Let me preface this blog post by noting one thing: unlike Bosnia, Serbia actually functions as a unified country. Granted, this makes sense because, unlike Bosnia, Serbia mainly consists of just Serbs, while Bosnia includes Serbs, Croats, and Bosniaks. Note that Serbs are Orthodox Christians, Croats Catholic, and Bosniaks Muslim. As such, the tensions are more than just ethnic differences; they are deeply rooted in religious conflicts. The reason it's necessary to note that was our group activity today. We visited the a Serbian Court, where we met with representatives of the Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor. This court was established to prosecute those who committed war crimes during the Yugoslav wars that plagued the area in the early 1990s. However, it was interesting to follow and learn about because they have issues with some
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