Citizens and patriots of Bosnia and Herzegovina will not allow anyone to play with this country and its future. There is no backing down, we are determined to preserve the institutions of the internationally recognized state of BiH, first of all, relying on our forces and the democratic means at our disposal. These are some of the messages from the meeting on the topic "The future of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the prism of the current political and security situation", held today in Sarajevo and organized by the Union of veterans' associations of the Patriotic League of Bosnia and Herzegovina in cooperation with other veterans' associations.The participants of the meeting pointed out the importance of finding an adequate institutional response to the current complex political and security situation, first of all, through the decisive action of judicial institutions and to thwart as efficiently as possible the intentions of those who persist in the goals directed by the protagonists of the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s. An MP in the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, Šemsudin Mehmedović, commenting on the frequent threats of the President of the RS Milorad Dodik, which question the integrity and sovereignty of BiH, pointed out that it is, in fact, a product of the international community.“In this way, they want to discipline Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina so that we are not a significant factor and that we do not question anything in our own country,” said Mehmedović, underlining that it is necessary to observe this in the light of some new realignment in the Balkans. In this context, he specified how the international power centers are trying to create a 'tripod in the Balkans' on the Zagreb-Belgrade-Tirana route and to eliminate or minimize the political influence and existence of Bosniaks in this region.An MP in the House of Representatives in the BiH Parliamentary Assembly and former vice president of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milan Dunović, said that today's meeting shows that there are people in Bosnia and Herzegovina who are ready to defend the state and its sovereignty peacefully, by political means.He reminded that in the past period, the DF caucus also proposed to amend the CC of BiH, which would punish violations of the sovereignty of BiH, and that certain structures strongly objected to this initiative but DF will continue to insist on this.

In this way, they want to discipline Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mehmedović: Current situation should be viewed in the light of new realignment in the Balkans

Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Denis Zvizdić, is participating in the Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the European Union (EU) Member States, organized by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. This is the first participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Conference of Speakers of the Parliaments of the EU Member States after Bosnia and Herzegovina received the status of a candidate for full membership in the EU in December last year.The conference is an opportunity for the speakers of the parliaments of EU member states and candidate states for EU membership to discuss current topics and challenges facing the EU.In his address, Zvizdić spoke about the security situation in BiH and emphasized that individuals from the RS entity have again started blocking the work of BiH institutions and jeopardizing the country's constitutional and legal order, which has significantly slowed down Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU path.Zvizdić called for preventive action to protect territorial integrity, sovereignty and lasting peace.The conference opened with a session on Russian aggression against Ukraine and the EU's response within the broader geopolitical context – EU enlargement, energy security and post-war reconstruction.Speaker Zvizdić said that he is proud of the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina received candidate status for EU membership in December of last year, at the very time when the Czech Republic chaired the Council of the EU.“We know how much the Czech Republic advocated making such a decision, and I use this opportunity to thank you for that. I am glad that for the first time, I can participate in today's conference with my colleagues from Moldova and Ukraine in the capacity of the speaker of the parliament of a country that has candidate status,” said Zvizdić during his address.

Zvizdić called for preventive action to protect territorial integrity, sovereignty and lasting peace

Zvizdić in Prague: Individuals from RS started to block the work of BiH institutions again

Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband Astro, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday. The 25-year-old was reportedly found by his manager who went to the singer's home Wednesday evening because he wasn’t responding to contacts. Police are investigating his death but have so far found no signs of foul play, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. Officials at Seoul’s Gangnam district police station did not respond to calls for comment.Moon Bin’s management agency, Fantagio, confirmed his death in a statement, saying that he “suddenly left us and became a star in the sky” and that fellow artists and company staff were mourning him with “very deep sadness and shock.”Fantagio said Moon Bin’s funeral will be held “as quietly as possible,” with the attendance mostly limited to family, close friends and colleagues, based on the wishes of his relatives.Moon Bin began his music career in 2016 as a member of the six-member boyband Astro, which debuted shortly after the singers appeared in a TV reality show. The group quickly found success in South Korea and Japan and was listed on Billboard’s top 10 list of new K-pop groups that year, with the magazine praising them for their “bright, synthpop sound that won over K-pop lovers from around the world.”According to Billboard, Astro had seven albums on the magazine’s World Albums Chart with Moon Bin as a member, peaking at No. 5 in 2017 with “Dream Part.02.”Fans flooded Moon Bin’s social media accounts with comments expressing grief and shock over his death, which came months after he renewed his contract with Fantagio along with four other Astro members.“It’s hard to believe,” radio host Jang Seong-kyu wrote on Instagram. “We only met several times over broadcasts, but whenever we met, Moon Bin was always bright and expressed immense love for his family. I can’t imagine the pain he was going through.” Moon Bin had also performed as a member of the duo Moonbin &amp; Sanha with Astro bandmate Yoon San-ha. Indonesian event promoter Lumina Entertainment on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the duo’s performance in Jakarta due to “unforeseen circumstances beyond our control.”Helix Publicity, a U.S.-based public relations agency that has represented Moonbin &amp; Sanha, issued a statement on Twitter that it was “absolutely heartbroken.”“Sending our thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences to Moon Bin’s family, friends, loved ones, and to AROHA who always cheered for him and supported him,” it said, referring to the name that Astro’s fans call themselves.Moon Bin entered the entertainment industry as a child actor and landed a role in the 2009 TV series “Boys Over Flowers,” which was hugely popular in Asia. His sister, Moon Sua, is also a K-pop artist, a member of the girl band Billlie.Several South Korean singers and actors have died by suicide in recent years, which has touched off soul-searching about harsh competition in the fast-growing entertainment industry, an abusive online culture and failure by management to address the mental health problems of their stars.Last week, 26-year-old actress Jung Chae-yull was found dead at her home. Her agency did not say what caused her sudden death.

Moon Bin’s management agency, Fantagio, confirmed his death in a statement

Moon Bin, a member of K-Pop group ASTRO, poses for photos on the red carpet for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards in Seoul, South Korea

K-pop star Moon Bin found dead at home

Raisu-l-ulama of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina Husein effendi Kavazović today extended a message to all Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina, homeland countries and the diaspora on the occasion of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. "Dear brothers and sisters, today we say farewell to Ramadan, our dearest guest. We send him off with sadness in our hearts because of parting, but also with joy because we tried to welcome it as nicely as we could, to give it its due. We had a nice and wonderful time in the month of Ramadan. It brought us many visible and invisible comforts and blessings and brought us closer to the Dear God, the source of all existence. I ask Almighty Allah to accept all our Ramadan efforts so that our actions reflect positively on both the living and the dead.Tomorrow, brothers and sisters, we celebrate Eid, the holiday of joy - a joy for the reason of success in Ramadan. Let's spend it, with a cheerful face and an open heart, with our families, relatives, friends and neighbors.Let's remember dear people, but let's not forget the sick, those abandoned and lonely - let's make them happy with something, even if only with a nice word, some expression of respect. And let's not forget the poor, neither during Eid nor outside of Eid. May the joy of Eid be embraced by everyone. That joy is not complete if it is not shared," stated Rais Kavazović.To everyone who celebrates Eid in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and the diaspora, Kavazović congratulated Eid with the traditional message: "Eid Shereif Mubarek Olsun!".

