BBC Newsnight
And BBC Newsnight followed up with its Srebrenica report tonight – catch it now through this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8321388.stm
UK News covers Srebrenica
News at Ten covered Srebrenica tonight. The forthcoming Karadzic trial in the Hague is prompting more interest.
BBC’s Allan Little on Potocari and Srebrenica
The latest edition of From Our Own Correspondent can be heard from this link – http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8311452.stm
Connections
Would you believe it? My first interview back at work and I meet a wonderful person from Croatia. She worked with the Franciscan organisation St Anthony’s Bread (which now runs … Continue reading
Gallery II
While everything is still fresh in my mind, I’ll add some photos of our last few days in Bosnia (in reverse order) which will complement some of my recent messages … Continue reading
Iris ID and freedom to travel
Coming back through passport control at Heathrow, I noticed some of the people in the non-EU queue going through the iris identification apparatus. When we heard from the British Embassy … Continue reading
Deep frustration
We’ve had no internet access for two days, so no chance to post photos of our tme with Serbian Orthodox Church & yesterday with the Catholic Franciscans (Croats) both of … Continue reading
Madrassa
Places in madrassas here in Bosnia are highly sought after. A third of the curriculum is religion-based and there are options to learn Latin, Persian or Turkish. The madrassa we … Continue reading
Women’s solidarity
A month ago, there was an unpleasant incident in Tuzla when a Christian nun was verbally attacked in public by Muslims. The Federation of Women (a Muslim women’s group which … Continue reading
Devastation of war
Everybody we meet has been affected by the war. We listened to some harrowing stories yesterday from people who had experienced far more than anyone should have to bear. Even … Continue reading
Young people leaving Bosnia
We’ve heard from a few people now, and again from the Mayor of Tuzla, that many young people will leave Bosnia if they can – to study or to find … Continue reading