Aida talks about the injustice that she could no longer stand which was the moment when people took to the streets. “It was not about ethnic-nationalism…this was about socio-economic problems in which we have been all united and we still are.” Continue reading Aida Sejdić about the Bosnian Spring
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Behind closed windows: a discussion on the recent protests in Bosnia
The poet Goran Simic and the historian Srdja Pavlovic discuss the protests in Bosnia and what they mean for the future of the country.
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Declaration Of Sarajevo Protesters
IN THE NAME OF CITIZENS ON THE STREETS OF SARAJEVO
We declare:
We, the people who went out onto the streets of Sarajevo yesterday, also regret the injuries and damage to properties, but our regret also extends to the factories, public spaces, cultural and scientific institutions, and human lives, all of which were destroyed as a direct result of actions by those (ALL THOSE) in power for, now, over 20 years. We ask our fellow citizens and fellow sufferers not to allow these unpleasant scenes to cloud the fact that this kind of government and those in power have costs us immeasurably more.
Tuzla: Declaration Of Citizen And Workers (February 7, 2014)
Source: istinomjer.ba
Today in Tuzla a new future is being created! The [local] government has submitted its resignation, which means that the first demand of the protestors has been met and that the conditions for solving existing problems have been attained. Accumulated anger and rage are the causes of aggressive behaviour. The attitude of the authorities has created the conditions for anger and rage to escalate.
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