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

With a Good Story and Some Perseverance, You Can Reach the Masses

“The greatest challenge that journalists face is the persistence of doing and publishing a story regardless of possible consequences,” says Amarildo Gutić – a journalist working for the online magazine Žurnal. He reminds that journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina are faced with a number of problems and challenges as part of their work, such as political and financial pressures.

February 4th, 2019

Kristina Gadže