Director Kluk on the Srebrenica Genocide, the Holocaust, and Safeguarding the Truth

Every year, the world is united in grief for the victims of genocide. In January, we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. In July, we commemorate the more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys who were killed in Srebrenica. In recent years, memorialisations of the Holocaust and Srebrenica have increasingly involved closer cooperation between educators in both communities.

The Precarious Position of Trans Bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Trans people occupy a particularly precarious space in BiH in terms of social acceptance, legal recognition and healthcare access. The lack of protection, acceptance and support in Bosnia and Herzegovina is exemplified by the restrictions and limitations that individuals face when dealing with governmental institutions and medical professionals.

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Peace education activism in Bosnia: Fostering dialogue in a divided system

Peace education activists in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) are facilitating dialogue in a political environment that is far from hospitable to their work.

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Mental Illness: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Silent Epidemic
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still grappling with the lasting impact of war. War survivors are struggling with the post-traumatic stress caused by the conflict of 1992-1995.

Freddy Mutanguha: “I want to teach about empathy”
Freddy Mutanguha, director of the Kigali Genocide Memorial in Rwanda, attended the 29th commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide on July 11, as well as the Srebrenica Youth School from July 7-12, 2024. There, he shared his personal story as a genocide survivor and his mission as a human rights activist and peace educator.

Mingling: Sarajevo’s In-Person Social Defying Online Culture
It is no secret that we generally have less time and space in our lives for in-person socializing. Pressured by numerous obligations, and preoccupied by social media, many simply do not have the headspace.

Danica Maksimović: the artist combining art with environmental protection
Danica Maksimović is a thirty-two-year-old artist born in Kosovska Gračanica, Kosovo, but she has lived and worked in Niš, Serbia for the past 16 years. There, she completed her secondary art school and Faculty of Arts, majoring in Painting. Her passion for creation has been with her since childhood, complemented by her interest in environmental protection.

Transplantations in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Difficult Search for a New Life
Organ transplantation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) faces numerous challenges.

Ten years of Balkan Diskurs: New call for young people
Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) invites young people from Bosnia and Herzegovina to participate in the tenth Balkan Diskurs training and mentoring program for youth correspondents, which will be held from October 31 to November 4 in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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