Balkan countries build bridges through education

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1 Balkan countries build bridges through education (SETimes.com) Page 2 of 9 About Us (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/document/setimes/footer/about/about) Contact Us (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/doc-feedback/setimes/footer/feedback/feedback) Subscribe (javascript:void(open ('/cocoon/setimes/form1/en_gb/subscribe/',' ','toolbar=no,width=630,height=638'))) Podcast (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/podcast_index/default) (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/document/setimes/footer/misc/headlines) Mobile (/cocoon/setimes/mobile/en_gb/homepage/) Balkan countries build bridges through education 04/02/2014 Education has an important role in intercultural communication in the region, project participants say. By Ivana Jovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade -- 04/02/14 Recommend 9 people recommend this. Be the first of your friends. More than 600 students in the region have participated in a human rights programme since [Facebook/Build Bridges not Walls] A project initiated by the Norwegian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights is successfully developing human rights and intercultural understanding through education and will help smooth post-conflict relations, programme participants said. Build Bridges not Walls: The Role of Universities in Peacebuilding was launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo and Serbia in 2012, and will run through According to the project, the main goal is to "build the competencies of the universities/partners in the programme that will enable them to educate students in a way that will contribute to the development of democratic culture based on the values of human rights in the Western Balkans. With this knowledge as an integral part of the educational system for relevant professional groups in the region, they will be promoters of values at their future workplaces." Five universities in the region participate in the project: Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, the universities of Tuzla and Pristina, the International University in Novi Pazar and the Faculty of Legal and Business Studies in Novi Sad.

2 Balkan countries build bridges through education (SETimes.com) Page 3 of 9 The project is supported by Buskerud University College in Norway, the Helsinki Committees in BiH and Serbia, Nansen Dialogue Centres in Mostar and Sarajevo, the Sandzak Committee for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Community Building Mitrovica in Kosovo. It is financially supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since the project's initiation, 600 students and 50 teachers in the region have attended classes, conferences and webinars focusing on intercultural understanding, human rights and reconciliation. Students have taken part in cultural exchanges, and visited universities in each other's countries. Lela Malićbegović, a journalism student from Tuzla University in BiH, said the project has given her a view into different cultures through travels to other cities and learning others' traditions. She said she also has the opportunity for open and free dialogue with students from other countries under the programme. "A university, as an educational institution, should be a place to meet students from other countries to exchange knowledge and experience. Its role is to create an ambience where students of all nationalities can communicate," Lela told SETimes. Hadis Karatasi from Prizren studies psychology at Pristina University and public administration at the International Business College in Mitrovica. Karatasi said the most important part of the project is the chance to talk with other students from the region about current issues and to get answers from experts. "The project creates a network of students from various countries who speak different languages and belong to different cultures," Karatasi told SETimes. He said universities in the region have a crucial role in both domestic and regional relations. "By promoting human values and stability and development in the region, universities are a basis for the beginning of the development process. There is no doubt that regional development depends on good relations between neighbours in the region," he said. "The role of a university and the purpose of education, by acquisition of adequate knowledge, is to provide a chance for meeting others," Sanja Merzić, a teaching assistant at Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, told SETimes. Merzić took part in classes on the peace-building process and intercultural dialogue within the project. "Active participation in the teaching process and creating dialogue are just few of benefits we have had from the project. This experience will definitely lead to better and more equal relations," she said. Related Articles Regional governments are increasingly co-operative (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/features/setimes/articles/2013/08/05/reportage-01) 05/08/2013 Kosovo, Albania look to boost Middle East relations (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/features/setimes/features/2013/05/15/feature-03) 15/05/2013 US official: Balkans' future is in Euro-Atlantic institutions (/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_gb/features/setimes/features/2011/06/23/feature-02)

3 U.N. Report Details Abuse of Children in Syrian War - NYTimes.com Page 1 of 3 MIDDLE EAST U.N. Report Details Abuse of Children in Syrian War By SOMINI SENGUPTA FEB. 4, 2014 UNITED NATIONS United Nations investigators say in a new report that children in Syria have been sexually abused in government detention, recruited to fight with the opposition, tortured and used as civilian shields. The report, the first to assess the impact of the nearly three-year-old Syria war on children, was quietly presented to the Security Council last week, as Syrian government and opposition representatives met in Switzerland for peace talks under the auspices of the United Nations. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon s special representative for children and armed conflict, Leila Zerrougui, is scheduled to brief the Council next week on the report, which was not released publicly until Monday. It estimated that at least 10,000 children had been killed and that grave violations against children had been committed by all parties to the conflict since it began in March While the report did not discuss accountability, the evidence it presents will inevitably invite discussion about how to pursue accountability for accused war criminals. In 2011 and 2012, the report said, children as young as 11 were held in government detention centers with adults and, according to witnesses, subjected to torture in order to coerce relatives to surrender or confess. Ill treatment and acts tantamount to torture reportedly included beatings with metal cables, whips and wooden and metal batons; electric shocks, including to the genitals; the ripping out of fingernails and toenails; sexual violence, including rape or threats of rape; mock executions; cigarette burns; sleep deprivation; solitary confinement; and exposure to the torture of relatives, the report said.

