Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a series of demonstrations and riots that began in the northern town of Tuzla on 4 February 2014, but quickly spread to multiple cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Sarajevo, Zenica, Mostar, Jajce, Brčko, Bihać, Doboj, Prijedor, Travnik, Bugojno, Donji Vakuf, Kakanj, Visoko, Breza, Gračanica, Sanski Most, Cazin, Živinice, Goražde, Orašje, Srebrenik, Bijeljina, Prozor and Tešanj, among others, for social reasons and with the aim of overthrowing the government. The riots are the most violent scenes the country has seen since the end of the Bosnian War. The rioting has largely taken place in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has not seen the same level of unrest or activism in Republika Srpska.Some news sources, such as BBC and the New York Times, have used the name Bosnian Spring when describing the riots, a terminology taken from other events such the Arab Spring and the Prague Spring. The Swedish politician Carl Bildt has also said that "in some places there has been talk about a Bosnian Spring".Most of the riots calmed down by 8 February, although protesting has continued throughout the days that followed.In April 2014, most of the protests faded away due to decreasing participation. A Balkan Insight article described them to have "ran out of steam".. }
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- 2014_unrest_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina abstract "The 2014 unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a series of demonstrations and riots that began in the northern town of Tuzla on 4 February 2014, but quickly spread to multiple cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including Sarajevo, Zenica, Mostar, Jajce, Brčko, Bihać, Doboj, Prijedor, Travnik, Bugojno, Donji Vakuf, Kakanj, Visoko, Breza, Gračanica, Sanski Most, Cazin, Živinice, Goražde, Orašje, Srebrenik, Bijeljina, Prozor and Tešanj, among others, for social reasons and with the aim of overthrowing the government. The riots are the most violent scenes the country has seen since the end of the Bosnian War. The rioting has largely taken place in the entity of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has not seen the same level of unrest or activism in Republika Srpska.Some news sources, such as BBC and the New York Times, have used the name Bosnian Spring when describing the riots, a terminology taken from other events such the Arab Spring and the Prague Spring. The Swedish politician Carl Bildt has also said that "in some places there has been talk about a Bosnian Spring".Most of the riots calmed down by 8 February, although protesting has continued throughout the days that followed.In April 2014, most of the protests faded away due to decreasing participation. A Balkan Insight article described them to have "ran out of steam".".