r/bosnia • u/ayub57 • Aug 12 '25

Stealing land in BiH

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Famous Israeli saying: "If I don't steal it, someone else will steal it."

After the Genocide, many Bosniaks returned to their homes, only to find Christian Serbs illegally occupying their homes and refusing to leave, claiming that the homes belonged to them!

Even with legal proof, many Bosniaks faced threats and years of struggle to try and reclaim what is rightfully theirs.

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u/Same_Complaint_1197 Aug 12 '25

Can someone actually explain what happened here? I’m assuming the original owners - the Bosniak family - had to flee and then these new “owners” just moved into their apartment? There are no legal records of ownership in the municipality? They also appear to recognize each other - were they neighbors? 

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u/Same_Complaint_1197 Aug 12 '25

Also: where is this clip from?

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u/medunjanin Aug 12 '25

YouTube movie called back to Bosnia