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The Human Hunters of Sarajevo
Season 1 · Episode 11

The Human Hunters of Sarajevo

True Crime Reports · Al Jazeera

June 1, 202532m 47s

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Show Notes

Could the unthinkable be true? In the aftermath of the Bosnian War — a conflict marked by atrocities and genocide — rumors swirled of wealthy outsiders flying into war-torn Sarajevo to pay for a gruesome and forbidden thrill: hunting humans for sport.

What sort of person would take part in a human safari?

In this episode:

  • Mirsad Sijarić, Sniper Alley witness and director of National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Azem Kurtić (@AzemKurtic), Bosnian journalist

Episode credits: 

This episode was written and produced by Anna Staufenberg and hosted by Halla Mohieddeen.

Executive Producer: Ney Alvarez.

Production Managers: Bronte Baskin.

Senior Producers: Marthe van der Wolf and Bronte Baskin.

Post-Production Supervisor: Andrés Rivera

Assistant Producers: Leo Danczak, Sophie McNulty, and Catherine Nouhan.

Fact-checking by Ruby Zaman.

Audio editing by Alan Leer.

Music composition by Tom Biddle.

Music Editor: Ivan Eastley 

Lead of Engagement: Aya Elmileik.

Engagement Producers: Adam Abou-Gad, Munera AlDosari, and Vienna Maglio.

Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio: Ney Alvarez.

Many thanks to Arsmedia for providing clips from 'Sarajevo Safari', produced by Arsmedia, directed by Miran Zupanič.

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