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Appeals Court Upholds Denaturalization of Human Rights Violator and Former Bosnian Soldier Convicted of War Crimes
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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July 29, 2025
The Justice Department announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted Bosnian war criminal. Sammy...
UK Faces Legal Action Over Gaza Children Medical Evacuation Refusals
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The UK government is now the target of legal proceedings over its refusal to medically evacuate severely ill children from Gaza—an approach lawyers argue is out of step with Britain's responses to other international crises. According to...
Promoting gender inclusion in cybersecurity: OSCE holds first expert workshop as part of Mentorship programme for women cyber professionals
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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June 24, 2025
SARAJEVO - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), with valuable support from the Embassy of the Czech Republic, held a two-day expert workshop in Sarajevo as part of the Mentorship programme for women cyber professionals. The...
Ambassador Richard Holtzapple assumes duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to BiH
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 14, 2025
SARAJEVO, 14 August 2025 - Ambassador Richard (Rick) Holtzapple, a career diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, assumed his duties as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 14 August 2025. Ambassador Holtzapple served as...
ArcelorMittal announces sale of Bosnian operations
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 20, 2025
20 June 2025, 15:30 CET ArcelorMittal (“the company”) has today signed a sale and purchase agreement to sell its operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ArcelorMittal Zenica, an integrated steel plant, and ArcelorMittal Prijedor, an iron ore mining...
Russia, Republika Srpska ink education partnership agreement
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia and Republika Srpska, an autonomous region in Bosnia and Herzegovina, have formalized a partnership to enhance collaboration in education. The agreement was signed during the Third International Forum of Ministers of Education,...
International Forum of Ministers of Education starts in Russia
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The 3rd International Forum of Ministers of Education, titled “Shaping the Future,” officially opened on Wednesday in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic. The two-day event has brought together top education officials from...
OSCE welcomes the announcement of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s return to the work of the Interreligious Council of BiH
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 30, 2025
SARAJEVO, 30 May 2025 - The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) warmly welcomes the announcement of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s return to the work of the Interreligious Council of BiH. We believe that dialogue among people and...
Gaza Tribunal Moves Forward in Sarajevo
MENAFN
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May 29, 2025
(MENAFN) The Gaza Tribunal, an independent "people’s tribunal" examining alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, continued its inaugural public hearing on Wednesday in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event, hosted at...
Thirty years after Bosnia peace agreement, Assembly calls for renewed focus on Western Balkans
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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May 26, 2025
25 May 2025 DAYTON, OHIO – NATO nations must step up their engagement in the Western Balkans where peace remains fragile and malign forces threaten stability 30 years after the agreement that ended fighting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, lawmakers...
Deputy Head of OSCE Mission Visits Travnik and Busovača
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 14, 2025
TRAVNIK, 13 August 2025 – The Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission), Zahid Movlazada, visited Travnik and Busovača, where he met with Radoje Vidović, the President of HDZ BiH Central Bosnia Canton Board, Tahir Lendo,...
Strengthening Dialogue and Co-operation: OSCE Deputy Head Visits Zenica
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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August 13, 2025
ZENICA, 12 August 2025 - Zahid Movlazada, Deputy Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited Zenica for meetings with local authorities, religious community representatives, and civil society actors. The visit reaffirms the...
Slovenia stands with young people for peace: the international musical ‘Peace Child’ combines art and diplomacy
Government of Slovenia
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August 12, 2025
SLOVENIA, August 12 - From 13 to 23 August, 200 artists from 19 different countries – including Slovenia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Italy, Japan, Hungary, Pakistan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain, Palestine,...
Cultural Affairs Bureau and gaming operators organize “Community Arts Carnival” of the “Macao International Parade” to be held on Sunday at Iao Hon Market Park and the Leisure Area at Edf. Lok Yeung Fa Yuen showcasing the charm of the arts in the comm…
Macao Government News
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March 14, 2025
MACAU, March 14 - Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC, from the Portuguese acronym), SJM Resorts, S.A., Sands China Ltd., MGM, Galaxy Entertainment Group, Wynn Resorts (Macau), S.A. and Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the “2025 Macao...
OSCE strengthens law enforcement and judicial response to gender-based violence through survivor engagement and theater play in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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May 2, 2025
On 28 and 29 April, the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, held a two-day training course on gender-based violence (GBV) for 24 police and judicial professionals from the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina local elections 2024: ODIHR election observation mission final report
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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March 6, 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s 2024 local elections were competitive and efficiently managed, but took place in an environment lacking social and political cohesion. Extensive legal reforms increased the integrity of the process, but the scope of the...
Macron Says France Has ‘No Place’ for Racism After Muslim Murder
MENAFN
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April 29, 2025
(MENAFN) French Leader Emmanuel Macron strongly denounced the horrific murder of a Muslim man within a mosque in southern France, labeling it an act of extreme cruelty. He emphasized that racism and hatred based on religion have "no place" in...
Op-Ed by Ambassador Brian Aggeler on current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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April 23, 2025
Today Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing the most serious constitutional crisis since the end of the war nearly thirty years ago. The Dayton Peace Agreement that ended that devastating war entrusted the OSCE with a vital role: to help secure lasting...
MAPS Announces MDMA-Assisted Therapy Education Event For Ukrainian Mental Health Practitioners
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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April 15, 2025
Nearly 60 Ukrainian therapists will attend the event at no cost, learning fundamentals and best practices for psychedelic-assisted therapies More than 300 practitioners from more than 30 countries have completed MAPS’ International Therapist...
Allied Parliamentarians Stress Importance of Continued Engagement in the Western Balkans During Joint Visit to Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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April 17, 2025
17 April 2025 Amid evolving geopolitical dynamics and deepening political divisions in the Western Balkans, NATO and the EU must redouble their commitment to the region to preserve fragile stability in this part of Europe. The stakes are high, as...