Stories about Bosnia Herzegovina from June, 2007
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Miroslav Lajcak
Balkanizer posts a lengthy and detailed post on the legacy of the outgoing High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina: “[…] an unrefined and unedited thinking about the departure of the old High Representative to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Christian Schwarz-Schilling) and the arrival of new HR – Slovakian diplomat Miroslav Lajcak.”
Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina: “Fuse”
As Albanians prepared for George W. Bush's visit, Bosnia Vault was reminded of a wonderful film – “a dark comedy” – about Bill Clinton’s visit to the Bosnian town of Tesanj: Fuse.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Banja Luka; Sarajevo's Hecco Hotel
Wu Wei writes about a trip to Banja Luka and about Hotel Hecco in Sarajevo.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: War Memories
Part 2 of “How My Wars Began” – at TOL's Balkanizer.
Croatia: More on “Feral Tribune”
Illyrian Gazette has more on the demise of Feral Tribune.
Croatia: “Feral Tribune” Shuts Down
Last week, Croatian finance ministry froze bank accounts of the region’s legendary political weekly, Feral Tribune, due to 68,000 Euros of tax debt, forcing the publication to close. "The only independent journal on the Balkans has now been silenced," wrote one Serbian blogger. Sinisa Boljanovic has more on the causes and the significance of this loss.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: “A Girl Who Could Not Speak Properly”
Bosnia Blog posts a sketch of a Sarajevo family that survived the war.
The Balkans: Bush's Watch and Stereotypes
Belgrade 2.0 looks at the generalizations and stereotypes revealed by the George W. Bush's stolen watch episode: “…the biggest reason for everyone to be happy – is that this confirms one big stereotype: Albanians are all thieves, and furthermore, everyone in the Balkans is just waiting for the opportunity to...
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Sevdah Now and Then
Mirza Basic of London Sevdah Blog writes about Amira Medunjanin's recent concert – and about his mother performing all those years ago: “Bosnia's historical records have been largely destroyed during the war and outfit which my mum is wearing in this picture has been largely forgotten about, or people deem...
Former Yugoslavia: Auschwitz Pavilion
East Ethnia visits the Yugoslavia pavilion at Auschwitz and writes: “Since the country that designed the exhibit no longer exists, and since the museum site does not have extra barracks for the countries that have come about in the meantime, the Yugoslav pavilion will probably remain a fascinating relic of...
The Balkans: One Man's War Stories
Balkanizer runs the first installment of a story of one man's war experiences: “I was nine years old when Germany invaded Yugoslavia. I was 60 years when war came again to my village in Bosnia.”
Former Yugoslavia: A Tito Documentary
The Glory of Carniola posts a documentary about Tito (with English subtitles) and reviews the film's main highlights.
The Balkans: War Criminals News
In the former Yugoslavia last week, one war criminal escaped from prison and another was caught. Read more about Radovan Stankovic and Zdravko Tolimir at A Fistful of Euros.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Banja Luka
Wu Wei posts some pictures from Banja Luka.
