Bosnia-Herzegovina

A photo of Ajmal Khan on his way to Western Europe to find work, taken by a travel companion and sent by Khan to his family in Afghanistan via WhatsApp. The 17-year-old drowned when crossing the Drina River in Tuzla, the third largest city in Bosnia-Herzegovina — part of a common route for migrants as they headed toward wealthier European countries.

Health & Safety

An Afghan migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

7:57pm April 27, 2024

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.

How Bosnia's Dodik went from a moderate reformist to genocide-denying secessionist

6:55am January 08, 2022

by The Associated Press

Bosnian Serb leader responds to new U.S. sanctions saying the days when the U.S. and other Western democracies "modeled Bosnia to their taste" are long gone.

Then U.S. Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (right) speaks to reporters about the Senate vote to lift the arms embargo over Bosnia on July 26, 1995, as then Sen. Joseph Biden looks on.

Opinion: Bob Dole's efforts to prevent the genocide of Bosnians, remembered

1:48pm December 11, 2021

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon remembers the late Sen. Bob Dole. When Yugoslavia broke apart in 1991, Dole tried hard, but failed, to get an arms embargo lifted so Bosnian Muslims could defend themselves.

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Afghan Morteza Mohammadi, 21, sews his backpack in the ruins of the former Krajina Metal factory. He prepares for an attempt to cross into European Union members Croatia, Slovenia and Italy. Migrants and refugees here refer to the trip as "the game."

World News

For Migrants In Bosnia, The 'Game' Is A Perilous Journey To A Better Life

8:01am March 27, 2021

by Elisa Oddone

Bosnia-Herzegovina has become the main hub for migrants trying to reach wealthier European nations, a journey they call the "game." Among the risks: being beaten up and sent back by border police.