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A Patriarch Chosen Beneath the Devil’s Gaze

Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) were secretly recorded during the Church Assembly at which Patriarch Porfirije was elected in 2021. The installation of hidden cameras in the crypt of the Church of Saint Sava was allegedly orchestrated by a former state security official from Banja Luka with close ties to the Serbian mafia.
May 25th, 2026.

Una National Park — Illegal Builders Stronger Than the State

The most valuable stretches of Una National Park are being ravaged by the unlawful construction of holiday cottages along the riverbanks. Inspectors have failed to remove the illegal structures, fearing reprisals from their owners and lacking backing from other institutions.
May 15th, 2026.

Municipal Land Goes Cheap, Private Investors Cash In

Authorities in Lukavac have been selling off municipal land to private entrepreneurs through direct deals at prices well below market value. A local developer resold a parcel of city land for a gain of 257,000 BAM more than the total sum the City of Lukavac earned from selling all its plots over the past five years.
April 15th, 2026.

Health Minister on Trial Over Cosmetic Procedure Carried Out in Public Toilet

The Health Minister of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, Aida Salčinović, caused severe facial injuries to a patient after an infection developed following a cosmetic procedure carried out in a public toilet, according to an indictment filed by the Zenica-Doboj Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office.
March 19th, 2026.

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A Patriarch Chosen Beneath the Devil’s Gaze

Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) were secretly recorded during the Church Assembly at which Patriarch Porfirije was elected in 2021. The installation of hidden cameras in the crypt of the Church of Saint Sava was allegedly orchestrated by a former state security official from Banja Luka with close ties to the Serbian mafia.
May 25th, 2026.

Una National Park — Illegal Builders Stronger Than the State

The most valuable stretches of Una National Park are being ravaged by the unlawful construction of holiday cottages along the riverbanks. Inspectors have failed to remove the illegal structures, fearing reprisals from their owners and lacking backing from other institutions.
May 15th, 2026.

Municipal Land Goes Cheap, Private Investors Cash In

Authorities in Lukavac have been selling off municipal land to private entrepreneurs through direct deals at prices well below market value. A local developer resold a parcel of city land for a gain of 257,000 BAM more than the total sum the City of Lukavac earned from selling all its plots over the past five years.
April 15th, 2026.

Health Minister on Trial Over Cosmetic Procedure Carried Out in Public Toilet

The Health Minister of the Zenica-Doboj Canton, Aida Salčinović, caused severe facial injuries to a patient after an infection developed following a cosmetic procedure carried out in a public toilet, according to an indictment filed by the Zenica-Doboj Cantonal Prosecutor’s Office.
March 19th, 2026.

Kasumović's plot cloned to the detriment of Zenica

During an expropriation process, the City of Zenica was prepared to award Mersija Kasumović, the wife of Mayor Fuad Kasumović, nearly a quarter of a million convertible marks more than she was entitled to, after her land had been inflated on paper by a fictitious 730 square metres. After journalists from the Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIN) alerted city councillors and municipal departments, the deal was halted.
March 13th, 2026.

Millions Committed to Non-Existent Hydropower Projects

It has been two decades since the Government of Republika Srpska granted concessions for the construction and operation of hydropower plants on the Bistrica and Janjina rivers. The plants have still not been built, around 125 million BAM of public funds have been spent, and a further 146 million BAM borrowed. Meanwhile, private investors have pocketed substantial profits by selling stakes in the concession company.
March 10th, 2026.

A Special Purpose Reserve

The Republika Srpska has been distributing money from its budget reserve to associations, individuals, and institutions, allowing them to fund their regular operations and extra activities. In this kind of allocation, the least amount of money goes to its primary purpose, that is, providing aid in sudden emergencies that cannot be planned for within the regular budget.
February 27th, 2026.

Sardarov’s Concessions for Draining the Budget

The RS government granted Russian businessman Rashid Sardarov concessions to build and operate energy facilities for a fee of BAM 8.8 million. A decade on, the facilities have yet to be constructed, but the government is reportedly ready to buy back the concessions for BAM 309 million.
November 27th, 2025.

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