Dear brothers and sisters, today we say farewell to Ramadan, our dearest guest

Reis Kavazović's Eid message: Joy is not complete if it is not shared

The clubs of representatives of the People's European Alliance (NES) and the Party for BiH (PBiH) in the House of Representatives of the FBiH Parliament submitted to the parliamentary Constitutional Committee for consideration and adoption a proposal for amendments that, they say, will enable the implementation of the election results. It is a proposal of amendments that treat the procedure for appointing the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a detailed explanation, according to the joint statement of the mentioned parties.According to the proposed amendments, the possibility is introduced that the president of the Federation of BiH with the consent of one of the vice presidents or two vice presidents without the consent of the president of the Federation of BiH appoint the Government of the Federation of BiH.If it is not possible to appoint the Government of the Federation in this way, the proposal of the decision on the appointment of the Government can be sent to the Parliament of FBiH by the president of the Federation of BiH or one of the vice-presidents, within the additional period prescribed by this amendment.In the proposal, it is reminded that in accordance with the valid provisions of Article IV.B.2.5 of the Constitution of the Federation of BiH, the President of the Federation of BiH, with the consent of both vice-presidents of the FBiH, appoints the Government of the FBiH after consultation with the Prime Minister or with the candidate for that position, within 30 days from the election of the president and two vice-presidents.According to the proposal of the NES and the SBiH, if an agreement is not reached on the appointment of the Government of the Federation of BiH, the decision on the appointment of the Government is made by the President of the FBiH with the consent of one of the vice-presidents, or two vice-presidents without the consent of the President of the Federation of BiH, within three days after the deadline, which is submitted to the House of Representatives for confirmation by majority vote."If the decision on the appointment of the Government of the Federation is not made even then, the president of the Federation of BiH or one of the vice-presidents, within three days of the expiration of the deadline, submits the proposed decision to the House of Representatives for consideration and decision," it is clarified and specifies how the Government of the Federation of BiH was elected after the appointment was confirmed by the majority of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.In the following, the procedure is also explained, if there is no confirmation from the House of Representatives of the FBiH Parliament."If the House of Representatives does not confirm the appointment of the Government of the Federation of BiH, the procedure will be repeated, and the 30-day period begins the next day after the House of Representatives does not confirm the appointment of the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina," it is stated in the proposal.&nbsp;

In the following, the procedure is also explained, if there is no confirmation from the House of Representatives of the FBiH Parliament

NES and Party for BiH propose amendments to the Constitution of the Federation of BiH

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said today in Sarajevo that a candidate status for Bosnia and Herzegovina comes with increased expectations for compliance with the EU's foreign and security policy, including restrictive measures against Russia. After the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, Billstrom stated that the EU is very concerned about the efforts of the RS to criminalize defamation, and about the law on non-governmental organizations and restrictions for the LGBT community, which would represent a step backward for BiH's European path.He warned that the repeated threats of secession by the RS are unfounded and contribute to mistrust and tensions at a time of crisis in Europe when stability and cooperation are needed."Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to be part of the European Union and there is no alternative to that, but in order to achieve it, you have to carry out reforms in which Sweden and the EU will support you," said Billstrom.Minister Konaković pointed out that BiH and Sweden significantly increased trade exchange last year, and that it was proposed to sign a memorandum on cooperation in the field of tourism."We talked about the stability of the region and it is very important for us to send a message of support for the territorial integrity of BiH and that there is no room for different policies," said Konaković.He called on his colleagues in BiH to focus on the realization of the 14 priorities that are a condition for EU membership and to take advantage of the EU's increased interest in the integration process due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

Bosnia and Herzegovina deserves to be part of the European Union and there is no alternative to that

Billstrom: Repeated threats of secession by the RS are groundless and contribute to mistrust

Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong home in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick up his younger brothers. Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old white man, told police he fired at honors student Yarl, 16, out of fear last week. But whether Lester will ultimately claim self-defense in court has yet to be seen. The case raises anew questions about race relations in the United States.Here’s a look at what happened, where the criminal case stands, how the teen is faring and the role gun laws in Missouri could play in the case.<h2>WHAT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING?</h2>Yarl mixed up an address. Instead of going to 115th Terrace to pick up his twin brothers Thursday night, Yarl showed up at Lester's home on 115th Street, at 10 p.m.Lester told police he had just gotten in bed when he heard the doorbell. Before answering, he grabbed his revolver. Lester said he then saw Yarl pulling on the storm door handle, something Yarl disputes, according to the probable cause statement.Lester told police he thought the teen was attempting to break into the home and he was “scared to death,” the statement said. Without saying a word, Lester fired twice.Yarl said the first shot struck him in the head, knocking him to the ground. As he lay there, the second bullet pierced his arm. Yarl told police he fled as the homeowner yelled, “Don't come around here,” the statement said.Yarl said he went to “multiple” homes asking for help. A neighbor ultimately used towels to stem the bleeding until paramedics arrived.<h2>WHERE DOES THE CRIMINAL CASE STAND?</h2>Lester was charged with first-degree assault Monday and turned himself in Tuesday.Some civil rights leaders have called for a hate crime charge, but Zachary Thompson, Clay County prosecuting attorney, said first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence — up to life in prison.Lester also was charged with armed criminal action, which has a penalty range of three to 15 years.Lester was to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon. An attorney was not yet listed for him.<h2>WHERE IS YARL NOW?</h2>The wounded teen is recovering at home, but his mother, Cleo Nagbe, said the trauma is evident.She told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King that her son is “able to communicate mostly when he feels like it, but mostly he just sits there and stares and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes.”“You can see that he is just replaying the situation over and over again, and that just doesn’t stop my tears either,” she said.Yarl's classmates rallied for him Tuesday, holding signs that read, “We Walk For RALPH,” “Stop The Hate” and “Justice 4 RALPH.”<h2>WHAT ARE THE RACIAL ELEMENTS OF THE CASE?</h2>The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. Civic and political leaders including President Joe Biden demanded justice. Biden also invited Yarl to the White House.Thompson said Monday that there was a “racial component” to the shooting, without elaborating. But Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Higginbotham clarified in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that “there is not a racial element to the legal charges that were filed.”Still, some — including lawyers for Yarl’s family — pressed the racial dimension of the case.Missouri NAACP President Nimrod Chapel Jr. said in a statement that a Black suspect would have been been in jail from the start.<h2>HOW COULD GUN LAWS PLAY A ROLE?</h2>Legal experts believe Lester’s lawyers will claim self-defense under Missouri’s “stand your ground” law, which allows for the use of deadly force if a person fears for his or her life. Missouri is one of roughly 30 states with such statutes.Robert Spitzer, a professor emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Cortland, whose research focuses on gun policy and politics, said the Missouri law provides “wide latitude for people to use lethal force.”St. Louis defense attorney Nina McDonnell agreed. She said prosecutors have a strong case but the “stand your ground” defense is a “huge hurdle” to overcome.

Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong home in Kansas City

What to know about KC shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

The Supreme Court is deciding whether women will face restrictions in getting a drug used in the most common method of abortion in the United States, while a lawsuit continues. The justices are expected to issue an order on Wednesday in a fast-moving case from Texas in which abortion opponents are seeking to roll back Food and Drug Administration approval of the drug, mifepristone.The drug first won FDA approval in 2000, and conditions on its use have been loosened in recent years, including making it available by mail in states that allow access.The Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, the maker of the drug, want the nation’s highest court to reject limits on mifepristone’s use imposed by lower courts, at least as long as the legal case makes it way through the courts. They say women who want the drug and providers who dispense it will face chaos if limits on the drug take effect. Depending on what the justices decide, that could include requiring women to take a higher dosage of the drug than the FDA says is necessary.Alliance Defending Freedom, representing anti-abortion doctors and medical groups in a challenge to the drug, is defending the rulings in calling on the Supreme Court to let the restrictions take effect now.The legal fight over abortion comes less than a year after conservative justices reversed Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.Even as the abortion landscape changed dramatically in several states, abortion opponents set their sights on medication abortions, which make up more than half of all abortions in the United States.The abortion opponents filed suit in November in Amarillo, Texas. The legal challenge quickly reached the Supreme Court after a federal judge issued a ruling on April 7 that would revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions.Less than a week later, a federal appeals court modified the ruling so that mifepristone would remain available while the case continues, but with limits. The appeals court said that the drug can’t be mailed or dispensed as a generic and that patients who seek it need to make three in-person visits with a doctor, among other things.The generic version of mifepristone makes up two-thirds of the supply in the United States, its manufacturer, Las Vegas-based GenBioPro Inc., wrote in a court filing that underscored the perils of allowing the restrictions to be put into effect.The court also said the drug should only be approved through seven weeks of pregnancy for now, even though the FDA since 2016 has endorsed its use through 10 weeks of pregnancy.Complicating the situation, a federal judge in Washington has ordered the FDA to preserve access to mifepristone under the current rules in 17 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia that filed a separate lawsuit.The Biden administration has said the rulings conflict and create an untenable situation for the FDA.In an order issued last Friday by Justice Samuel Alito, the court put the restrictions on hold through Wednesday to give the court time to consider the emergency appeal.If the justices aren't inclined to block the ruling from taking effect for now, the Democratic administration and Danco have a fallback argument, asking the court to take up the challenge to mifepristone, hear arguments and decide the case by early summer.The court only rarely takes such a step before at least one appeals court has thoroughly examined the legal issues involved.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans already has ordered an accelerated schedule for hearing the case, with arguments set for May 17.Mifepristone has been available for use in medication abortions in the United States since the FDA granted approval in 2000. Since then, more than 5 million women have used it, along with another drug, misoprostol, to induce abortions.

