A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in a city trolleybus in Sarajevo, Bosnia, this Monday, local police said. A spokeswoman for the Koševo Clinical Center said that the victim suffered injuries to his chest, but that despite serious bleeding his condition is stable.
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30 victims of food poisoning in Sarajevo
September 26th, 2009 |
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About 30 people have been admitted to the Sarajevo clinic for infective diseases for food poisoning, according to Sarajevo media. Most of the patients are students, most of whom had eaten at a local fast food restaurant.
Dodik to face charges over “offensive remarks”
September 24th, 2009 |
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Tuzla municipality has filed criminal charges against Milorad Dodik for offensive remarks about the deaths of civilians in marketplaces in Tuzla and Sarajevo. The Tuzla Municipal Chamber last week condemned the Republic of Srpska prime minister’s statement, where he said that the massacre at the Tuzla Kapija had been staged.
Dodik pays visit to Plavšić
September 17th, 2009 |
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Biljana Plavšić is well and is delighted with the Hague’s decision to release her on October 27, says Republic of Srpska PM Milorad Dodik after visiting her.
Stating that they had discussed a number of issues, Dodik said yesterday that Plavšić needed rest and rehabilitation after all the years that she had spent in prison, Sarajevo media report.
OHR slams Dodik statements
September 16th, 2009 |
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The international community in Bosnia-Herzegovina has condemned statements by Milorad Dodik regarding the nature of war crimes committed in Sarajevo and Tuzla. The war crimes in question included those committed at the open-air markets in Sarajevo and Tuzla.
Tadić “not interfering in Bosnian affairs”
September 10th, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić has denied that his visit to Pale this week constituted interference in the internal affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina. “I would like to visit Sarajevo before the end of the year. They can invite me, I will come immediately. No invitation has arrived yet. Perhaps it’s because Ratko Mladić is not in The Hague, or some internal Bosnian issue. I repeat, they can invite me, I will come immediately,” Tadic said in a statement for Belgrade daily Politika published on Thursday.
Tadić attends school opening in RS
September 8th, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić was today in Pale, near Sarajevo, where he attended the opening of the “Srbija†(Serbia) primary school. The school was built as a joint project between the Serbian and the Republic of Srpska, RS, governments.
Regional gang leader arrested
September 1st, 2009 |
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The Serbian police (MUP) officials said that raids today saw the arrest of eight members of an international gang. Police Directorate chief Milorad Veljović confirmed that those now in custody include the crime group’s leader and organizer Darko Elez, a Sarajevo, Bosnia, native.
Federation parties condemn Tadić meeting
August 31st, 2009 |
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Parties from the Bosnian Federation have condemned Serbian President Boris Tadić’s meeting with Milorad Dodik and Dragan ÄŒović. Amir Zurkić from the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) said that Tadić’s meeting with the leaders of the Union of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD) and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the absence of SDA leader Sulejmana Tihić “certainly doesn’t help Serbia on its path to the EU,“ Sarajevo media report.
Inzko seeking Slovenia’s help in Bosnia
August 31st, 2009 |
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International High Representative to Bosnia Valentin Inzko has asked Slovenia to mediate in the EU for liberalization of the visa regime for Sarajevo. “Slovenia is the only country in the EU that has experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina, they lived together in the same country,†said Inzko, adding that, in that respect, Slovenian FM Samuel Žbogar had not needed “much asking, as Mr. Žbogar wants this himself.â€
Inzko: Little chance of Bosnia joining EU by 2014
August 22nd, 2009 |
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The High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina Valentin Inzko said that he doubts that Bosnia will be able to become a European Union member by 2014. “That year is an overly optimistic deadline. But it would be a nice symbol if Bosnia and other countries of the Balkans would join the EU on the 100th anniversary of the assassination in Sarajevo and the beginning of World War I,†Inzko told Vienna daily Standard.
Citizens block Sarajevo streets
August 15th, 2009 |
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Sarajevo citizens have been blocking the city streets since Friday night in protest of the murder of 23 year-old Amar Mistrić. The protesters are calling for the killers to be arrested and punished, and for safety in the city to be improved.
Sarajevo film festival set to open
August 12th, 2009 |
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The 15th annual Sarajevo Film Festival opens on Wednesday – one of the largest film-related events in the region. 13 programs will show 232 movies from 52 countries, and the festival organizers are expecting some 100,000 visitors, festival director Mirsad Purivatra confirmed.
Rehn cancels meetings in Bosnia
July 24th, 2009 |
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EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn has cancelled his meetings with Bosnian officials in Sarajevo because of health problems, according to the EC. Rehn was expected to meet with officials of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Presidency and Council of Ministers. He was also expected to address the state parliament, the Fena news agency reported.
Call to speed up Karadzic trial
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Judges in The Hague have asked prosecutors to find ways to speed up the forthcoming genocide trial of ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.
They want the prosecution to reduce the charge sheet against the 64-year-old.
If the prosecution fails to do so, the war crimes court could do the job for them, an order from the judges says.
Mr Karadzic faces 11 charges. The prosecution currently intends to call some 500 witnesses, and estimates it will need 490 hours to examine them.
Mr Karadzic was arrested and brought to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) last year, after more than a decade in hiding.
Not guilty plea
The latest order, signed by Presiding Judge Iain Bonomy, asks prosecutors to propose ways "in which the scope of the trial may be reduced".
"Should the prosecution not provide assistance in identifying specific counts and/or crime sites or incidents… the Chamber may fix the crimes sites and/or incidents itself," it says.
THE INDICTMENT- Eleven counts of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and other atrocities
- Charged over shelling Sarajevo during the city’s siege, in which some 12,000 civilians died
- Allegedly organised the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosniak men and youths in Srebrenica
- Targeted Bosniak and Croat political leaders, intellectuals and professionals
- Unlawfully deported and transferred civilians because of national or religious identity
- Destroyed homes, businesses and sacred sites
Crime sites, in this case, are the individual incidents that help to make up one or more of the 11 charges against Mr Karadzic.
The judges noted that the charges cover crimes that are alleged to have occurred in 27 municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Srebrenica and Sarajevo.
Mr Karadzic is accused of genocide over the massacre of up to 8,000 Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims) at Srebrenica in 1995, and is also charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
The court filed a not guilty plea on his behalf after he refused to offer a plea, saying the court lacked jurisdiction.
The ICTY was originally due to have finished all trials by 2008 and appeals by 2010.
The court now estimates that the Karadzic trial may not conclude until early 2012, with some appeals running into 2013.</p
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Controversial group in Srebrenica incident
July 13th, 2009 |
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Sarajevo media are reporting that a group of men and women associated with Serbia’s Obraz movement shouted offensive slogans in Srebrenica on Sunday night. The group is said to have almost caused an incident with their hateful and insulting chants on Sunday night directed at the Srebrenica victims, reports claim.
PM says Belgrade cheapest; daily claims otherwise
July 11th, 2009 |
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Belgrade is the priciest capital city in the region, writes daily Blic, and says it can refute PM Mirko Cvetković’s claim to the contrary. “Serbia’s market is fully supplied, while the prices of basic products are the lowest in Belgrade compared to Ljubljana, Zagreb, Sarajevo, Budapest, Podgorica, Bucharest and Sofia,” the premier was quoted as saying recently, as he marked his first year in office.