4 U.N. Report Details Abuse of Children in Syrian War - NYTimes.com Page 2 of 3 Investigators said they had documented reports of sexual violence against children in government detention, perpetrated mostly by members of the Syrian intelligence services and the Syrian armed forces against those who were suspected of being affiliated with the opposition. The government denies it detains children. In Geneva, Fayssal Mekdad, the deputy foreign minister, said in response to a question last week, the day before the report went to the Security Council: I categorically deny there are any children being detained. Those are rumors. He accused opposition forces of abducting and killing children. The United Nations investigators said they were unable to corroborate allegations of sexual violence by opposition fighters because of what the report called lack of access. Investigators were able to chronicle abuse by opposition forces, including summary executions of children. It received two reports from Hasakah Province, in northeast Syria: a 16-year-old boy fatally shot last April by the Nusra Front, which is aligned with Al Qaeda, and a 14-year-old boy killed by a Kurdish group. The Syrian government told United Nations investigators that at least 130 children had been killed by opposition forces. The report said the Free Syrian Army, the main opposition force, had recruited children in military and support roles. While there seemed to be no policy of doing so, the report said, there were no age verification procedures. Many boys stated that they felt it was their duty to join the opposition, the report said. A spokesman for the rebels Supreme Military Council, who goes by the name Omar Abu Leila to protect his family, said that the Free Syrian Army permits only combatants who are at least 18, but that other rebel groups might deploy younger teenagers. I don t believe the report because the number of fighters in the Free Syrian Army is large, so there is no need to use children, he said. A State Department spokesman said the United States condemned the use of child soldiers. We thoroughly vet recipients of our assistance in Syria, he said. The leadership of the moderate armed opposition has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to upholding international human rights standards. Ben Hubbard contributed reporting from Istanbul, and Anne Barnard from Beirut, Lebanon. A version of this article appears in print on February 5, 2014, on page A11 of the New York edition with the headline: U.N. Report Details Abuse of Children in Syria War.

5 BBC News - String of rush-hour bombings strikes at Baghdad's heart Page 1 of 1 MIDDLE EAST 5 February 2014 Last updated at 12:08 GMT String of rush-hour bombings strikes at Baghdad's heart A string of rush-hour bombings has hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing at least 24 people, said officials. Two car bombs exploded in separate locations across the street from the foreign ministry in the city's heavily-fortified Green Zone, while a suicide bomber struck a restaurant nearby. Another car bomb went off in Khilani Square in the city's commercial heart. Spiralling sectarian violence in recent months has sparked fears of a return to the levels of conflict seen in Iraqi government data says more than 1,000 people died in January, which would be the highest monthly toll for almost six years. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but correspondents say al-qaeda-linked Sunni militants are waging a campaign of violence against the Shia-dominated government to try to undermine its authority. On Tuesday, at least seven people died in a series of bombings, while two rockets also exploded inside the Green Zone - home to the prime minister's office and several Western embassies. On Monday, 23 people died in car bombings in and around the capital. More Middle East stories Syria children's suffering 'unspeakable' [/news/world-middle-east ] A report shows children have endured "unspeakable and unacceptable" suffering during the conflict in Syria, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says. Libya school 'bombed in playtime' [/news/world ] US urges Egypt to free journalists [/news/world-middle-east ] BBC 2014 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