The drug first won FDA approval in 2000, and conditions on its use have been loosened in recent years, including making it available by mail in states

Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions

Connecticut divers have discovered the wreckage of an experimental submarine that was built in 1907 and later scuttled in Long Island Sound. The Defender, a 92-foot-long (28-meter-long) boat, was found Sunday by a team led by Richard Simon, a commercial diver from Coventry, Connecticut.Simon said he had been interested in the story of the Defender for years. He spent months going over known sonar and underwater mapping surveys of the bottom of the sound, as well as government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, to identify any anomaly that fit the size of the sub.“A submarine has a very distinct shape,” he said. “It needs to be 100 feet long and 13 feet in diameter. So I made a list of everything that was that long and there was one target on that list.”Simon then assembled a group of top wreck divers to determine if the Defender was in the location he had identified.Poor tidal conditions forced them to abandon an attempt last Friday. They returned on Sunday and discovered the Defender lying on the bottom, more than 150 feet (45 meters) beneath the water's surface, off the coast of Old Saybrook.“It was legitimately hiding in plain sight,” he said. “It’s on the charts. It’s known about in Long Island Sound, just no one knew what it was.”Simon described the agony of waiting on the deck of his research vessel, staring at a dive buoy in the fog and waiting for his two divers to surface. Once they did and confirmed they had found a sub, the team erupted in “pure joy,” he said.Simon said he didn't want to give the exact depth, because he said that could give away the sub's location.The submarine, originally named the Lake, was built by millionaire Simon Lake and his Bridgeport-based Lake Torpedo Boat Company in hopes of winning a competition for a U.S. Navy contract, according to NavSource Online, a website dedicated to preserving naval history.It was experimental vessel, with wheels to move along the sea bottom and a door that allowed divers to be released underwater, Simon said.The company lost that competition and Lake then tried refitting the boat for minesweeping, salvage and rescue work, renaming it the Defender. But he never found a buyer. It was a well-known sub and was even visited by aviator Amelia Earhart in 1929, Simon said.But the submarine spent many years unused, docked in New London before eventually being abandoned on a mud flat near Old Saybrook. It was scuttled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1946, but the corps never disclosed where, Simon said.Simon said it was clear when his team found the wreckage that it was indeed the Defender. The length, the size and shape of protrusions on the submarine’s distinct keel, and the shape and location of diving planes characteristic of Lake-built vessels, all helped identify it, he said.Simon and his team plan to spend the summer diving on the sub, filming it and taking photographs. He said he and the company he and his wife own, Shoreline Diving, put up the money for the search. He said he hasn’t figured out how to monetize the find, but said that wasn’t the goal in looking for it.He has already contacted the Navy to see if it would be interested in helping preserve the wreckage.The ship has some protections under what is known as the Abandoned Shipwreck Act, a 1988 law that would allow it to be treated as an archaeological or historical site instead of a commercial property to be salvaged, he said..“So, as a wreck diver, I can go visit history; I can touch it; I can experience it,” he said. “It's just a different connection to history, to the past that we don't have in any other activity.”

