Albina Sorguč, Author at Detektor

Police arrested former Bosnian Serb Army serviceman Zarko Vulovic on suspicion that he committed crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians in Foca in 1992. State Investigation and Protection Agency police officers arrested Vulovic on Wednesday under an order from the state prosecution, which suspects him of involvement in crimes against humanity against Bosniak civilians.

Recent weapons seizures in the Sarajevo area highlight how Bosnians still possess hundreds of thousands of illegal firearms from the 1990s war which pose a threat to public safety and national security.

Muslim women who wear the face-covering niqab say they are often insulted or mocked on the streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but are determined to show they are following religious rules.

Fewer than 30 plea bargains have been made in war crimes cases, even though prosecutors say they often yield information about mass graves or about other perpetrators of atrocities.

During the siege of Sarajevo, the city’s firefighters battled thousands of blazes while trying to dodge sniper bullets and shells, risking their own lives to save others.

For a decade, the local council in Vogosca has been offering a 5,100 euro reward to anyone who helps locate wartime missing persons, but all the information offered so far has been false.

After an influx of tourists and investors from Gulf countries in recent years, Bosnia faces new occurrence - Arab men marrying local women as second or third wives, who remain in the country waiting for their husbands' occasional visits.

The defence lawyer for Zeljko Ilic, one of three former policeman accused of crimes against humanity in the Bileca area in 1992, called for his client to be acquitted.

Witnesses in war crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been pressurised to change their testimonies through threats or offers of bribes, victims’ associations have told BIRN.

Na suđenju Sakibu Mahmuljinu za zločine počinjene na području Vozuće (općina Zavidovići), svjedok Optužbe je ispričao kako su ga tukli i mučili u zarobljeništvu Odreda “El Mudžahidin” te kako je vidio odsječene glave saboraca.

Albina Sorguč

Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier Arrested for Foca Crimes

Seizures Show Bosnians Still Hoarding Illegal Weapons

Bosnia’s Niqab-Wearers Brave Insults to Show Faith

Bosnian War Crimes Suspects Shun Plea Bargains

Sarajevo’s Firefighters Recall a City in Flames

Fraudsters Target Reward for Finding Missing Bosnians

Arabs Marry Bosnian Women to Establish Parallel Families

Policeman’s Lawyer Urges Bileca Prisoner Abuse Acquittal

Bosnian Witnesses Complain of Threats to Change Testimony

Mujahideen Fighters ‘Cut off Bosnian Serb Soldiers’ Heads’

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