6 RADOJIČIĆ: ACT IN LINE WITH ARREST WARRANTS СРНА Page 1 of 1 АГЕНЦИЈА СРНА РЕДАКЦИЈА КОНТАКТ ЛАТИНИЦА Тражи Насловна Тема Политика Друштво Економија Култура Свијет Мултимедија Специјали Сервисне Хроника Занимљивости Најновије вијести ПОЗИВ У СОЧИ ВЕЛИКА ЧАСТ ЗА РЕПУБЛИКУ СРПСКУ Све вијести ОТС сервис English RADOJIČIĆ: ACT IN LINE WITH ARREST WARRANTS Корисник: Лозинка: Улогујте се Пријава BANJALUKA, February 4 /SRNA/ - Republika Srpska National Assembly Speaker Igor Radojičić says that Bosnia and Herzegovina as a member of Interpol should act in accordance with the arrest warrants issued for Naser Orić and Hakija Meholjić, who are suspected of war crimes against Serbs. If any of the domestic bodies fail to act, they will breach international norms and standards. Therefore, Bosnia and Herzegovina will face a problem of losing its credibility in international relations, Radojičić told reporters in Banja Luka on Tuesday, commenting on the publication of diffuse arrest warrants for Orić and Meholjić. The parliament speaker emphasised that it would complicate things further, because BIH would be considered a safe haven for criminals. The Serbian Interpol issued diffuse arrest warrants for Orić and Meholjić, who are suspected of crimes committed against local Serbs in the Drina region in /end/dš Најновије Најчитаније У РАЛУTИНЦУ ЗАЋУТАЛА ЦИМБАЛА СОЦИЈАЛИЗАЦИЈА ДЈЕЦЕ ПРЕДШКОЛСКОГ УЗРАСТА ИНТЕРПОЛ БЕОГРАД ОБАВИЈЕШТЕН О НЕМОГУЋНОСТИ ИЗРУЧЕЊА SRNA News Roundup (II) February 4, 2014 БРОЈ ОБОЉЕЛИХ КОНСТАНТНО РАСТЕ ОДБИЈЕН ТУЖБЕНИ ЗАХТЈЕВ "ПЕТОГ НЕПЛАНА" ЗА НАКНАДУ ШТЕТЕ ИСПОЛИТИЗОВАНО ПИТАЊЕ НАЦИОНАЛНЕ ГРУПЕ ПРЕДМЕТА ИВАНИЋ: БиХ ДА ИЗАЂЕ У СУСРЕТ СРБИЈИ Насловна Свијет Политика Друштво Економија Култура Тема дана Мултимедија Специјални сервиси Сервисне Контакт За дописнике Латиница English Copyright 2012 Новинска агенција Републике Српске - СРНА. Сва права задржана. Садржај ових страница не смије се преносити без дозволе и без навођења извора Дописништва: Бијељина: ; Бања Лука: ; Лукавица: ; Београд: Техничка подршка:бих: ;Ван БиХ: ; srna@srna.rs; site: креирали Web dizajn Geolink and CMS Bluelink

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8 Tomasican toivo Maailman Kuvalehti Page 1 of 4 IHMISOIKEUDET Maailman Kuvalehti 1/2014 Tomasican toivo Syyskuun alussa Bosnian luoteisosassa paljastui maan suurin joukkohauta. Satojen kadonneiden omaisille hauta merkitsee toivoa rakkaimpien löytymisestä. Taina Tervonen 1 kommentti» Zabou Carriere Fikret Bacic (vas.) menetti kesällä 1992 vaimonsa, 16-vuotiaan poikansa ja 9-vuotiaan tyttärensä. Hän toivoo löytävänsä heidät Tomaçican joukkohaudasta. TUTUSTU MAAILMAN KUVALEHTEEN. Melu on korviahuumaava. Kaivurien jylinä, tummanruskeaa multaa siirtävien kauhojen jatkuva jyske ja pauke taukoaa vain tupakka- ja lounastauon ajan. Kuukausi sitten tässä oli pienten pensaiden ja keskenkasvuisten puiden peittämä mäennyppylä. Kuukauden ajan kaksi kaivuria on siirtänyt maata sivuun, muutaman metrin kerrallaan. Nyt mäennyppylän tilalla, multavallien keskellä on valtava kuoppa. Sen pohjalla pieni kaivinkone raivaa lisää tilaa, kauhan verran kellertävää savea kerrallaan, aina vain syvemmälle. Ympärillä häärää valkoisiin suojahaalareihin pukeutuneita ihmisiä, lapiot ja kuokat kädessä. Pukujen selässä lukee ICMP, International Commission for Missing Persons eli Kadonneiden kansainvälinen komissio. Kuoppa on Bosnian sodan aikainen joukkohauta. Kesällä 1992 tänne Tomasicaan kylän liepeille, vanhan rautakaivoksen maille tuotiin satoja ruumiita, etnisen puhdistuksen boniakki- ja kroaattiuhreja. Ensin ruumiit lastattiin kuorma-autoihin, jotka ajoivat paikan päälle, peruuttivat kuopan reunalle ja kippasivat lastinsa saviseen maahan kaivettuun kuoppaan, kunnes se oli täysi. Sitten kuoppa täytettiin tummanruskealla mullalla, ja seuraava kaivettiin viereen. Kuorma-autot kulkivat tänne koko kesän ajan, toukokuusta heinäkuuhun. Kukaan ei tiedä tarkkaan, kuinka monta ihmistä saviseen maahan tuona kesänä peitettiin. "Tähän mennessä olemme nostaneet haudasta 94 kokonaista ruumiista ja 50 ruumiin osaa", kertoo syyttäjänviraston edustaja Eldar Jahic, joka johtaa tutkintaa paikan päällä. On perjantai, lokakuun yhdestoista. Jahic on viettänyt haudalla kuukauden päivät ja kirjannut jokaisen löydetyn ruumiin, ruumiin osan ja esineen isoon kovakantiseen kirjaan, jota hän kantaa mukanaan. "Työ on vielä kesken. Löydämme jatkuvasti maasta uusia kohtia, joista paljastuu ruumiskasoja", Jahic huokaa. Viikon urakka haudalla, syksyn koleassa tuulessa näkyy hänen väsyneissä kasvoissaan. Mies ei tiedä, kuinka monta viikkoa hänellä on vielä edessään. Kotiin hän pääsee vain viikonloppuisin. Jokaista etsii joku Se, että Eldar Jahic ylipäänsä on täällä johtamassa tutkintaa, on yhden miehen ansiota. Ilman häntä joukkohautaa ei ehkä olisi koskaan löytynyt.