Simon said he had been interested in the story of the Defender for years

Wreckage of submarine found by divers in Long Island Sound

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Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julian Reilly, with associates, visited today the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Bosnia and Herzegovina and spoke with the president and members of the Commission. <h2>&nbsp;Very important segment&nbsp;</h2> President Suad Arnautović recalled the previous cooperation and thanked for the support that the Central Election Commission of BiH received from the Government of Great Britain.He particularly highlighted a very important segment of the election process in 2022, for the improvement of which the Government of Great Britain provided financial support.For the General Elections 2022, thanks to the financial support of the British Embassy, through a project realized by the Association of Election Officials in BiH, the Central Election Commission of BiH introduced a very important novelty in the election process, namely special security ecological stamps that were used to certify the ballots.The security stamp determines the authenticity and security validity of the ballot used at the polling station, which aims to prevent electoral manipulation and fraud. A total of 6,090 security stamps were made.During the meeting, Arnautović also announced two important activities of the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2023.<h2>Electoral process</h2>They refer to the implementation of the "Test project of European Union support for the introduction of new technologies into the electoral process in Bosnia and Herzegovina" and the organization of a post-election conference where the electoral process and challenges faced by the electoral administration during the implementation of the 2022 General Elections, which should be to result in recommendations for improving the electoral process and legislation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.The Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina would be grateful for the help of international donors, that is, for consideration of the option of sponsoring the mentioned activities, the statement reads.

For the General Elections 2022, the Central Election Commission of BiH introduced a very important novelty 

British Ambassador Reilly visits the Central Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nenad Nešić, is on a working visit to Brussels, where on Thursday he will have a series of meetings with officials of the European Union, announced the Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nešić will hold separate meetings with EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič.A meeting is also planned with the Minister of Internal Affairs of Montenegro Filip Adžić and the Deputy Director General of the EU Directorate General for Internal Affairs (DG HOME) Olivier Onidi.During his visit to Belgium, Minister Nešić will participate in the Danube Security Conference on Friday.The theme of this high-level meeting will be the strengthening of international police cooperation to strengthen security in the Danube region, especially in relation to illegal migration, persons smuggling, human trafficking and the protection of critical infrastructure, as well as the impact of the war in Ukraine on security in this region.

During his visit to Belgium, Minister Nešić will participate in the Danube Security Conference on Friday

Security Minister Nešić on a working visit to Brussels, separate meetings with EU commissioners

The Ambassadors of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board (PIC SBA) express deep concern over the recent developments in the entity of Republika Srpska, which aim to shrink the civic space and reduce public debate. <h2>Physical assault</h2>The PIC SBA condemns the physical attacks against journalists and civil society on March 18 in Banja Luka and expects all in the RS, including the highest officials, to refrain from harmful and dangerous comments that contribute to a climate of fear for journalists and activists.The re-criminalization of defamation and insult would give Republika Srpska authorities overly broad powers to criminalize or censor the freedom of expression of media, civil society, and citizens living in Republika Srpska.The PIC SBA urges Republika Srpska authorities to stop any activities that silence independent voices among media and civil society and expects the withdrawal of the draft law from the agenda of the RS National Assembly.The announced adoption of an RS law on NGOs would represent an additional step backward, stigmatizing independent voices in the RS and jeopardizing democratic processes.<h2>Terminate cooperation</h2>The PIC SBA regrets the announcement by the RS authorities that they intend to unilaterally interrupt cooperation with the representatives of two PIC Steering Board members, a harmful move against the interests of citizens living in the RS.Members of the PIC Steering Board play a crucial role in implementing the civilian aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement, stated the OHR.&nbsp;

The announced adoption of an RS law on NGOs would represent an additional step backward

PIC SB members express concern over the aim to shrink civic space and reduce public debate in RS

