Bosnia-Hercegovina protests break out in violence

Euronews, the BBC and other news sources reported on the 7 February 2014 that protesters had set fire to government buildings and fought with police on the third day of Bosnia’s worst civil unrest since its 1992-95 war.

Anger over massive unemployment, political inertia and corruption triggered the disturbances.

The protests had begun in Tuzla on the 5 February 2014 but spread to other cities including capital Sarajevo where demonstrators set fire to the country's presidency building.

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Euronews, 07.02.14: Protesters torch government buildings in Bosnia http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/07/protesters-torch-government-buildings-in-bosnia/

France24, 07.02.14: Bosnian protesters storm govt buildings as unrest spreads http://www.france24.com/en/20140207-bosnian-protesters-storm-tuzla-government-economy-unemployment/

EurActiv, 07.02.14: Bosnia rocked by third day of anti-government unrest http://www.euractiv.com/enlargement/130-hurt-anti-government-protest-news-533346

Deutsche Welle, 07.02.14: Presidency building under fire as Bosnia protests continue http://dw.de/p/1B5D7

BBC News, 08.02.14: Bosnia clear-up begins after Sarajevo and Tuzla protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26101014

Deutsche Welle, 09.02.14: Bosnia: 'It's just like Ukraine' http://dw.de/p/1B5ru

BBC News, 10.02.14: Bosnia unrest: Bruised and bitter in Sarajevo http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26113510

Euronews, 10.02.14: Bosnia protesters demand snap elections after unprecedented street violence http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/10/bosnia-protesters-demand-snap-elections-after-unprecedented-street-violence/

Večernji List, 10.02.14: Staged unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE138037-Staged-unrest-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina

EUObserver, 11.02.14: Bosnia unrest a 'wake-up call' for EU http://euobserver.com/news/123089

http://eeas.europa.eu/bosnia_and_herzegovina/index_en.htm http://eeas.europa.eu/bosnia_and_herzegovina/index_en.htm

Euronews, 10.02.14: Unrest in Bosnia as protesters demand resignation of government http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/10/unrest-in-bosnia-as-protesters-demand-resignation-of-government/

The New York Times, 10.02.14: Furious Bosnians Shut Down Central Sarajevo http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/world/europe/bosnians-furious-with-politicians-shut-down-central-sarajevo.html

Euronews, 11.02.14: Bosnia: Protester calls grow for government resignations http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/11/bosnia-protester-calls-grow-for-government-resignations/

LSE EuroppBlog, 11.02.14: Bosnia’s civil disorder is a consequence of the stranglehold ‘networked’ elites continue to have over the country http://bit.ly/1lYEg53

Euro|Topics, 11.02.14: Protest in Bosnia and Herzegovina http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/aeltere/NEWSLETTER-2014-02-11-Protest-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina

The Guardian, 12.02.14: Sarajevo anti-government rallies force Nermin Nikšić to offer snap elections http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/12/sarajevo-anti-government-niksic-elections-bosnia-herzegovina

Deutsche Welle [Interview], 12.02.14: German parliamentarian Rolf Mützenich: 'Protests in Bosnia legitimate' http://dw.de/p/1B7bo

Euronews, 18.02.14: Bosnia: Peaceful protests on the streets of Sarajevo http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/18/bosnia-peaceful-protests-on-the-streets-of-sarajevo/

BBC News, 13.03.14: Bosnia: How to drag a country out of the mire? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26549245

Blog: openDemocracy: can Europe Make It?, 12.03.14: The new Balkan revolts: from protests to plenums, and beyond http://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/igor-%C5%A1tiks-sre%C4%87ko-horvat/new-balkan-revolts-from-protests-to-plenums-and-beyond

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