not one to get prickly about a joke I can’t appreciate, and in fact I respect the instinct to use humor to cope with tragedy, but it did strike me how very badly that would go over in the States right now. [...]

Veronica Khokhlova

10 March 2013

The State of Torture in the World in 2013

On January 23, 2013, an excerpt from the annual report of l'ACAT-France, A World of Torture 2013, makes a fresh assessment of the state of torture in the world [fr]:

“A report called A World of Torture in 2013, assesses torture practices that continue to be alarming, from Pakistan to Italy, by way of South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Bolivia. From authoritarian regimes to democratic countries, none are exempt from criticism on the topic. In 2013, torture remains as endemic, omnipresent and multi-faceted as ever”.

Abdoulaye Bah

20 February 2013

E-Journal on Balkan History and Archaeology

Haemus journal Vol.1 (2012)
http://haemus.mk

Vasilka Dimitrovska

29 January 2013

“The Un-European Union”

GV Author Filip Stojanovski, on his blog Razvigor, has translated into English a mock story [sr] by Njuz.net, “the Serbian equivalent to The Onion,” about the UK striving to join “the Un-European Union”:

The Council of Ministers of the countries of the Un-European Union stated today in Skopje that a long road lies ahead of United Kingdom in order for it to join this international organisation. [...]

The Macedonian translation of the story is here.

Veronica Khokhlova

13 December 2012

Presenting the Balkan Minorities

A screenshot of the Face the Balkans website.

Fifteen young journalists from six different countries have produced a series of personal stories about representatives of the minorities (in a broad sense) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, and Macedonia. The stories are available in English, German, and French on the Face the Balkans website.

Filip Stojanovski