Organ transplantation process is still far from satisfactory, so a large number of patients decide to transplant their organs abroad; last year only 8 operations were performed, while in 3 months of 2023 only 2 organs were transplanted

The BiH embassies in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran and Tel Aviv, State of Israel will be temporarily closed following a Presidency decision taken at an extraordinary session; diplomatic relations will be continued from Sarajevo

Following an outcry over a series of killings of women, parliament in Bosnia’s Federation entity has changed the law to recognise gender-based murder as a separate crime

Bosnia and Herzegovina is not doing enough to support the potential of small entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, experts say; on the contrary, it still has too much bureaucracy, red tape, high taxes and limited access to financing

BiH dropped 17 places in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, now ranking 81st in 180 countries amid a deepening crisis for local media freedom driven by factors that include attempts to introduce legislation restricting freedom of expression