9 Tomasican toivo Maailman Kuvalehti Page 2 of 4 Kesän loppupuolella sotarikostutkinnassa kertaalleen kuulusteltu mies tuli poliisin puheille ja kertoi Tomasicasta, haudan tarkasta sijainnista ja kuorma-autojen lasteista. Mies oli yksi kuorma-autojen kuljettajista, serbisotilas. Hänen mukaansa Tomasicaan tuotiin kesällä 1992 tuhatkunta ruumista. Jokainen heistä on jonkun veli, isä, vaimo tai lapsi. Jokainen heistä on joku tällä seudulla edelleen kadoksissa olevista 1200 ihmisestä. Jokaista heistä etsii joku. Siksi hauta on ennen kaikkea toivon symboli. "Miehelläni oli sininen paita, kun näin hänet viimeksi. Etsin sinistä paitaa." Mirsada Hopovac seisoo haudan reunalla, silmät hakevat tuttuja vaatekappaleita sieltä, missä tutkijat kaivavat juuri nyt. Vaikka kellertävän saven keskeltä on vaikea erottaa mitään, vaikka sinisiä paitoja olisi sata, niin eihän sitä voi tietää. On tartuttava johonkin konkreettiseen. Paitaan, joka rakkaimmalla oli päällään silloin, kaksikymmentäyksi vuotta sitten. "Hän oli 35-vuotias. Meillä oli kolme lasta. Vanhin, 13-vuotias poika, vietiin miehen kanssa Keratermin leirille. Nuorempi poika ja tytär saivat jäädä minun luokseni." Keraterm oli yksi alueen kolmesta keskitysleiristä. Siellä isä ja poika erotettiin toisistaan. Mutta nyt he ehkä löytävät toisensa uudelleen. "Poika asuu Ranskassa, mutta kun hän kuuli joukkohaudasta, hän päätti tulla. Hän saapui eilen illalla." Hopovac katsoo valtavaa kuoppaa. "En ole koskaan käynyt tällaisessa paikassa. En odottanut tämän näyttävän tältä. Jotenkin olo on parempi, nyt kun tulin. Ehkä se johtuu toivosta. Siitä se varmaan johtuu. Nyt on toivoa." Rikoksen jäljet yritettiin peittää Toivolla on valtava voima. Siksi tutkijat ovat hyvin varovaisia puhuessaan kesken olevasta tutkinnasta. Mikään ei ole niin hirvittävää kuin antaa perheille väärää toivoa läheisen löytymisestä. Siksi uhrien henkilöllisyydestä ei sanota mitään ennen kuin DNA-testit on tehty ei edes silloin, kun haudasta nostetun ruumiin taskusta löytyy henkilöllisyyspapereita. Se ei vielä tarkoita, että papereiden henkilöllisyys kuuluisi niiden kantajalle. Tutkijat varovat myös siksi, että hauta on jo kertaalleen avattu. Vuonna 1993, vain vuosi haudan täyttämisen jälkeen, serbisotilaat avasivat sen uudelleen ja kuljettivat osan ruumiista kolmenkymmenen kilometrin päähän. Jakarina Kosan joukkohaudasta vuonna 2003 löytyneiden ruumiiden avulla pystyttiin tunnistamaan yli kolmesataa kadonnutta. Samana vuonna tutkijat etsivät myös Tomasican suunnalta. Oli huhuja, että Jakarina Kosan ruumiit olisi tuotu sieltä. Tuolloin Tomasicasta löytyi parikymmentä ruumista, ei enempää. Etsinnät lopetettiin muutaman metrin päähän nykyisestä kuopasta. Silloin kukaan etsijöistä ei vielä tiennyt, että haudan ryöstön yhteydessä sen päälle oli kuljetettu tonnikaupalla lisämaata, sitä tummanruskeaa multaa, jota kaivurit nyt raivaavat pois tieltä. "Hauta ryöstettiin ja ruumiit siirrettiin heinäkuussa 1993, heti Haagin kansainvälisen tuomioistuimen perustamisen jälkeen", muistuttaa Mujo Begic Bosnian kadonneista vastaavasta instituutista. "Se oli tietoinen pyrkimys peittää rikoksen jäljet." Kukaan ei tiedä, miksei kaikkia ruumiita siirretty. Ehkä kukaan ei enää niin tarkkaan muistanut, mistä kohtaa olisi pitänyt kaivaa. Ehkä kukaan ei jaksanut laskea ruumiita. Ehkä se oli vain liian likaista ja työlästä puuhaa. Pistävä kuoleman haju Maatuvien ruumiiden haju tarttuu iholle, myös nyt kaksikymmentäyksi vuotta myöhemmin. Savinen maa on hidastanut hajoamisprosessia, joka alkaa vasta kosketuksissa ulkoilman kanssa. Siksi alueella leijailee pistävä kuoleman haju. "Suurin osa ruumiista on kokonaisia, mikä helpottaa meidän työtämme", kertoo oikeustieteellinen arkeologi Esma Alicehajic. Hän johtaa kaivauksien teknistä puolta ja ICMP:n tiimiä. Myös hän on ollut paikalla yli kuukauden, joka päivä aamuyhdeksästä kello neljään. Savi on tarttunut paksuiksi paakuiksi kumisaappaiden pohjiin, ponnarille kietaistut hiukset sinisen lippiksen alla ovat hien kostuttamat. Työ on fyysistä, välillä tarvitaan hartiavoimia, jotta ruumiit saa irrotettua toisistaan. Sitä mukaa kun kaivurit siirtävät multaa kauemmas, Alicehajic tarkkailee keskittyneesti maata, etsien siitä merkkejä kahdenkymmenenyhden vuoden takaa.

