5. November 2024.
Revelations that a government agency in Republika Srpska has agreed to open a ‘media school’ with an EU-sanctioned Russian propaganda tool shows Moscow is upping its information warfare in the Balkans.
Russia in the Balkans
5. September 2024.
This month, we’ll be explaining Milorad Dodik’s hopeful efforts to rid himself of American sanctions and extend his political life, but also his promises that Republika Srpska will secede.
5. September 2024.
With help from Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik has been building international with right-wing and pro-Russian politicians worldwide. Now right-wing triumphs in several European elections have convinced him that Donald Trump will win the US polls and take him off the American sanctions list.
15. August 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser for sanctions told BIRN that the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina should do more to tackle Russian-linked schemes intended to dodge Western-imposed sanctions against Moscow.
12. August 2024.
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.
7. June 2024.
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.
6. June 2024.
In this edition of TV Justice, we’re bringing you a story about the so-called Law on Foreign Agents. In Russia, this is a law that sanctions and shuts down media outlets, and sends activists, as well as members of the public who dare to oppose the authorities, to prison.
14. May 2024.
This month, we bring you the story of how we discovered the identity of a man from the town of Modrica who, despite a legal ban, went to fight for the Russian army as it destroys Ukrainian towns one by one and kills civilians.
14. May 2024.
A Bosnian Serb former martial arts fighter has been posting videos and pictures online, documenting his new life as a volunteer soldier with a Russian unit fighting in Ukraine. BIRN was able to track his posts, following his journey to the frontline.
27. March 2024.
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.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.