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Immediately after the closing of the Olympic Games in Paris, where Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal, she filed a legal complaint to a Paris court against social media platform X about the harassment to which she was subjected in a wave of online comments about her gender after her first bout.

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission revealed the identities of dozens of people who reported electoral irregularities, putting them at risk of political pressure, blackmail or retaliation and deterring others from reporting violations.

Researcher Mirza Buljubasic spent months undercover in the Telegram channel of Right Sector Una, a new right-wing group, before they introduced stricter oversight of members. For Detektor, he analyses the symbols and hate messages of the group, the existence of which is unveiled for the first time in this article.

Social media giant Meta said it removed offensive and threatening comments about the Bosnian Pride March on a Sarajevo-based website, but Detektor journalists found that some of them were still public ahead of the event.

With Russia’s intelligence network decimated since its invasion of Ukraine, signs from Poland point to an army of ‘useful idiots’ hired locally to carry out espionage, sabotage and arson.

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More than half a million people follow pro-Russian Telegram channels covering the Balkans in Serbian and Russian languages. Followers are being urged to donate military equipment to Russia and join military units composed of citizens of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Ukrainian frontline, Detektor’s analysis shows.

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During a match last weekend, fans of a football club from Bijeljina displayed a banner of a notorious Russian military unit fighting in Ukraine. The Russian military unit, whose members look up to Arkan’s Tigers, thanked the fans on social media for their support. The fans in Bijeljina also called for the secession of Texas from the United States.

The president of the Military Trade Union of Serbia, Novica Antic, is under investigation in Serbia for embezzlement. He maintains close ties with people connected to the regime of Vladimir Putin, while also maintaining contacts in European security circles and veterans in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Most people with developmental difficulties or intellectual disabilities want to work for their living, but in Bosnia and Herzegovina, only a few decide to accept jobs because they could lose their right to welfare benefits.

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In pursuing trial after trial for war crimes committed by Russian forces, Ukraine is failing to put the victims at the heart of a much-needed transitional justice strategy. To see the result of such an approach Kyiv need only look at Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Analysis

Algerian Boxer Sues Social Network X Over Hate Speech on Pro-Russian Accounts

Bosnian Election Commission Failing to Protect Identities of Bosnian Voters Reporting Violations

Right Sector Una: Spreading Right-Wing Extremism through Telegram Group

Online Hate Speech, Threats Target LGBTIQ Community Before Bosnian Pride

Bomber, arsonist, soldier, spy: Poland detects signs of Russian outsourcing

Pro-Russian Telegram Channels in the Balkans gain ground in Recruitment and Disinformation War

A Russian Thank You for Fans from Bijeljina for Supporting Russian Military

The Russian Ties of Arrested Military Trade Union Leader in Serbia

Job or Welfare: Bosnians with Intellectual Disabilities Have to Choose

In Race for Justice, Ukraine Repeats Bosnia’s Mistakes

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