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Sanctions Imposed on 21 Judges and Prosecutors Following Disciplinary Proceedings

In 2025, disciplinary proceedings against 27 judges and prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina were concluded, with 21 receiving sanctions ranging from fines and...

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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...

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CIN Reporters Stop BAM 255,000 Loss to Zenica in Property Deal Favouring Mayor and Wife

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...

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...

A Special Purpose Reserve: Millions for Promotions, a Pittance for Disasters

The Republika Srpska has been distributing money from its budget reserve to associations, individuals, and institutions, allowing them to fund their regular operations...

Benjamina Karić, načelnica Novog Sarajeva (Foto: Facebook)

Politicians’ assets: valuable properties of Mayor Benjamina Karić

18.2.2026.

The Novo Sarajevo mayor, Benjamina Karić, owns five properties in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Two she purchased, and three she received as gifts. Before...

Unfulfilled Promises of Foreign Investors Worth Billions of Marks

30.1.2026.

CIN publishes a map of 15 announced energy investments worth at least 8.3 billion marks. These are projects awarded by the authorities to foreign investors, which...

A conflict of interest has been identified in the cases of Robert Vidović, Marija Ćosić, and Davor Bošnjak due to their long-standing holding ofmultiple public offices (photo illustration: Željko Todorović / CIN)

Following in Dragan Čović’s Footsteps: Three HDZ Members in Potential Conflicts of Interest

22.12.2025.

The commission has determined that senior state officials Robert Vidović, Davor Bošnjak, and Marija Ćosić of HDZ BiH may be in a conflict of interest as a result...

New Year’s Gifts from the BiH Council of Ministers — for the Chosen Few

1.12.2025.

The Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CoM BiH) disbursed more money from the budget reserve to various associations in just 24 hours than it allocated...

Sardarov’s Concessions for Draining the Budget

24.11.2025.

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...

A Trail of Salt On Nenad Nešić’s Assets

10.10.2025.

Nenad Nešić poured at least one million BAM into property acquisitions while serving as acting director of JP Putevi RS [public enterprise Roads of RS] and after...

Official Perks: Lavish Lunches, Shameless Bills

30.9.2025.

Almost one in ten marks spent on official meetings, lunches, and dinners reviewed by CIN journalists went on alcohol. Such spending is not illegal, but auditors...

The Dark Side of Beauty Treatments

23.9.2025.

Unlicensed Botox and unqualified practitioners offering cosmetic procedures—often in unsuitable premises—pose a serious risk to patient health. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s...

Denijal Tulumović, an MP in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, told reporters that he did not really need the severance payment but felt he had earned it after 39 years of work in healthcare (Photo: Dženat Dreković / CIN)

Millionaire from Živinice Takes Severance, Then Continues Working in State Parliament

11.9.2025.

Denijal Tulumović, a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, received a severance payment of almost 35,000 BAM upon retirement. He is the...

The Closed Circle of State Limousine Dealers

14.8.2025.

Over the past thirteen years, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina has sourced all of its official vehicles exclusively...

Novinari CIN-a su zatekli Nenada Nešića na balkonu njegovog luksuznog apartmana u Tivtu tokom rada na priči o njegovoj imovini (Fotoilustracija: CIN)

Nenad Nešić Holidays in Montenegro Despite Sanctions

4.8.2025.

Nenad Nešić travelled to Tivat, Montenegro, despite being subject to a travel ban, after the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina returned his passport and approved his...

Ubica Radoje Živković je uz pomoć bivšeg banjalučkog policajca došao do pasoša sa ukradenim identitetom Andreja Jovića (Fotoilustracija: Željko Todorović / CIN)

Identity Theft in Bosnia and Herzegovina – When Your Passport Raises a Red Flag

7.7.2025.

For the past four years, Bosnian citizen Andrej Jović has been living a nightmare at border crossings after his details were stolen and misused by Radoje Živković....