Sarajevo Safari

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Sarajevo Safari is the name for an alleged war tourism phenomenon during the siege of Sarajevo (1992–1996) involving human hunting. According to the reports, wealthy foreign nationals were enabled, for large monetary fees, to shoot at civilians in the besieged city with sniper rifles for entertainment purposes. Claims about this phenomenon came to international public attention in 2022 with the premiere of the Slovenian documentary film Sarajevo Safari, directed by Miran Zupanič and co-produced by Al Jazeera Balkans. The alleged activity took place from established positions of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) in the hills surrounding Sarajevo. In response to the film's allegations, official legal actions were launched. The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina opened a case in November 2022. In November 2025, the Public Prosecutor's Office in Milan (Italy) also opened an investigation into the alleged participation of Italian citizens in these acts, but involves other nationalities...

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