Wednesday, 2 april 2025.
Far-Right Exploiting Pandemic to Spread Hate, in the Balkans Too
The far-right is creating a ‘them against us’ narrative in the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to pick up followers and spread hate. And Balkan states are not immune, according...
In Bosnia Ventilator Scandal, Manufacturer’s Warnings Unheard or Unheeded
The Chinese manufacturer of a ‘transport’ ventilator bought by Bosnian officials to treat COVID-19 patients had said publicly, repeatedly, that its product was not for critically-ill patients, but the purchase...
Serbian Professors Profit From Loopholes to Work in Bosnia
Taking advantage of slack rules, professors from Serbia are teaching in Bosnia’s Serb-led entity as well – even if they have already met their work quotas at Serbian faculties, or...
Bosnian Far-Right Movement Weds Bosniak Nationalism, Neo-Nazism
BIRN lifts the lid on the Bosnian Movement of National Pride, a secretive organisation promoting neo-Nazi Bosniak nationalism.
Black-Clad ‘Humanitarians’ Promote Pro-Russian Agenda in Bosnia
The men of Sveti Georgije say they are simply handing out aid parcels, but their leader’s criminal past, their glorification of Ratko Mladic and a penchant for black uniforms and...
Serb Chetniks’ Links to War Criminals and Extremists Uncovered
Court records in Bosnia reveal that prominent members of Serb nationalist Chetnik organisations have been charged with war crimes, while the Bosnian Security Ministry has warned that such groups are...
Green Ideals, Dirty Energy: The EU-backed Renewables Drive That Went Wrong
BIRN reveals how a campaign to build renewable energy plants, supported by the EU, siphoned away subsidies and wrecked pristine waterways in Serbia and beyond.
Hague Archives Show Bosnian Croat Officers’ Links to Executions, Rapes
Hague Tribunal documents reveal the names of Croatian Defence Council brigade commanders and military policemen associated with the unlawful detention, abuse, rape and killing of prisoners in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s...
Murky Bosnian Charity Appeals for African Wells Raise Concerns
Millions of euros have been raised through appeals in Bosnia and Herzegovina to build wells and mosques in Africa, but concerns persist about suspect fundraising methods and claims that photographs...