Pride is at Home in Sarajevo, But the Rest of Bosnia and Herzegovina Struggles to Follow

Last year, the sixth Sarajevo Pride March brought thousands of people to the streets of Sarajevo in support of the queer community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Memorials and Commemorations in Prijedor: Preserving Facts or Entrenching Divisions?

Once a well-known iron ore mine, after 1992, the name Omarska became synonymous with the most notorious detention camp where Bosniaks and Croats from the Prijedor area were tortured and killed.

Srebrenica Youth School 2026

On the occasion of commemorating the 31st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, the Srebrenica Youth School 2026, organized by the Post-Conflict Research Center, will take place from July 6 to 12 in Sarajevo, Tuzla, and Srebrenica.

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Interactive museum adventures in Sarajevo and Zagreb
The post-Yugoslav transition has given rise to various complex relationships with the past.

Tuzla’s Kapija: A Place of Memory and A Crime Awaiting Justice
Powerful verses are engraved at the Kapija Memorial, where, on Youth Day, May 25th, 1995, a massacre was committed against the young people of Tuzla.

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Veterans’ Memorials in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Remembrance, Identity, and Division
In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), monuments and memorials are erected in various places—along main roads, in city squares, next to schools, in cemeteries, on hills overlooking cities, along riverbanks, and on bridges.

Peace Festival: Young People who Respect Diversity United in the Meaning of Peace
About 40 young people gathered for the fifth Peace Festival, organized by the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) to discuss and learn about peacebuilding through inclusive memorialization, art, and activities designed to promote critical thinking and respect for multiculturalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).

Sarajevo Roses: Sites of Memory and Unobtrusive Symbols of Suffering
During the siege of the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1,425 days long, the citizens of Sarajevo were exposed to terror, including shelling and sniper attacks, on a daily basis.

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More Than A Beverage: Coffee and Tea As Social Rituals In The Region
Drinking coffee in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as neighboring countries, is a tradition that goes back a long way.

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