On this day 29 years ago, my family fled #Jajce together with thousands of other families after the Army of Republika Srpska seized the city. I was one year old.
Today, my mum asked me if we will have to flee again, stressing she saw identical red flags three decades ago.
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Today, my mum asked me if we will have to flee again, stressing she saw identical red flags three decades ago.
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Three decades ago, the people of Jajce didn't believe the war would happen even though the Yugoslav National Army soldiers dug trenches around the city.
Today, Milorad Dodik & Co. are digging political trenches. I wouldn't like my generation commits the mistake our parents did.
Today, Milorad Dodik & Co. are digging political trenches. I wouldn't like my generation commits the mistake our parents did.
The politicial situation in BiH is tense, and this is the first time EVER that I feel nervous about its (and my own) future.
I'm not surprised by the actions of nationalists aiming to stay in power even at the cost of war. I'm disappointed in the impotent int'l community.
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I'm not surprised by the actions of nationalists aiming to stay in power even at the cost of war. I'm disappointed in the impotent int'l community.
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For years, foreign diplomats in BiH have been catering the needs of nationalist elites responsible for discrimination, segregation, and hate.
They've been ignoring the voices of the civil society, minorities, and youth, even though we can offer a precious perspective.
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They've been ignoring the voices of the civil society, minorities, and youth, even though we can offer a precious perspective.
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Despite the incompetent foreign diplomats contributing to the current crisis, I don't expect them to solve it. Their narrow, quick-fix solutions don't work.
It's in our interest to keep the peace and demand accountability from the local politicians. There's no alternative!
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It's in our interest to keep the peace and demand accountability from the local politicians. There's no alternative!
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Young Bosnians are not naive. They react to warmongering and instability in the same manner as foreign direct investments: by disapearing.
In the first six months of 2021, around 85.000 people left the country. This will only intensify if the war rhetoric continues.
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In the first six months of 2021, around 85.000 people left the country. This will only intensify if the war rhetoric continues.
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As the generation of my mum witnessed, peace posters and concerts for peace didn't do much to deter war.
Lobbying, strong political will, determined int'l community, and interest-based pressure from abroad would help ensure peace. None of it exists.
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Lobbying, strong political will, determined int'l community, and interest-based pressure from abroad would help ensure peace. None of it exists.
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https://twitter.com/Alidav978/status/1450762070035779595?t=R7cAQe3jTmrEMwqXvE2ryg&s=19
I'm not sure how to answer my mum's question about us fleeing Jajce again.
Once she told me she'd "rather die than living through a war again", and she's not the only one sharing this notion.
Mr. Schmidt @OHR_BiH, what should I tell my mum? Will there be a new war in BiH?
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Once she told me she'd "rather die than living through a war again", and she's not the only one sharing this notion.
Mr. Schmidt @OHR_BiH, what should I tell my mum? Will there be a new war in BiH?
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