10 Tomasican toivo Maailman Kuvalehti Page 3 of 4 "Kaikki kuopat on täytetty samalla tummemmalla maalla. Ne erottuvat värin ja kaivurin kauhan sännöllisen muodon jättämän jäljen takia savisesta maasta." Päivä päivältä kuoppa laajenee, kaivinkone siirtyy muutaman metrin kauemmas Alicehajicin osoittamaan paikkaan ja aloittaa kaivamisen uudesta kohdasta. Fikret Bacic seuraa haudan reunalla. Hän on nähnyt työn etenemisen kuukauden ajan. Hän tulee aina kun pääsee, joskus joka toinen päivä. Päästäkseen paikalle hän pyytää paikan autosta, joka tuo tutkijatiimille lounasta. Fikret Bacic on odottanut kaksikymmentäyksi vuotta. Nyt odotus on ehkä loppumassa. "Tuolla haudassa on vaimoni, 16-vuotias poikani ja 6-vuotias tyttäreni. Niin ainakin toivon. Jokaisen löydetyn joukkohaudan kohdalla olen toivonut." Odotus on ollut niin pitkä, niin pitkä. Siksi toivoon sekoittuu kiitollisuutta. "Haluan kiittää sitä henkilöä, joka kertoi tästä haudasta. Vaikka hän on ollut osallisena näihin rikoksiin, hänen ansiostaan löydän ehkä perheeni. Minulla on varaa olla kiitollinen." Like Share 83 people like this. Be the first of your friends. TUTUSTU MAAILMAN KUVALEHTEEN. Maailman Kuvalehti ilmestyy kerran kuukaudessa. Se kertoo kehitysmaiden arjesta ja monikulttuurisesta Suomesta oivaltavasti. Kestotilaus 39 euroa / vuosi. Tarjous koskee vain kotimaan tilauksia. Tilaa KOMMENTIT Itse tulin myös perheeni kanssa pohjoisosasta... Ehkäpä tuolla on kadonneita ja keskitysleireille poisvietyjä sukulaisiani? Toivon että odotukseni loppuisi vihdoin... ainakin 3 kadonneen veljeni osalta. Suomeen tullut Lainaa» Ilmoita asiaton viesti» Kirjoita uusi kommentti Säännöt Nimi: Anonyymi Kotisivu:

11 Serbia issues international warrant for Oric's arrest Vesti Tanjug Page 1 of 2 Username Submit Query SERBIA REGION SPORT BUSINESS AND ECONOMY ELECTIONS 2014 latin cirilic HOME PHOTO VIDEO PHONO CONTACT ABOUT TANJUG MORE NEWS LATEST Record low consumer price increase in /4/ :22:00 PM Serbia issues international warrant for Oric's arrest Latest Most popular SARAJEVO - The Interpol National Central Bureau for Serbia has issued an arrest warrant for former commander of the Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina Naser Oric at the request of the Serbian Justice Ministry, according to what Tanjug has been told at the Police Directorate. The Serbian Procesutor's Office said last week it was investigating a murder of Serb civilians and that the suspects were Oric, Hakija Meholjic and three of their associates. The five men are suspected of a war crime against the civilian population in a place called Zalazje, Donji Potocari, in the municipality of Srebrenica, on July 12, 1992, which resulted in 9 deaths of Serb civilians. ELECTIONS 2014 DSS:Political,military neutrality is condition for coalition :36 SERBIA Predic on CoE committee on protection of journalism :22 BUSINESS AND ECONOMY Record low consumer price increase in :18 REGION Days of Serbian Culture in Montenegro February :49 Belgrade informed the Interpol headquarters in Lyon, which will decide if the warrant will be changed from a diffusion to a red notice, which is binding to all the members of Interpol. Diffusions are not binding and any country that found Oric or Meholjic in its territory would decide for itself if they should be arrested and extradited to Serbia, the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia-Herzegovina has stated. Both Oric and Meholjic are in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and that country does not extradite its citizens who have been accused of war crimes. It sparked different reactions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, while Oric asked for protection for himself and his associates from Bosniak political leaders he met at the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Officials of Republika Srpska and war veteran associations condemned the actions by Bosniak leaders. The Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia-Herzegovina said on Tuesday the Interpol office in Belgrade had issued warrants for the arrest and extradition of Oric and Meholjic using the Interpol channel for information exchange. Oric, who commanded the 28th Division of the Army of Bosnia-Herzegovina during the war there, has been acquitted of war crimes against the Serbs by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, while Meholjic has never been indicted. Photo screenshot Video Tanjug, illustration Share Share Share Share Share TANJUG THEME NEWS FOLLOW Home About Tanjug Contact Video Photo Phono Latest news Serbia Region Business and economy Sport Facebook Twitter YouTube RSS Newsletters

