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Bosnia’s Banja Luka, My Ethnically Cleansed Hometown
Almost all of Banja Luka’s Muslims and Croats – about 30 percent of the prewar population – had left the city, the vast majority already in the first year of war, in 1992. During this campaign of systematic violence, many of my closest childhood...

BALKAN BLOG: A Bosnian statelet in denial
Milorad Dodik has been legally stripped of his role as president of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Serb-majority entity, Republika Srpska, but he is continuing to operate as if still in power. Last week, Dodik announced he had nominated Savo Minić, a...

Is Giannis Antetokounmpo Playing Today? Where to Watch Greece vs Bosnia and Herzegovina EuroBasket 2025 Game in USA
Giannis Antetokounmpo demands attention. Every time he plays, all eyes are glued to his gigantic frame and brilliant finishing. Today, EuroBasket fans are circling one question in bold: is the Greek Freak suiting up for Greece after sitting out...

Hull City complete deadline day signing as Bosnian ace seals finally MKM Stadium move
Championship club Hull City have completed the signing of Besiktas midfielder Amir Hadziahmetovic on loan for the season, and he becomes the Tigers' 12th signing of the summer. Hadziahmetovic arrives on loan for the season with City and adds...

Playing for more: Dragons inspired by Musa, boosted by travelling fans
The official EuroBasket app Download Now LIMASSOL (Cyprus) - Bosnia and Herzegovina came to FIBA EuroBasket 2025 without one of their stars in Dzanan Musa. But the Dragons have been buoyed in Cyprus by their loyal fans, who the players call their...

Ten cattle die from anthrax outbreak in Bosnia
Anthrax is a highly dangerous infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can also spread to humans. Infected animals are not treated; instead, strict measures are imposed, including quarantine, carcass disposal,...

Sarajevo museum donates Jewish manuscript funds to Gaza amid controversy
SARAJEVO: Bosnia’s national museum has defended its decision to donate funds from displaying a precious Jewish manuscript to support Gaza’s population. Museum director Mirsad Sijaric stated that ticket sales for viewing the Sarajevo Haggadah would...

Bosnia's national museum under fire for using Jewish treasure to raise funds for Gaza
Bosnia's national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza. It said ticket sales to see the Sarajevo Haggadah, one of the most precious religious manuscripts of the...

Refugee brothers who fled Bosnia for UK now symbol of hope against Reform plans
A picture of two little boys standing side by side in their school uniforms has become a symbol of hope in the asylum crisis. Smajo Beso was just nine years old when he posed alongside his brother Sead, 11, in the refugee centre in Newcastle....

Significant Relief For War Veterans In Canton Sarajevo
The Ministry of Health of Canton Sarajevo (CS) is already implementing the verification of the electronic RVI-04 (RVI – disabled war veteran) prescription for war invalids, which represents a very significant relief for this population. As stated...

Chris Hedges: The betrayal of Palestinian journalists
The colleagues of these Palestinian journalists in the Western press broadcast from the border fence with Gaza decked out in flak jackets and helmets, where they have as much chance of being hit by shrapnel or a bullet as being struck by an...

The National Museum of Bosnia is donating proceeds from the display of a Jewish manuscript to Gaza
Bosnia’s national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza. It said ticket sales to see the Sarajevo Haggadah, one of the most precious religious manuscripts of the...

Bosnia’s Republika Srpska votes for referendum, escalating standoff with central authorities
Lawmakers in Bosnia’s Serb-dominated region of Republika Srpska voted late on August 22 to call a referendum rejecting a state court ruling that barred nationalist leader Milorad Dodik from holding office, escalating the standoff between the...

Transgenerational trauma healing in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Local child abuse prevention and family strengthening specialist KJ Brant participated Aug. 6-9 as a presenter at the Kolo International Women’s Summit 2025: Memory in Motion: Social Change and Healing Transgenerational Trauma on Mt. Vlasic,...

BALKAN BLOG: Situation in Bosnia risks getting worse before it gets better
The removal of Milord Dodik — long the dominant figure in Bosnia’s Serb entity and an advocate of its secession — removes one of the biggest obstacles to Bosnia’s stalled EU accession process and much needed reforms within the country. Yet as the...

Row over Bosnia's Jewish treasure raising funds for Gaza
Row over Bosnia's Jewish treasure raising funds for Gaza SARAJEVO, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Bosnia's national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza. It said ticket...

Ratko Mladic’s son says his father's health is failing him in prison
BELGRADE, August 26. /TASS/. Former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, 83, who is serving life in prison at The Hague, is in very poor health condition, his son, Darko Mladic, told TASS. "As for his health, nothing has changed: he is in a poor...

Alternative getaways (11): Bosnia and Herzegovina – between East and West
From wild rivers to hearty street food, Bosnia offers an authentic journey far from polished resorts, rewarding travellers with unfiltered charm. Bosnia and Herzegovina – a country between Orient and Occident, between mountains and rivers, tea...

From Sarajevo to Gaza: Bridging memories of siege with a call for conscience and action
Boris in Bangladesh during a humanitarian action © Mahamuda Khanam Boris is leaving for Gaza with other activists on the Sumud Flotilla. His motivation is his witnessing the siege of Sarajevo as a young man and his great frustration today, as a...

Inside FoRB and Politics: Fernanda San Martin Carrasco on Challenges and Progress in Religious Freedom (Part II)
The European Times talked with her about IPPFoRB, her commitment to FoRB and the state of health of religious freedom in the world On 12 June last, Ms Fernanda San Martin Carrasco was on a mission in Brussels and participated in the Roundtable...