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		<title>Protest against Serbian candidacy for U.N. General Assembly chair position</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North America Bosniaks (CNAB), in cooperation with the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IRGC), and on behalf of the victims of genocide who are currently residing in North America, are strongly protesting against the Serbia&#8217;s candidacy for the Chair position of the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/protest-against-serbian-candidacy-for-general-assembly-chair-position/</link>
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		<title>CNAB Letter to Valentin Inzko, the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Honorable Representative Inzko, On behalf of Bosniaks in North America, Australia, and the victims of genocide and ethnic cleansing we are writing to you as the ultimate authority accountable for the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement to prevent the legislative violations of human rights of Bosniaks in Diaspora regarding the census of population and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-letter-to-valentin-inzko-the-high-representative-for-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</link>
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		<title>CNAB letter to Secretary Clinton regarding U.S. role in Bosnia and Herzegovina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Madam Secretary Clinton, The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB), an umbrella organization advocating on behalf of  Bosniaks in the United States and Canada, is very encouraged by your December 13, 2011 meeting with  His Excellency Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency. Bosniak Americans and Bosniak Canadians are closely following the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-letter-to-secretary-clinton-regarding-u-s-role-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</link>
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		<title>CNAB welcomes France decision not to arrest journalist Florence Hartmann</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) welcomes the decision by the French government to not carry out the arrest mandate issued by the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for the arrest of the journalist Florence Hartmann, a former spokesperson for the prosecutor at the Hague..   For more than two years, CNAB has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-welcomes-france-decision-not-to-arrest-journalist-florence-hartmann/</link>
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		<title>CNAB Delegation meets with Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) met with His Excellency Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday in Washington DC. , CNAB was represented by a delegation of the Board of Directors led by Mr. Haris Alibasic, President, Mr. Hamdija Custovic, Vice President, and Mr. Semir Djulic, member of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-delegation-meets-with-zeljko-komsic-chairman-of-the-presidency-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina/</link>
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		<title>Bosnia and Herzegovina in close partnership with the state of Maryland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ BALTIMORE (12/9/11) &#8211; The Maryland National Guard State Partnership Program has successfully implemented a liaison officer in their partnership with Bosnia-Herzegovina, and is the first state to do so. This is expected to enhance bilateral relationships between the state and the partner country. “This is the first ever liaison officer assigned to a state,” said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/bosnia-and-herzegovina-in-close-partnership-with-the-state-of-maryland/</link>
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		<title>CNAB Calls on Diaspora to Strengthen Canada &#8211; Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group (CBiHPF Group)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congress of North American Bosniaks, Canada Branch (CNABC) Calls on Diaspora to Strengthen Canada &#8211; Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Friendship Group (CBiHPF Group) CNABC is pleased to inform you that we are now working with the Bosnian diaspora in Canada to encourage all Members of Canadian Parliament to join the CBiHPF Group.  The CBiHPF Group will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-calls-on-diaspora-to-strengthen-canada-bosnia-and-herzegovina-parliamentary-friendship-group-cbihpf-group/</link>
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		<title>Michael Dobbs responds to CNAB letter regarding Srebrenica genocide definition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Dobbs responded to criticism from CNAB regarding genocide definition. Last week, CNAB, IRGC, and BAGI sent a joint protest letter to USHMM regarding what appeared to be questioning of the genocide definition by Michael Dobbs pertaining to the systematic murder of more than 8,000 Bosniak civilians in Srebrenica by Bosnian Serb and Serbian forces. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/michael-dobbs-responds-to-cnab-letter-regarding-srebrenica-genocide-definition/</link>
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		<title>CNAB welcomes the High Representative Inzko’s report on Bosnia and Herzegovina and urges immediate action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Constitution of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina should serve as the basis for any reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-welcomes-the-high-representative-inzko%e2%80%99s-report-on-bosnia-and-herzegovina-and-urges-immediate-action/</link>
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		<title>Friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina group formed in the Canadian parliament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release by the Canadian Branch of the Congress of North American Bosniaks Historically important day for relationship between Bosnia and Hezegovina and Canada Mr. Brian Masse, Member of the Canadian Parliament and sponsor of the Srebrenica (remembrance) Genocide Day, which was adopted last year in the Canadian Parliament informed the Congress of North American [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/friends-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-group-formed-in-the-canadian-parliament/</link>
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		<title>Protest Letter to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum regarding Michael Dobbs&#8217; genocide comments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members of the Committee on Conscience: The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB), the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada (IRGC), and the Bosnian American Genocide Institute and Education Center strongly protest the reporting by Michael Dobbs, a Committee on Conscience fellow, who openly questioned the classification of killing of more than 8,000 Bosniak [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/protest-letter-to-the-u-s-holocaust-memorial-museum-regarding-michael-dobbs-genocide-comments/</link>
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		<title>CNAB Condemns Attack on U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks strongly condemns the attack that occurred at the United States Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) today. The news sources report that an armed attacker identified as Mevlid Jasarevic, who is originally from Novi Pazar, Serbia opened fire on the U.S. Embassy, injuring at least one police officer.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-condemns-attack-on-u-s-embassy-in-sarajevo/</link>
