BalkanThemes Volume 1: Issue 2 – Roma

November 3rd, 2014

Roma family stands behind a broken window of their house where they were attacked by the local population in Osenik, which is located 20 km west of Sarajevo (Credit: Midhat Poturović)

The second issue of BalkanThemes examines the rights of Roma and other minorities in the countries of former Yugoslavia.

Minorities Roma

New Mothers Grow Louder as the System Quiets

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is still a country where giving birth with dignity is not the rule but a fortunate exception.

April 24th, 2025

Neda Vukadin

A Woman’s Right to Choose

“I was divorced and had one child, I started a relationship with Mirko, who was also divorced and the relationship was over before it started. My period was late. I called him to tell him the news and first thing the next day, without even a second thought, he decided – abortion."

October 20th, 2017

Sara Velaga