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Sarajevo Human Safari Investigation is a judicial inquiry launched in Italy in 2025 following renewed allegations that during the Siege of Sarajevo in the 1990s, some wealthy foreigners paid to shoot at Bosnian civilians.Milano Public Prosecutor’s Office initiated the investigation under the charge of murder with savage cruelty and malicious intent. The allegations claim that during the Siege of Sarajevo from 1992 to 1996, certain Italian and other foreign nationals collaborated with Bosnian Ser

Vijećnica Library is a historic building located in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Originally opened as a municipal building, it was later converted into a national library after World War II and for many years served as one of the institutions preserving Bosnia and Herzegovina’s cultural memory.Historical Development and Construction ProcessThe design journey of Vijećnica began in 1892 when the Austro-Hungarian administration appointed architect Aleksandar Witek. To ensure the

About the UniversityThe International University of Sarajevo (IUS) is a foundation-based higher education institution located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The University was established by the Foundation for Education Development Sarajevo and began operating in the 2004/2005 academic year.VisionIUS states that its vision is to serve as a leading higher education institution in the region by providing quality education and community service, and by promoting a multicultural academic envir

Markale Market Massacre refers to two separate bloody attacks carried out by the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) on the historic market square in the center of Sarajevo, which was under siege during the Bosnian War (1992–1995). Markale, one of the few areas where the besieged civilian population could access food and essential supplies, was deliberately targeted because of this critical function. These attacks resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians and injuries to hundreds more, an

Saraybosna, due to its multicultural demographic structure that houses places of worship for communities of different faiths, is known as "the Jerusalem of Europe."【1】 In the city’s historical chronology, April 6 is a strategic turning point that embodies memories of both destruction and liberation.During World War II, the city was bombed by Nazi Germany on April 6, 1941, and entered a harsh occupation period.【2】This occupation ended exactly four years later, on April 6, 1945, when the former Yu

Sometimes a single object tells the story of a person or an era. The dark-colored, open-top automobile standing in the hall of the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum (Museum of Military History) in Vienna is precisely such an object. This 1910 Gräf und Stift model is more than just an ordinary car; it is the silent witness to the event that ignited one of the bloodiest wars of the twentieth century. The vehicle in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Sophie rode for the last