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		<title>United States Holocaust Museum launches &#8220;Mladic files&#8221; documenting war crimes of Ratko Mladic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has launched “The Mladic Files,” a multimedia website providing in-depth, real-time reporting of the trial of Ratko Mladic in The Hague. In addition to documenting the trial of the man accused of orchestrating the largest massacre in Europe since World War II, the project will examine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/united-states-holocaust-museum-launches-mladic-files-documenting-war-crimes-of-ratko-mladic/</link>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor of Columbia Daily Spectator regarding Dodik and Trifunovic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: Columbia Daily Spectator To the Editor: Tuesday’s lecture by the genocide denier and president of the smaller of the two political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Milorad Dodik, was a slap in the face to the victims of genocide. It is astonishing that Columbia would allow him the platform to spread his lies and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/letter-to-the-editor-of-columbia-daily-spectator-regarding-dodik-and-trifunovic/</link>
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		<title>Columbia University Prevents Bosnian Americans from Attending Dodik Lecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: Bosniak American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH.org) BAACBH strongly condemns Columbia University&#8217;s discriminatory actions against Bosnian Americans that occurred yesterday, October 25, 2011. The University&#8217;s Harriman Institute of Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Studies hosted Milorad Dodik, the President of Republika Srpska (RS), where he gave a lecture titled &#8220;An American Foreign [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/columbia-university-prevents-bosnian-americans-from-attending/</link>
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		<title>ICTJ objects to Dodik&#8217;s lecture at Columbia University&#8217;s Harriman Institute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[News Source: Columbia Daily Spectator By Refik Hodzic, director of communications at the International Center for Transnational Justice. I am objecting to the lecture which was hosted by the Harriman Institute yesterday. While I fully respect the right of the Harriman Institute to invite speakers of its choice, I believe that the title of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/dodiks-talk-at-columbia-was-an-opportune-moment-to-press-on-human-rights/</link>
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		<title>CNAB condolence letter to earthquake victims in Turkey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) expresses its sincere sympathy and condolences to the victims of the horrific 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey on Sunday.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the Turkish people as they mourn the victims and conduct a search and rescue effort of the survivors.   We stand together with the Turkish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-condolence-letter-to-earthquake-victims-in-turkey/</link>
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		<title>Protest Letter to Columbia University for hosting genocide denier, Milorad Dodik</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Download Letter in PDF format John H. Coatsworth, Ph.D Dean, School of International and Public Affairs Columbia University 14th floor, MC 3328 New York, NY 10027 Timothy Frye , Ph.D. Director, The Harriman Institute Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy Columbia University Dear Dr. Coatsworth and Dr. Frye: We are writing to you on behalf [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/protest-letter-to-columbia-university-for-hosting-genocide-denier-milorad-dodik/</link>
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		<title>Protest letter to SNR Denton regarding the planned event showcasing Milorad Dodik in Chicago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elliot I. Portnoy, Chief Executive SNR Denton 1301 K Street, N.W. Suite 600, East Tower Washington, DC  20005-3364 Dear Mr. Portnoy, We are writing to you on behalf of 300,000 Bosnian Americans and 50,000 Bosnian Canadians that we represent to protest the planned event on October 21, 2011 showcasing Milorad Dodik,  the current president of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/protest-letter-to-snr-denton-regarding-the-planned-event-showcasing-milorad-dodik-in-chicago/</link>
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		<title>Matt Damon: Documentary on Systematic Rape of Bosniak Women &amp; Girls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Author: Daniel Toljaga Throughout long, difficult, strenuous history of the Bosniak people, they were subjected to racist, state-imposed, and often violent denials of their identity, their uniqueness, their culture, and even their language: the Bosnian language; the very language that produced the first printed dictionary of its vocabulary nearly 200 years before the first printed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/matt-damon-documentary-on-systematic-rape-of-bosniak-women-girls/</link>
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		<title>CNAB welcomes the ruling striking the controversial Bosnia and Herzegovina Citizenship Act as unconstitutional</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) welcomes the decision of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) ruling that the controversial Citizenship Act is unconstitutional. The Court ruled that the Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliament has six months to change the law which takes away the Bosnian-Herzegovinian citizenship to those citizens who have also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-welcomes-the-ruling-striking-the-controversial-bosnia-and-herzegovina-citizenship-act-as-unconstitutional/</link>
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		<title>Perisic judgment confirms Serbia&#8217;s direct involvement in wars in Bosnia and Croatia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: Srebrenica Genocide Blog In evaluating the sentence of 27 years of imprisonment for General Perišić, the Trial Judgment emphasized that “the Army of Republika Srpska’s crimes lasted over a long period of time and that the victims were numerous and particularly vulnerable and that General Perišić kept providing assistance to the VRS [Bosnian Serb [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/perisic-judgment-confirms-serbias-direct-involvement-in-wars-in-bosnia-and-croatia/</link>
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		<title>Remembering the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks ten years later</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 10th year of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, what represents one of the most senseless and devastating crimes known to modern civilization, when nearly 3,000 innocent people were killed by terrorists who hijacked three airplanes and used them as missiles to carry out their attack against the United States and its citizens. On [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/remembering-the-victims-of-911-terrorist-attacks-ten-years-later/</link>
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		<title>CNAB condemns the planned flooding of Bosniak property</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) strongly condemns the plans of the smaller entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the RS, to flood the Bosniak owned properties around the Sutjeska and Drina rivers. The plan  to build four hydro plants next year on Bosniak owned land in eastern Bosnia is the latest attempt by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-condemns-the-planned-flooding-of-bosniak-property/</link>
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		<title>CNAB press release regarding conviction of war criminal Momcilo Perisic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) welcomes the news of the United Nations tribunal in The Hague regarding the conviction of the former head of the armed forces in Serbia, General Momcilo Perišić for crimes against humanity and war crimes against civilians during the 1990s in Bosnia and Croatia, including in the cities of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bosniak.org/cnab-press-release-regarding-conviction-of-war-criminal-momcilo-perisic/</link>
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