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

The Need for a New Approach to Dealing with the Past in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the wider region have yet to fully reckon with the past.

August 25th, 2025

Erna Mačkić

Abrašević: A Safe Haven, A Hub of Activity

Throughout its two decades of work, Abrašević Youth Cultural Center (YCC) has had to support itself in its project of providing Mostar with a social hub, a gathering space, and a place that creates unique and alternative cultural opportunities for young people. Abrašević's history goes back much further than is commonly known, but its goals remain unchanged to this day.

April 28th, 2023

Marko Mlikota