Remembered as an inspirational, humble leader with a passion for education and commitment to his people, former Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah was honored Saturday with a funeral procession that stretched for 100 miles (160 kilometers) from western New Mexico into eastern Arizona. People lined roads on the reservation to say their final farewells to a monumental leader who made education, family, culture and Navajo language the hallmarks of his life. He fought tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans.“He led with compassion and a crystal-clear vision of what is right for the people first," said Robert Joe, Zah's nephew who served as the master of ceremonies at a public reception Saturday afternoon. "He always put the people before him to do what was right and for the interest of the people.”Crsytalyne Curley, Zah's granddaughter who is now the speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, said Zah “spread hope throughout the whole Navajo Nation.”Zah died late Tuesday in Fort Defiance, Arizona, surrounded by his family and after a lengthy illness. He was 85.Zah was buried in a private service at his family's cemetery in Low Mountain, Arizona, where he was born.The procession passed through several Navajo communities, with people holding their hands to their hearts and displaying signs that declared Zah would be missed. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority hoisted flags from utility trucks along the route.“All of Indian Country mourns with you today,” said Stephen Lewis, governor of the Gila River Indian Community. “We mourn the loss of his brilliant mind, his personality, his wisdom. ... We are truly mourning the passing of an era.”Zah was the first president elected on the Navajo Nation — the largest tribal reservation in the U.S. — in 1990 after the government was restructured into three branches to prevent power from being concentrated in the chairman’s office. At the time, the tribe was reeling from a deadly riot incited by Zah’s political rival, former Chairman Peter MacDonald, a year earlier.Zah, who also served a term as tribal chairman, vowed to rebuild the Navajo Nation. Under his leadership, the tribe established a now multi-billion-dollar permanent fund after winning a court battle that found the tribe had authority to tax companies that extracted minerals from the vast reservation.“President Zah never lost sight of his purpose: to stand up for the dignity and respect of the Navajo people,” President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden wrote in a letter to Zah's family Saturday.U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said in a statement that Zah “transformed the Navajo Nation, and with it, our state.”Sometimes referred to as the Native American Robert Kennedy, Zah was known for his charisma, ideas and ability to get things done, including lobbying federal officials to ensure Native Americans could use peyote as a religious sacrament.Zah also worked to ensure Native Americans were reflected in federal environmental laws like the Clean Water Act and the Clean Air Act.He was well-known for his low-key but stern style of leadership, driving around in a battered, white 1950s International pickup that was on display outside at the public reception Saturday.Several speakers said Zah was instrumental in their determination to attend and graduate from Arizona State University or other institutions of higher learning.“To say Peterson Zah was a champion of education is like saying there are a lot of stars in the sky. It’s an understatement," said Charles Monty Roessel, a former director of the Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Education who is now president of Diné College in Arizona.“He understood the transformational power of education because he saw it in his own life,” Roessel said.Buu Van Nygren, president of the Navajo Nation, said Zah had recently met with tribal leaders to emphasize the importance of continuing to prioritize educational opportunities for their children.“He made sure education was at the forefront of everything he did," Nygren said. “He touched many, many generations of young Navajo leaders like myself.”

He fought tirelessly to correct wrongdoings against Native Americans

In this photo provided by the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, tribal utility workers hiost a flag above a funeral procession route for former Navajo President Peterson Zah

