Connecting Writers and Readers through the Written Word

The book, as the main historical medium, has been largely replaced by digital media in recent decades, driven by the increasingly frequent use of technology.

Banja Luka in Orange: A Race Against Gender-Based Violence

A race was held in Banja Luka at the end of November 2024 on the International Day Against Violence Against Women, also known as Orange Day. On this occasion, 400 participants showed unity in the fight against gender-based violence.

Maja Turniški: Reshaping the Social and Environmental Landscape of Vrginmost

After obtaining a PhD in Psychology in the United States, Maja Turniški's life path took her to Vrginmost in Gvozd municipality, Croatia.

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Economic Violence Ties Victims to Perpetrators
Economic violence is one of the most surreptitious forms of abuse inflicted upon women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), directly affecting their financial independence, dignity, and ability to make their own choices.

The Transformation of Pecka Village: From Abandonment to One of 14 Most Beautiful Villages in Bosnia
The Bosnian village of Pecka is located between Mrkonjić Grad and Šipovo. At first glance, it may appear similar to many other villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Prevention in the Western Balkans: Countering Denial and Hate Speech
The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC), Impunity Watch, and the Western Balkans Coalition for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Crimes Prevention organized the second regional conference titled “Prevention in the Western Balkans: Countering Denial and Hate Speech.”

Food: A Need, a Love, a Connection, and a Sense of Belonging
Food is a fundamental human need. However, from sociological and anthropological perspectives, it is so much more—associated with region, habits, lifestyle, customs, and even religion.

The Regional Database of Active Missing Persons Cases
On the International Human Rights Day 2024, the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), with the support of the Government of the United Kingdom, launched the Regional Database of Active Missing Persons Cases from the armed conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. The launch of the database was attended by the families of the missing, the media, and the public.

International Day of Remembrance at the UN: Strengthening Prevention and Restoring Dignity to Victims and Survivors of Genocide
“In a world plagued by division, mistrust and violence, the dark spectre of genocide is still with us,” stated United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration for Victims of Genocide and the Prevention of this Crime, coinciding with the 76th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

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