Friday, 28 august 2026.
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...
How Russian Fighters Train Serb Teens at ‘Military-Patriotic’ Camps
At youth training camps in Serbia and Russia, teenagers are being taught pro-Russian ‘patriotic’ values and given military instruction by right-wing extremists with links to the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Bosnian Branch of ‘Putin’s Angels’ Enjoys Political Backing
Like the original Night Wolves in Russia, a Bosnian Serb branch of the motorcycle gang enjoys close ties to the political elite.
Access Denied: Divorced Dads Fight for Kids
Courts in the Balkans usually side with mothers in child custody cases.
Balkan Imams Take Counter-Extremism Struggle Online
After dozens of self-proclaimed imams were prosecuted for recruiting fighters for Middle East wars, state-backed religious organisations have joined the online fight for the hearts and minds of Muslims in...
Scrapped US Health Conference Costs Bosnia Canton Dear
The former director of the Health Insurance Institute of Sarajevo Canton faces a lawsuit after spending more than 20,000 euros on a conference in the US that never took place.