Tag: Balkans

29 Nov

Srebrenica Genocide Blog: VIDEO: LOST IMAGES OF SREBRENICA GENOCIDE

Wall in Sarajevo (by kitestramrt) Srebrenica Genocide Blog: VIDEO: LOST IMAGES OF SREBRENICA GENOCIDE: “In July 1995, Serbian journalist Zoran Petrovic filmed the Srebrenica genocide unfolding, and then he attempted to cover up the evidence by cutting out and erasing important scenes.” (…) Key scenes from Petrovic’s rushes were ‘lost’ or blacked over, presumably to prevent reprisals. [...]
12 Nov

Nikola Kavaja: Interview with an assassin

Nikola Kavaja on the cover of ‘Serbian Army’ The Associated Press: Serb who hijacked US plane in 1979 dies: “Nikola Kavaja, who hijacked a U.S. passenger jet in 1979 with the intention of crashing it into Yugoslav Communist Party headquarters, has died.” Nikola Kavaja: Interview with an assassin - The Independent: “Kavaja is 73, but he looks [...]
10 Nov

popkitchen » Blog Archive » disgrace

Ramush Haradinaj popkitchen: “Let’s face it – no one reads Vanity Fair for its journalistic objectivity, deadpan criticism of political hypocrisy or clear ideological views. Glossy photos, sensationalist, yet captivating writing style and unparallel access to the powerful and rich attract us to indulge in this magazine.” Vanity Fair (…) no wonder that the November issue brings a [...]
04 Nov

BalkanInsight.com - Bulgaria Plant “World’s Most Dangerous”

Nuclear power plant, photo by Stuck in Customs BalkanInsight.com - Bulgaria Plant ‘World’s Most Dangerous’: “Bulgaria’s planned nuclear plant at Belene is among the most dangerous projects of its kind in the world, the environmental activist group Greenpeace claims. Speaking to Germany’s Deutsche Welle, Greenpeace’s nuclear analyst Heinz Smital argued Belene was a massive and irresponsible gamble, [...]
03 Nov

Kosovo football association with FIFA deemed

Kosovo’s official flag FIFA.com: “An application for affiliation from the Kosovo football association was deemed not to comply with art. 10 of the FIFA Statutes, which stipulates that only an independent state recognised by the international community may be admitted. In accordance with the Statutes, Kosovo cannot play any friendly matches.” Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (Via [...]
28 Oct

BalkanInsight.com - Serbia-Bosnian Serbs Soccer Match Banned

vs. BalkanInsight.com - Serbia-Bosnian Serbs Soccer Match Banned: “The international soccer body, FIFA, has banned a friendly between Serbia’s national football team and a selection of players from Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska.” The match between Serbia and Republika Srpska was previously approved by Bosnia’s Football Association, despite strong protests from some Bosniak (Bosnian [...]
23 Aug

BalkanInsight.com - Wolves Live in Trees, say Bosnian Textbooks

BalkanInsight.com - Wolves Live in Trees, say Bosnian Textbooks: The distribution of school books in primary schools in the larger Bosnian entity will be delayed and their quality inappropriate due to the folly of local administrations, experts complain.” (…) As an example, he said that children in the towns of Zenica and Tuzla will be reading [...]
28 Jul

Paddy Ashdown: Bosnia is on the edge again

Bosnia-Herzegovina Paddy Ashdown: Bosnia is on the edge again The Observer: “There is a terrible irony unfolding in Bosnia. Radovan Karadzic is at last on his way to the Hague. But the division of Bosnia that was his dream is now more likely than at any time since he became a fugitive. I flew into Sarajevo the day [...]
22 Jul

Karadzic arrested!?

Photo: Viktor Sekularac Karadzic arrested!?: “As always in these matters, there’s some mystery and confusion. Just last week, officials in both Serbia and the Republika Srpska had announced that they didn’t believe Karadzic was in their countries. This was actually plausible! The new Serbian government had just arrested another war criminal in Belgrade a few weeks [...]
22 Jul

Karadzic arrested in Serbia

Radovan Karadzic Radovan Karadzic, one of the world’s most wanted war crimes suspect, has been arrested in Serbia. Karadzic was located and arrested by Serbian security officers and brought to the investigative judge of the War Crimes Court in Belgrade. *** Who is Radovan Karadzic (from the Encyclopedia Of Genocide And Crimes Against Humanity): [JUNE 19, 1945–] Leader of the [...]