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In Bosnia, A Legal Loophole Lets War Criminals Get Off With Just A Fine
18 Apr 2024 15:12 GMT
… for crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the ' … 10-year prison sentences for war criminals. But unlike in neighboring Serbia … RFE/RL's Balkan Service, including as recently as … RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
"Furthermore, this system …
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In The Balkans, War Criminals Get Public Honors And Activists Who Object Get Fines
14 Mar 2024 19:04 GMT
Some 30 years after the Balkan wars, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina … the "glorification" of war criminals, but is rarely enforced, and …
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How Feminist Activism Offers Balkan War Survivors Hope for Change
24 Nov 2023 09:16 GMT
The wars in the former Yugoslavia were fuelled by hatred and their violent impact is still being felt in the dominant nationalistic and patriarchal narratives that persist in the region. That is why change needs to be fuelled by love, respect and trust, …
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"Steps behind have been made"/ Council of Europe: Failure to confront the past endangers peace in the Balkan region
23 Nov 2023 20:59 GMT
The Council of Europe published a report on Thursday that says the failure to deal with war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s is endangering peace in the region.
The report points out that when almost three decades have passed …
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Magazinovic in Malta: Generations are growing up in my Country whose role Models are War Criminals
03 Jun 2023 21:27 GMT
… many of those for whom war criminals are heroes. They were born … war crimes and glorify convicted war criminals! Believe me, this is certainly … in ensuring peace in the Balkan region, chaired by the President …
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Bosnian Serb leader plans new push to break country up as Balkan tensions rise
03 Oct 2023 09:40 GMT
Milorad Dodik, the secessionist leader of Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Republika Srpska, said on September 30 that his ruling SNSD party will draft an agreement on the peaceful separation of the country’s two entities.
Bosnia comprises two autonomous …
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Balkan Youth Deserve the Truth About the Past – Not Denials
30 Jun 2023 15:52 GMT
… cases even glorification of convicted war criminals.
Functioning democracies depend on what … without the support of BCSDN, Balkan Civil Society Development Network and …
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Why Serbia expects devastating consequences from the new recognition of genocide in the Balkans
04 Apr 2024 14:01 GMT
… article by Natalia Ishchenko, the Balkan Observer editor – Serbia scared of … even more so, glorification of war criminals who committed it, will be …
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Conviction of two Serbian spy chiefs brings major Balkan war trials to a close
02 Jun 2023 18:18 GMT
… driven more enthusiasm for bringing war criminals to justice. But he is … by the ongoing glorification of war criminals in these communities despite the … always emphasized the link between Balkan war crimes and Serbian territorial …
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War Veterans In Bosnia Are Angry About How The War Is Being Taught
03 Apr 2024 09:45 GMT
… told RFE/RL’s Balkan Service in reference to the … withdraw official honors for convicted war criminals.
Those looking for signs of … the extensive documentation of the Balkan wars of the 1990s, including … RFE/RL’s Balkan Service that the debate around …