The Cantonal Hospital Zenica, located within a complex constructed back in 1959, is facing severe infrastructural problems, a lack of equipment, and the departure of medical staff. The planned construction of a new hospital is being delayed by property and legal disputes, as it has been ruled that the complex is owned by the City of Zenica. Meanwhile, patients continue to suffer due to long waiting lists and inadequate conditions.

Nizama, Alma, Amra, Anđelka, Zorka, Emira, Nermina, Selma, Amela, Rada, Kada, Tahira, Mileva… are just some of the women who have been killed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last few years. More than 60! All of these murders could have been characterized as femicide, with harsher sentences. But that crime does not exist. The current political structures, which could be described as patriarchal, reject such initiatives. Meanwhile, the grim statistics continue to rise.

The situation at RiTE Ugljevik is alarming, not only because of significant financial losses and the burden of settling debts from arbitration rulings but also due to the deteriorating condition of the thermal power plant. A major overhaul of the plant should be conducted at least every five years, but the last overhaul of the 40-year-old Ugljevik plant was done in 2017. As we approach the end of 2024, the management of RiTE is considering postponing the next major overhaul until 2026!

Omer Hujdur states that the situation at the Uborak landfill is becoming increasingly difficult, noting that the connection between the landfill and the rise in cancer rates has been apparent for a long time. Safet Kubat explains that illegal landfills are often a major source of drinking water contamination through leachate. The Center for the Environment has reported numerous instances of illegal and improperly managed landfills across the country, from Omačina to Drvar.

After the Sanski Most Municipal Council rescinded its approval and called for the revocation of Lager's mining concession, cantonal and federal ministries confirmed that the company is operating within legal parameters, dismissing any grounds for cancelling the concession. Despite this, Lager’s activities continue to impact local communities negatively, polluting water sources, breaching its own concession agreements, and exceeding its authorised operations. Residents of nearby villages, who declined to sell their land to the mining company, are now left to defend their property independently.

Hundreds of business premises were enough to make Trgovina Borac a target even before the plundering privatisation orchestrated and carried out by the political parties SDA and HDZ BiH. For this company, it all began in 1999 with the sale of its first properties, which are recorded in the so-called passive sub-balance.

Richmond Park International Primary School in Bihać operates as part of the Richmond educational institutions. Over the past year, this primary school has been under inspection by the Cantonal Administration for Inspection Affairs in the Una-Sana Canton (USK). During this inspection, violations were found regarding the qualifications of the staff employed at the institution.

The draft law on state property, which was adopted by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and submitted to parliamentary procedure, offers an opportunity for long-awaited regulation of ownership, management, and repurposing of state property. However, reactions from Republika Srpska entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina suggest minimal chances of its adoption. Examples from Bosanska Krupa indicate serious consequences due to the longstanding unresolved issues around state property, impacting local authorities, as well as individuals and companies.

The private forest "Repišta" in Vučija Luka has been devastated. The majority owner, Milka Popović, reported everything to the police and prosecutor's office, but no action has been taken on these complaints for two years. The situation is no better in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Most illegal logging occurs in areas where local authorities or relevant inspections lack sufficient resources for control, says Azra Šehić-Kustura. The forestry sector is considered one of the most unregulated fields in the country’s economy, and HNK (Herzegovina-Neretva Canton), where we’ve witnessed 15 years of anarchy in the forestry sector, is deemed one of the most critical areas, according to the Foundation "Atelier for Social Change." Environmental activist Safet Kubat believes that illegal and unplanned logging is also linked to landslides.

In Republika Srpska, 250 individuals have been registered as paedophiles since the registry was established in 2018. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there has yet to be a comprehensive listing of all individuals with final convictions for paedophilia. Incidents of paedophilia are on the rise throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. From January 1 to December 31, 2023, the Banja Luka District Public Prosecutor's Office received 47 reports of sexual assault on minors and filed 31 indictments.

Instead of being prosecuted, Dragan Blaž transitioned from being labelled "controversial" to becoming a "respected" businessman, making significant strides in construction projects—from highway works and residential developments to solar and mini-hydropower plants...

Doctors in BiH work under conditions that are far below European and world standards. There is sufficient funding, but due to poor organization and a lack of interest from political elites in implementing necessary health reforms, this money is wasted. It is not invested in essential improvements to infrastructure and equipment, nor in retaining medical staff. Ultimately, patients pay the highest price.

If the direct actors or those responsible for the destruction of the Krivaja Zavidovići factory had been prosecuted in the past 25 years, its workers would still have jobs today and receive salaries instead of occasional handouts from the authorities. The Privatization Revision Agency identified several illegalities in the privatization process of Krivaja. The ball is in the court of the Federation government.

Žurnal’s new movie, “Battle for Life: System against oncology patients” sheds light on the challenges faced by oncology patients and the system they must navigate as to exercise their right to treatment.

Companies linked to the President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, and his family, which were sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury and identified as sources of income for the corrupt network, earned 143,782,377 KM last year alone. Financial reports for 2023 reveal a frantic accumulation of money. Tender reports for the previous years are also clear – 1,887 contracts worth 541,325,485 KM.

In a bid to evade American sanctions, at least when it comes to blocked accounts of officials and companies in Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik envisions a "bank that will handle internal payment transactions" as salvation. The establishment of a new bank for the needs of sanctioned entities was announced last year by Dodik and Radovan Višković. Republika Srpska already had its own bank, which barely operated for four years before going bankrupt.

Vladimir Putin, the "people's candidate", once again the president of the Russian Federation He previously eliminated serious opponents in various ways. Aleksandar Vučić and Milorad Dodik are happy with the election results, knowing that with Putin's victory they can continue to manipulate their voter base. And precisely at the moment when that base realizes that their faithful following does not contribute to the quality of life, on the contrary, it will be their political end.

Forty years after the Winter Olympic Games, the venues of competitions, the mountains near Sarajevo, Trebević, Bjelašnica, Jahorina, and Igman have become venues of fast-paced construction of tourist resorts, hotels and apartments. The forest is being cleared for construction of private buildings, apartments and hotels, with questionable validity of the permits issued by the municipalities. The origin of the money that is being used for what some are already calling ecocide and urbicide is a mystery for some investors.

At the beginning of 2024, absolute freedom has acquired something akin to an official slogan - "the symbol of freedom." It has actually been so all these years only for those who unquestionably accepted and still accept the orders of the prime minister, the president, a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Daddy Milorad Dodik. In the heart of Europe, in the 21st century, absolute freedom absolutely does not exist for, for example, other citizens.