RFE/RL Balkan Report
30.08.2012
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about the countries of the western Balkans.
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In Kosovo, Mother Continues Fight To Learn Truth About Missing Son
As rights groups marked the International Day of the Disappeared, mothers of Kosovo's missing war victims removed their protest memorial in Pristina but vowed to continue their fight to learn the truth. More Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged authorities in Balkan states to investigate the fate of some 14,000 people still missing from the region's conflicts of the 1990s and to punish those responsible for forced "disappearances." More Serbia and Kosovo have committed to resume EU-sponsored talks that were suspended during Serbia's recent election season. RFE/RL correspondent Arbana Vidishiqi spoke with Kosovo president Atifete Jahjaga about Pristina's approach to the discussions. More Bosnia's Paralympic volleyball team thinks it has a good shot at a medal in London. But the team has had a rough road to the Paralympic Games, with insufficient time for training and a difficult schedule once they arrived. More The United Nation's representative for Kosovo says an energized international push is necessary to help Kosovo and Serbia overcome their political impasse. More |