Bosnia and Herzegovina has different regional identities – persons from Krajina, Herzegovina, Sarajevo, etc., and people from Podrinje region. Every of these identities implies its own dialect, accent, customs and other characteristics. Women from Eastern Bosnia are characterised by their firm stance, emotional strength and an exceptional ability to view the world from a deep and emphatic perspective.      Ever […]

Thirty years on from Dayton does not feel like a celebration to me, but rather a quiet reminder as to how long we have been standing halfway. It seems like a state of prolonged breath in which we formally live in peace, yet we have never fully emerged from the war, because the past continuously catches up with us, and […]

Back in 1892, the Austro-Hungarian authorities started constructing a hospital specialised in bone and joint diseases in the southern part of the country, more specifically in Stolac. The reason for choosing this particular town was its climate, which is conducive to treating these conditions. The hospital was completed in 1897. It served its purpose and was available for treatment to […]

The Government of Republika Srpska has been organising a central commemoration event dedicated to victims of Jasenovac and the Independent State of Croatia* over the past twenty years in Donja Gradina, the largest site of suffering of the Ustasha concentration camp Jasenovac. This was the case on April 27 of this year, too. Author: Milkica Milojević As always, the President […]

Thirty-three years have passed since the crimes committed in Grabovica (Kotor Varoš). The families of tortured, missing and killed persons are still facing an institutional barrier: they are prohibited from visiting the site of killing and last whereabouts of their family members.   The decision taken at the end of October by the Police Station Kotor Varoš details the reasons […]