12 Massacre at Bosnia s Branjevo Farm Like a Movie :: Balkan Insight Page 1 of 3 BALKAN TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE NEWS 04 Feb 14 Massacre at Bosnia s Branjevo Farm Like a Movie War criminal Stanko Kojic told the genocide trial of Aleksandar Cvetkovic that Bosnian Serb troops killed several hundred prisoners from Srebrenica one by one in order not to waste any bullets. Denis Dzidic BIRN Sarajevo Kojic told the Sarajevo court on Tuesday that he was sent on a mission to the Branjevo farm just before the massacre of Bosniaks took place in July 1995, along with seven other members of the Bosnian Serb Army s 10th Sabotage Squad. He testified that they were driven there by Cvetkovic, although he could not say whether the defendant took part in the killings that followed. When we got to Branjevo, I saw an old man in the uniform and I learned afterwards that was Ljubo Beara [chief of security with the Bosnian Serb Army s main headquarters, jailed for life for genocide by the Hague Tribunal in 2010]. There were some stories that we were waiting for detained war criminals, said the witness, who is serving 32 years in prison for participating in the killings in Branjevo. Aleksandar Cvetkovic. [Another soldier called Drazen] Erdemovic and I went for rakija [brandy] and I thought that we would keep them [the prisoners] in the stables. When the first bus arrived, I heard shooting and I thought it was an attack. I went there and saw wounded people and bodies in the meadow, said Kojic. He said that the commander of the squad was Franc Kos, who complained that too many bullets were being wasted by Zoran Goronja, a soldier who was shooting the prisoners with a machine gun, and ordered the troops to form a firing squad instead. Kos was saying: Boys, that is not good. Everything was like in a movie. I was scared to death. I saw Kos taking a gun and shooting every prisoner in the head... Erdemovic the same, Kojic recalled. Kos said: From now on, one man, one bullet - in the back of the head. I could not stand that, I took a handful of pills, I started protesting, but everyone was firing, he said. Prosecutor Dubravko Cempara asked Kojic whether he saw Cvetkovic shoot anyone, but the witness said he could not recall that. The Hague Tribunal jailed Erdemovic for five years, while the Bosnian state court sentenced Kos to 35 years and Garonja to 30 years over the killings in Branjevo. Cvetkovic, also a former member of the 10th Sabotage Squad, is being tried for the killings of at least 900 Bosniaks at the Branjevo farm. Kojic said that he saw total of six buses carrying prisoners from Srebrenica, and said he believed that less than 200 people were killed at the farm. After the killings in Branjevo, said Kojic, members of the 10th Sabotage Squad went to a restaurant in the village of Pilica. I was drinking... I heard them talking about prisoners from the local cultural centre, more people were killed there than in Branjevo, but we did not go there, he said. Cvetkovic s trial resumes on February 11. SHARE THIS ARTICLE

13 IT S NOT RIGHT NO ONE HAS ANSWERED FOR SERB VICTIMS СРНА Page 1 of 2 АГЕНЦИЈА СРНА РЕДАКЦИЈА КОНТАКТ ЛАТИНИЦА Тражи Насловна Тема Политика Друштво Економија Култура Свијет Мултимедија Специјали Сервисне Хроника Занимљивости Најновије вијести ПРОПУШТЕНА ШАНСА ДА ОРИЋ САМ ДОЂЕ У СРБИЈУ Све вијести ОТС сервис English IT S NOT RIGHT NO ONE HAS ANSWERED FOR SERB VICTIMS Корисник: Лозинка: Улогујте се Пријава There has been some news that at a landfill in Sarajevo, at a certain depth, earthly remains /which is outrageous/ were found of the Serbs killed during the war, Sarajevo Serbs at that... And then I heard there was supposedly no money to continue the investigation, which upset me very much, says Serbian Foreign Minister Најновије Најчитаније By Vesna Šurbat BELGRADE, February 4 /SRNA/ - Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkić believes it is not right that no one has ever been brought to justice for the thousands of murdered Serb civilians in the Serb villages situated along the Drina and says he is distressed and concerned by the delay in the investigation into the case of killed Serbs in a Sarajevo landfill. You can t like the whole truth at a certain point, and then like only half the truth at another, and then like only two thirds of the truth. Truth either exists or not, Mrkić stated in an interview with Srna, commenting on the reaction of Bosniak officials to the investigation of the Serbian prosecutor s office into Naser Orić and his collaborators. НАСТАВЉЕНА СЈЕДНИЦА ПАРЛАМЕНТА ПОЧЕО САСТАНАК ДОДИКА, ПАВИЋА И ЂОКИЋА НЕМА РЕВИЗИЈЕ ИСТОРИЈЕ НА ОСНОВУ СУДСКЕ ПРЕСУДЕ ПУТИН - БРОЈ 1 "ЕПАРХИЈСКИ ДАНИ" ОД 7. ДО 11. ФЕБРУАРА ДОГОВОРЕНО СПАЈАЊЕ КОРЕЈСКИХ ПОРОДИЦА Mentioning that Serbia had come to terms with what was going on with the Bosniaks in Srebrenica, he said that an actual facing with what had happened in the Serb villages along the Drina had never really occurred. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Serbian Government, which is a caretaker government, warns that a completely reasonable question arises why and how can it be that there is no one responsible for the thousands of murdered civilians, elderly men and women, and children and concludes that the only just thing to do is to investigate each crime fully and punish the criminals. Mrkić said: Those people didn t commit mass suicide, did they?! I know that the person most frequently mentioned these days is Naser Orić, who was acquitted in The Hague. Whether every aspect was examined fully, I can t say, I m not a lawyer. But, if there are grounds for reasonable doubt, then that should be looked at and everybody who committed crimes must be punished regardless of where they come from and what their ethnicity is. Crimes are crimes. He is urging his friends from Sarajevo to dedicate themselves to the investigation and finding the remains of the Serb victims in the Sarajevo landfill, adding that this has to be examined fully and that there must not be any differences in the approach when it comes to this issue. There has been some news that at the landfill in Sarajevo, at a certain depth, earthly remains /which is outrageous/ were found of the Serbs killed during the war, Sarajevo Serbs at that. Some say there were several thousand people killed. And then I heard there was supposedly no money to continue the investigation, which upset me very much. With respect to the proposal Serbia made to BiH and other former Yugoslav countries to form joint embassies, Mrkić mentioned that Serbia and BiH could arrive at a joint proposal in the course of this year, adding that he had spoken with his BiH counterpart Zlatko Lagumdžija on several occasions. It is likely that later this year we will put something together as a joint proposal, which will of course be checked by both countries competent bodies, Mrkić said underlining that Montenegro and Macedonia were also interested in the idea. He noted that this would not mean a reformation and reinstitution of Yugoslavia or Yugoslav foreign affairs, referring to such remarks as total nonsense and adding that during the talks with the colleagues from the former Yugoslavia, an idea came up to apply the Scandinavian model for the sake of rationalisation, where several countries would use the same building for their offices. As regards the relations between Serbia and Republika Srpska, Mrkić said Serbia was willing to develop those relations as much as possible in line with the Dayton Peace Agreement, meaning, as he said, practically perpetually, as far as the cooperation went. Reiterating that Serbia fully supports the preservation of Bosnia and Herzegovina s territorial integrity and adherence to the Dayton Agreement, in which Republika Srpska is fully and clearly inscribed, Mrkić said that Serbia naturally has special relations with Srpska. We are the same people. It was only fate that divided us into separate countries but, hey, all that may become relative

