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Bosnian Serb leader Dodik is convicted and sentenced for separatist activities as tensions surge

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia on Wednesday sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, Milorad Dodik, to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years over his separatist actions as tensions mount in the fragile Balkan state.

https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-dodik-court-sentencing-233b4309891a54c290adbeb110133424?

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Protesters march in Belgrade at huge rally against Serbian president

Authorities in capital make apparent attempt to disrupt demonstration by cancelling public transport

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/15/tensions-mount-in-serbia-as-protesters-converge-on-belgrade?

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Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian officials denied Sunday that security forces used a military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare protesters at a huge anti-government rally in the capital.

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-protest-sonic-weapon-8502587e5849997175a5ea02f98d2e19?

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'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?

Ivana Ilic Sunderic had never heard anything quite so alarming and disturbing at a protest as the sound that broke a commemorative silence during a huge anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. Read More.

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Serbian president plans to join Putin’s WWII victory parade in Moscow despite EU warning

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s populist president said Wednesday that he hasn’t changed his mind about attending Vladimir Putin ’s victory day parade in Moscow next month despite great pressure from the European Union over his decision.

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-russia-european-union-vucic-putin-46fdac3a558aa4636534ea04870ad725?

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Separatist Bosnian Serb leader Dodik removed from office by Bosnian election authorities

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnia’s electoral authorities on Wednesday stripped separatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from his position as president of the Serb entity in Bosnia, following an appeals court verdict that sentences him to one year in jail and six years ban on all political activities.

https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-serb-dodik-removed-election-separatist-sarajevo-6af8a3073e4851996a6ca2f270d0e659?

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Serbia passes a special bill enabling Trump’s son-in-law to build luxury compound despite opposition

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian lawmakers on Friday passed a special law clearing the way for a controversial real estate project that would be financed by an investment company linked to Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner despite widespread public opposition and legal hurdles.

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-kushner-trump-tower-special-law-69b8c6f0969b30b3911875c841f323b9?

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European Union official says reports of violence during Serbia vote unacceptable

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A European Union official on Tuesday said violent incidents and irregularities that have been reported during local elections in Serbia were “unacceptable.”

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-eu-election-tensions-vucic-1ef781a3c0441b5e723c9ea3e1482621?

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On 3/28/2025 at 7:14 AM, phkrause said:

'Like a sound from hell:' Was an illegal sonic weapon used against peaceful protesters in Serbia?

Ivana Ilic Sunderic had never heard anything quite so alarming and disturbing at a protest as the sound that broke a commemorative silence during a huge anti-government rally in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. Read More.

At least 100,000 people descended on Belgrade on Saturday for a mass rally seen as a culmination of monthslong protests against Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. ....

Serbian officials denied Sunday that security forces used a military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare protesters at a huge anti-government rally in the capital.....

Opposition officials and Serbian rights groups claimed the widely banned acoustic weapon that emits a targeted beam to temporarily incapacitate people was used during the protest Saturday. They say they will file charges with the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts against those who ordered the attack.

Serbia has not denied that it has the acoustic device in its arsenal.....

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This is one of the new war weapons. We are not in Kansas anymore Toto.

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Footage from the rally show people standing during 15 minutes of silence for the rail station disaster while suddenly experiencing a whooshing sound that immediately triggered panic and a brief stampede.

An Associated Press photographer at the scene said people started scrambling for cover, leaving the middle of the downtown street almost empty as they started falling over each other.

Those exposed to the weapon experience sharp ear pain, disorientation and panic, military experts say. Prolonged exposure can cause eardrum ruptures and irreversible hearing damage.....

https://apnews.com/article/serbia-protest-sonic-weapon-8502587e5849997175a5ea02f98d2e19