Protests over ID numbers highlight Bosnia’s divisions

Thousands of protestors blockaded parliament in the Bosnian capital Sarajevo on the 6 June 2013, venting anger over a political dispute over ID numbers that has left the country unable to register newborn babies for months.

The protestors, mainly students and young parents with babies, surrounded the assembly, held back by police and preventing anyone except journalists from entering or leaving the building.

Novi List, 20.06.13: Sarajevo spring (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/3899661-sarajevo-spring

Reuters, 05.06.13: Bosnia strikes temporary deal to allow registration of babies http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-bosnia-babies-idUSBRE9541AW20130605

France24, 13.06.13: ‘Baby-lution’ unites Bosnians for ‘first time in 20 years’ http://www.france24.com/en/20130613-babylution-bosnia-war-ethnic-serbs-croats-muslims-baby

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