14 IT S NOT RIGHT NO ONE HAS ANSWERED FOR SERB VICTIMS СРНА Page 2 of 2 some day. What s important is that we recognise what is supposed to be the backbone of our cooperation and that we should extend it to all areas, and this government supports such policy with all its heart and soul. The postponement of a meeting between the Serbian Government and the BiH Council of Ministers, which occurred at the request of BiH, is not a problem at all nor a big political message, Mrkić said, adding that the meeting will definitely be held but that the most appropriate date was being sought in light of the facts that occurred in the meantime. I m sure that in the couple of weeks we will have a date suggested, and then we ll reach an agreement, Mrkić told Srna. As regards the so-called Tito s vault, whose contents are of interest to BiH, Mrkić noted that this is an issue for the court and that the first thing that needs to be done is to create the precise and reliable records of what has remained in the vault and whether there are any objects that belong to someone else. The Serbian foreign minister concluded there were no records at this point that could be called credible. /end/dš Насловна Свијет Политика Друштво Економија Култура Тема дана Мултимедија Специјални сервиси Сервисне Контакт За дописнике Латиница English Copyright 2012 Новинска агенција Републике Српске - СРНА. Сва права задржана. Садржај ових страница не смије се преносити без дозволе и без навођења извора Дописништва: Бијељина: ; Бања Лука: ; Лукавица: ; Београд: Техничка подршка:бих: ;Ван БиХ: ; srna@srna.rs; site: креирали Web dizajn Geolink and CMS Bluelink

15 Positive results Page 1 of 2 THE INTERNET HOME OF: PHILENEWS ELITA.COM.CY COSMOPOLITAN SENTRAGOAL SFERA KISS FM PROTEAS PRESS HOME LOCAL NEWS WORLD NEWS SPORTS ECONOMY TECH HEALTH PROPERTY EDUCATION WIN Share Positive results 05 February :45 0 SEARCH Positive developments in the search for Turkish Cypriots who disappeared in the Tochni area of Limassol in 1974 may pave the way for locating other graves of the missing. Speaking to The Cyprus Daily yesterday, Greek Cypriot member of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) Theofilos Theofilou said that due to the sensitive nature of the exhumations programme he could not yet confirm whether a second mass grave containing remains of missing Turkish Cypriots had been found but noted that there have been positive developments. As always we are continuing our efforts to identify the remains of the missing. The first results from the new exhumations in this area have been very positive and this is all we can say at present. The CMP in 2010 announced that it had identified the remains of 40 Turkish Cypriots found inside a mass grave near Tochni. The exhumation was launched based on reports that 85 Turkish Cypriots from Tochni, who were arrested illegally on August 15, 1974 by Greek Cypriot paramilitaries, were executed near Palodia in Limassol. The bodies are believed to have been transferred in two buses to the Pareklissia area and hastily buried in two mass graves near a quarry. While to date only one of the graves has been discovered the positive results mentioned by the CMP may be an indication that the remaining bodies been found. If the remains of all the Tochni missing are identified this may well help the authorities convince the Turkish army to open access to military zones in the north where the remains of missing Greek Cypriots are believed to be buried. Relatives of the Tochni missing were among the first to provide blood samples for DNA identification following a government appeal in SHOWBIZ Lego love 19:04-04/02/2014 Best Song Oscar nominee disqualified 20:33-03/02/2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead 21:49-02/02/2014 Woody Allen accused of sex abuse by adopted... 17:03-02/02/2014 One Direction are most popular artists 20:00-30/01/2014 The tripartite CMP conducts an exhumations programme on both sides of the divide while to date only around half the Greek, and Turkish Cypriots declared missing have been located. Start Training Grovo is the Quickest and Simplest Way to Learn the Cloud Back More on Top Stories - News WEATHER FROM K24.NET NicosiaLimassolLarnaca Paphos Troodos 12 C 12 C 13 C 13 C 6 C 1 Bf 1 Bf 1 Bf 2 Bf 1 Bf More for Cyprus / Greece / World RADIO STATIONS