Only Vultures and the Holy Care

In Banja Luka, the administrative center of Bosnia’s Serb state Republika Srpska, people seem to hardly take notice of Ratko Mladić‘ death. Mladić‘ war crimes had helped forge Republika Srpska in the 1990s. The only ones who seem to care are football hooligans and the devout. A dispatch from a divided country.

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Ein Fest für Kirche und Geier

Ratko Mladić stirbt. Draglojub weint. Suzana salutiert. Nach dem toten Kriegsverbrecher krächzen vor allem Geier und Kirche. Reportage aus Banja Luka.

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The Wall Art Capital of The Balkans

In a sense, Banja Luka is the capital no one really wanted. Most Bosnian Serbs never wanted Bosnia to be independent. Most Bosnjaks and Croats aren’t too crazy about Republika Srpska. Politics and nationalism aside, the city probably has earned the title of the Balkan Wall Art Capital. „The Wall Art Capital of The Balkans“ weiterlesen