Zenica-Doboj Canton
Forgotten Victims: The Story of Bosnia’s Iron Bridge Executions
"Each time after a person had been taken out, I heard a volley of fire or a single shot," Salkic said.
He recalled that it was raining heavily when he approached the bridge, where he saw police officers in blue uniforms and soldiers in olive-grey Yugoslav People's Army uniforms, as well as members of a unit called the Red Berets.
Bosnian Army Commander Honoured Despite War Crimes Charges
Sakib Mahmuljin (left) receives the award from Zenica-Doboj Canton premier Mirza Ganic. Photo: Zenica-Doboj Canton government.
Bruce Berton, head of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe's mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, said on Friday that the Zenica-Doboj Canton's decision to honour war crimes defendant Sakib Mahmuljin shows disrespect for the victims.
Bosnia Cantons Say Sarajevo Gets Too Much Cash
One of Bosnia's ten cantons is launching a initiative, challenging the regulations on distributing tax money in the Federation entity, to establish what its says is a fairer distribution of public revenues.
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Balkans suffering through another round of flooding
Thousands Still in Temporary Shelters After Bosnia Floods
Bosnia’s Deputy Security Minister Mladen Cavar told Balkan Insight that although the situation had improved since the floods hit Bosnia in mid-May, the process of reconstruction and rehousing those displaced by the disaster would take much longer.
Bosnia Finishes Burying Livestock Killed in Floods
Federation entity inspectors on June 5 said work on gathering, destroying or burying the remains of thousands of animals and birds killed in the recent floods was coming to an end.
Around 200 tons of dead cattle and poultry have been removed from the Posavina Canton of northern Bosnia to an incinerator in Indjija, in Serbia, Balkan Insight has learned.
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Bosnia Floods Reveal Human Bones Near Doboj
Power company workers repairing the transmission system and cleaning the area last week found human bones on the banks of the river Bosna near flood-stricken Doboj.
Lejla Cengic, of the Institute for Missing Persons, on May 26 said the flood had washed away part of the river bank, which is why the bones became visible.
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Bosnia Deploys Army to Rescue Flood Victims
Bosnia's state presidency has deployed the armed forces to help people in Maglaj, central Bosnia, many of whom have no power or drinking water and are trapped in their homes by flooding.
Photo AP/ Amel Emric
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