Thursday, 3 april 2025.
In Bosnian River Town, Far-Right Symbols and a Link to Ukraine
Finding inspiration in Ukraine’s notorious far-right battalion Azov, Bosnian Croat ‘skinheads’ and football fans in the town of Mostar have embraced far-right and neo-Nazi symbols and slogans.
Putin-Linked Bosnian Biker’s Energy Firm Misses Contract Deadlines
The New Energy company, co-owned by a founder of the Bosnian branch of the pro-Putin Night Wolves Russian bikers’ club, has failed to meet all the deadlines in a government...
Under Cossack Banner, Russian Ties with Balkan Fighters Strengthened
Russian Cossack groups are building ties with Serbs in the Balkans. But are they just promoting Russia, or finding fighters for it too?
UN Court Documents Reveal ‘Overlooked’ Bosnian War Crime Suspects
Hague Tribunal judgments and evidence files contain names of Bosnian Serb soldiers and policemen who have never been prosecuted for suspected involvement in killings, ethnic cleansing and detention camp abuses...
Ultra-Right Groups Show Their Face in Bosnian Town
Extreme right-wing groups that flirt with Nazi and white supremacist ideologies are establishing a presence in the northern Bosnian town of Prijedor.
Bosnian Canton Bought Masks From Politician’s Son
Sarajevo Canton bought 50,000 protective masks from a company owned by the son of a cantonal parliamentarian, raising questions of corruption and conflict of interests, BIRN BiH has learned.
Bosnia Town Gives Councillor’s Firm Contract to Build Isolation Facility
Issues of conflict of interest have arisen after a company owned by a town councillor in Srebrenik was recently entrusted with construction of a COVID isolation facility in the town.
Sarajevo Siege: Brigade Chiefs’ Role in Terrorising City Ignored
Despite strong evidence that emerged in their superiors’ trials, officers who led brigades of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Sarajevo-Romanija Corps as it targeted Sarajevo with shells and sniper fire have...