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Death Of David Dragičević
On 18 March 2018, David Dragičević, a 21-year-old man, went missing in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 24 March, his dead body was found. Police investigation ruled the death as an accident, but Dragičević's parents claimed that their son was brutally murdered and that the police and prosecutor's office were trying to cover-up the case. The result of the police investigation provoked major public uproar and many mass protests were organized demanding the truth and justice. The public was overwhelmingly convinced that Dragičević was murdered. In May 2018, the National Assembly (Republika Srpska), National Assembly of Republika Srpska voted to form an Inquiry Board to analyze circumstances surrounding Dragičević's death. The Board found that Dragičević was probably murdered, but its report was rejected by the Assembly. Public protests happened for months but were dispersed until being banned by the police on 25 December 2019. Despite numerous calls for a new inves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banja Luka
Banja Luka ( sr-Cyrl, Бања Лука, ) or Banjaluka ( sr-Cyrl, Бањалука, ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city in Republika Srpska. Banja Luka is the traditional centre of the densely forested Bosanska Krajina region of northwestern Bosnia (region), Bosnia. , the city proper has a population of 138,963, while its administrative area comprises a total of 185,042 inhabitants. The city is home to the University of Banja Luka and University Clinical Center of the Republika Srpska, as well as numerous entity and state institutions for Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. The city lies on the Vrbas (river), Vrbas river and is well known in the countries of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, former Yugoslavia for being full of tree-lined avenues, boulevards, gardens, and parks. Banja Luka was designated European city of sport in 2018. Name The name ''Banja Luka' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover-up
A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own misdeeds) from relational cover-ups (covering up someone else's misdeeds). The expression is usually applied to people in positions of authority who abuse power to avoid or silence criticism or to deflect guilt of wrongdoing. Perpetrators of a cover-up (initiators or their allies) may be responsible for a misdeed, a breach of trust or duty, or a crime. Definitions and related terms While the terms are often used loosely, ''cover-up'' involves withholding incriminatory evidence, while '' whitewash'' involves releasing misleadingly exculpatory evidence, and a '' frameup'' involves falsely blaming an innocent person. Misprision is the failure of mandated reporters to disclose crimes they are aware of (e.g., a military officer failing to proactively report evid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Bosnia And Herzegovina
Events in the year 2018 in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Incumbents * President – Bakir Izetbegović, Mladen Ivanić, and Dragan Čović (until November 20) Milorad Dodik, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić (from November 20) * Prime Minister – Denis Zvizdić Events April *23 April – Radovan Karadžić starts his appeal against his conviction for genocide and other wartime crimes at the UN court at The Hague. *24 April – Italian police arrest a Bosnian driver driving a van loaded with weapons bound for Barcelona. May *8 May – Bosnian prosecutors appeal the acquittal of Naser Orić, former commander of the Bosnian Army in Srebrenica, who was accused of killing Serb prisoners. October *7 October – General elections were held in the country for the national Presidency, House of Representatives, and government positions in Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Milorad Dodik, Šefik Džaferović and Željko Komšić won the preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Party (Bosnia And Herzegovina)
The Socialist Party ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Социјалистичка Партија, СП, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Partija, SP) is a social-democratic political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Formed on 2 June 1993 in Banja Luka, it served as one of the first democratic alternatives to the nationalist government of Republika Srpska. After the signing of the Dayton Agreement, the party became a vocal opponent of the government of Radovan Karadžić and the Serb Democratic Party.Day, Alan J.; East, Roger; Thomas, Richard. 2002. A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe. Routledge. P. 544 Its subsequent coalitions with the increasingly-nationalist Alliance of Independent Social Democrats The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb Serbian nationalism, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika ... and the Democratic Peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic People's Alliance
The Democratic National Alliance or Democratic People's Alliance ( or DNS) is a centre-right political party in Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The head of the DNS is Nenad Nešić. Electoral results Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina National Assembly of Republika Srpska Presidential elections Mergers *The ''Alliance of National Rebirth'' or ''League of People's Rebirth'' (Савез Народног Препорода, ''Savez Narodnog Preporoda'') was a conservative party led by Mirko Banjac, established in 2002, and merged into DNS in the fall of 2003. In its last legislative elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ..., 5 October 2002, the party won no seats in the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Of Independent Social Democrats
The Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (; abbr. СНСД or SNSD) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serb Serbian nationalism, nationalist political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1996, it is the governing party in Republika Srpska, with its leader, Milorad Dodik, serving as the current president of Republika Srpska. The party's vice-president, Željka Cvijanović, is the current member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while SNSD member Radovan Višković is the current List of prime ministers of Republika Srpska, prime minister of Republika Srpska. The creation of the SNSD can be traced back to the Independent Members of Parliament Group, which eventually grew to become the Party of Independent Social Democrats. During this time, the party served as the only opposition to the dominance of the ultra-nationalist Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Serb Democratic Party (SDS), which was led by Radovan Karadžić for the majority of the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vukota Govedarica
Vukota ( sr-Cyrl, Вукота) is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: *Vukota Pavić (born 1993), basketball player *Mick Vukota (born 1966), ice hockey player *Vukota Brajovic (born 1979), actor See also *Vukotić Vukotić ( sr-Cyrl, Вукотић, ) is a Montenegrin surname, derived from the male given name "Vukota". It may refer to: *Olga Bisera, Bisera Vukotić (born 1944), Yugoslav-born Italian film actress and producer *Dušan Vukotić (1927–1998), Yu ... {{surname Slavic masculine given names Serbian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia And Herzegovina)
The Serb Democratic Party ( or СДС/SDS) is a Serb List of political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current leader is Milan Miličević. In the parliamentary elections of October 2006, the SDS lost its status as the leading party in Republika Srpska and the main Serb party in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD), led by the President of Republika Srpska, president of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik. Despite making minor gains in the 2010 and 2014 elections, by 2018 the party had fallen to below 20% of the parliament, the lowest seat standing in its history. The party is under sanctions from the United States for "failing to arrest and turn over war crimes suspects to an international tribunal." The sanctions prohibit any transfer of funds and material from the United States to the SDS and vice versa. The party is on the list of ''Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons'' by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuzla
Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, educational, health and tourist centre of northeast Bosnia. It is an educational center and is home to two universities. It is also the main industrial machine and one of the leading economic strongholds of the country with a wide and varied industrial sector including an expanding service sector thanks to its salt lake tourism. The city of Tuzla is home to Europe's only salt lake as part of its central park and has more than 350,000 people visiting its shores every year. The history of the city goes back to the 9th century; modern Tuzla dates back to 1510 when it became an important garrison town in the Ottoman Empire. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla is also regarded as one of the most multicul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zenica
Zenica ( ; ) is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and an administrative and economic center of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Zenica-Doboj Canton. It is located in the Bosna (river), Bosna river valley, about north of Sarajevo. The city is known for its Ironworks Zenica factory but also as a significant University of Zenica, university center. According to the 2013 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013 census, the settlement of Zenica itself counts 70,553 citizens and the administrative area 110,663, making it the nation's List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, fourth-largest city. The urban part of today's city was formed in several phases, including Neolithic, Illyrian, the Roman Municipium of ''Bistua Nuova'' (2nd–4th century; old name of the city), with an early Christian dual basilica. Traces of an ancient settlement have been found here as well; villa rustica, thermae, a temple, and other buildings were also present. Earliest findings in the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area with its surrounding municipalities has a population of 592,714 people. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social, and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent centre of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is one of a few major Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krajina Square
Krajina () is a Slavic toponym, meaning 'country' or 'march'. The term is related to ''kraj'' or ''krai'', originally meanings ''land'', ''country'' or ''edge''Rick Derksen (2008), ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', Brill: Leiden-Boston, page 244 and today denoting a region or province, usually remote from urban centers. Etymology The Serbo-Croatian word ''krajina'' derives from Proto-Slavic *''krajina'', derived from *''krajь'', related to *''krojiti'' 'to cut';''*krajina'' in Oleg Trubačóv (ed.) (1974–), ''Этимологический словарь славянских языков'' tymological dictionary of Slavic languages Moscow: Nauka, volume 12, pages 87-88 the original meaning of ''krajina'' thus seems to have been 'place at an edge, fringe, borderland', as reflected in the meanings of Church Slavonic , '. In Old East Slavic: Ѹкраина/Ꙋкраина, romanized: Oukraina ˈkrɑjinɑ appears in the Hypatian Codex of c. 1425 under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
