Bosnia and Herzegovina
‘Sing every single song like it’s your last’: How conflict in Sarajevo changed this musician’s life
Thirty years ago, war raged in the city of Sarajevo in the former Yugoslavia, where Gino Yevdjevich was once a pop artist. In our latest segment of “Movement,” our series on music and migration, we hear how this conflict changed Gino’s life and led him to create the Seattle-based punk band Kultur Shock.
Polish border police push back migrants at Belarus border
Bosnia faces the most serious crisis since the Balkans War, analyst says
Montenegro was a success story in troubled Balkan region – now its democracy is in danger
Serbia lets people choose their COVID-19 vaccine. Some call it a ‘political ballot.’
25 years after Srebrenica massacre, int'l crimes are still difficult to prosecute
In 1990, Bosnian Serb forces killed about 8,000 Muslim men and boys during the Balkan conflict in what’s now known as the Srebrenica massacre. It was the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. But 25 years on, war crimes and crimes against humanity are rarely prosecuted. David Scheffer, who was the US ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues from 1997 to 2001, explains why.
Bosnia emerges as new underground migrant route while Europe’s borders tighten
Bosnia, a small mountainous country with a population of around 3.5 million, recorded only 775 migrant arrivals for the whole of 2017. The country's minister of security said that 7,128 migrants had been registered since the beginning of 2018.
Convicted war criminal drinks 'poison' in court, dies
A Bosnian Croat wartime commander has died after ingesting 'poison' after a verdict was upheld at The Hague.
Young Bosnians react to Mladić conviction
The conviction of former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladić divided people in his former home country.
What does justice in the former Yugoslavia look like 25 years later?
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) — created by the UN in 1993 to address war crimes during the Bosnian war — has issued its last conviction.
When trying to determine why the US has so many mass shootings, only one statistic matters
Why does the US have so many mass shootings. A criminologist turned to data science for an answer, comparing the US with 170 other countries.
Muslim refugees of another era could put Missouri in play for Clinton
If Missouri’s race is as close as recent polls suggest, some observers think it could be St. Louis’ “Bosnian vote” that gives the state’s 10 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton.
Where did the Paris attackers get their guns?
The attacks in Paris last week were carried out with automatic weapons, including a variant of the AK47. These kinds of weapons are very difficult to obtain legally anywhere in the European Union, which has led many to wonder where the accused attackers got their weapons.
Does the monkey who took her own picture have a copyright — or does the photographer who owns the camera?
When David Slater went to Indonesia, he wanted to get the perfect monkey photo. Well, he got it — but the monkey actually took the photo. So who has the copyright? That story tops our Global Scan.
Why are world maps being rewritten? Consult a book on World War I
In the Middle East, Africa and even possibly the United States, the world created by World War I is starting to unravel. Now resurrecting that century-old history may be the best guide to understanding modern wars.