Ex-Navajo president honored in funeral procession, reception

Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast and California residents digging out, or in some cases simply stranded, after yet another storm.While not a blockbuster storm by regional standards, the Northeast felt what could end up being the most significant snowfall of what has so far been a mild winter. The brunt of the storm hit Boston as the Tuesday morning commute commenced.A winter storm warning covered parts of the Northeast, including Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island, with heavy snow forecast through Tuesday afternoon.Most of the nation’s flight cancellations or delays were concentrated in the Northeast early Tuesday. There were about 450 flight cancellations in the U.S. and over 500 delays, according to FlightAware.com.Boston could get 5 inches (13 centimeters), according to the weather service. As much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) were forecast in western Massachusetts and parts of Connecticut and Vermont.Dozens of school districts in Massachusetts closed or delayed opening, WCVB-TV reported. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey directed all nonemergency state employees in the executive branch to stay home Tuesday, her office said.By early Tuesday, parts of New York City saw an inch or so of snow — some of the first snow to stick to the ground this season. The worst was over before sunrise, and a mix of snow and rain was expected Tuesday morning in the city, making for a slippery commute, NY1 reported.At the other end of the country, California dug out yet again.San Bernardino County, east of Los Angeles, declared a state of emergency amid the latest snow event after many mountain residents were trapped in their homes over the weekend. Heavy snow stranded hundreds of motorists at higher elevations, KTLA-TV reported.Dozens of elementary school children were stranded at a science camp in Crestline for nearly a week, but buses escorted by the state highway patrol eventually evacuated them, the TV station reported. The county fire department used “specialized snow vehicles” to reach people who need critical medical care.The new series of storms arrived even as parts of California were still digging out from last week’s powerful storm, which added to a massive snowpack left by a siege of “atmospheric rivers” in December and January.A cold weather alert was declared for valley and mountain areas north of Los Angeles as overnight temperatures were expected to plunge below freezing for much of the week. Shelters were opened for residents without access to warmth.While the mountainous areas around Los Angeles tried to dig out, rain fell on lower elevations of California, near the Pacific Coast. Storms were to continue moving through the state until the end of Wednesday. Blizzard warnings were in effect in the Sierra Nevada range in California and Nevada.An avalanche warning was issued for the backcountry around Lake Tahoe, where up to 6 feet (1.8 meters) of snow was expected over the next two days in the upper elevations and gale-force winds could create waves up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) high on the lake, the National Weather Service said.State offices across northern Nevada, and the Nevada Legislature in Carson City, shut down.The northbound side of Interstate 5, the West Coast’s major north-south highway, closed amid the weather and was littered with disabled vehicles about 90 miles (145 kilometers) south of the Oregon line. Interstate 80 was closed due to blizzard conditions.

Most of the nation’s flight cancellations or delays were concentrated in the Northeast early Tuesday

A winter storm warning covered parts of the Northeast, including Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island

Snowstorms flank US, with Northeast, California digging out

Hundreds of people in Croatia have spent the night in their cars or at gas stations and reception centers after a snowstorm over the weekend caused traffic to collapse and left parts of the country cut off. The sudden change of weather after a period of warm and balmy days also has snarled traffic in neighboring Serbia and Bosnia, leaving areas in western Serbia without power and cutting railway traffic to neighboring Montenegro.Croatian authorities said on Monday that the roads leading to and from the Adriatic Sea coastline remain closed because of snow and strong winds. Media reported that cars and buses were parked along the main Croatian highway as they wait to move on.About 300 people have stayed in the reception centers that have been set up because of the situation, said Natalia Turbic, local emergency official in Gracac in central Croatia. Others sought places in private accommodation in the area, she said.State television HRT reported that hundreds of people that couldn't reach the reception centers stayed in buses and cars or looked for gas station cafes nearby which opened their doors for stranded motorists and passengers.People were lying on the floor or sleeping on chairs, HRT said. A group of soccer fans who were traveling from the capital Zagreb to the coastal town of Split were among those stuck on the way.“There is no use in getting irritated,” Melita Ancic, a bus passenger, told HRT. “These are extraordinary circumstances. We just need to be patient.”Marijan Grubisic was traveling from Germany to Bosnia when he got stranded. He told HRT that “we didn't expect something like this.”“It's been tough, lots of snow, very hard, very cold,” he said.While the situation was most dramatic in Croatia, problems were also reported in western Serbia and elevated regions of Bosnia.Serbia's state railway company said that trains to Montenegro weren't running, mostly because of fallen trees and problems in power supplies in the region near the border between the two countries.The towns of Prijepolje and Bajina Basta were without electricity overnight Sunday to Monday, the Tanjug news agency reported.Bosnian authorities said Monday that heavy snow and wind have slowed down traffic throughout the country, especially over the mountains. Landslides and fallen trees are causing further problems, traffic authorities said, urging caution.

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