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

Defining and Responding to Femicide in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Violence against women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is widespread, but often goes unnoticed until the final iteration – murder.

January 13th, 2023

Amina Sejfić

Youth Center Zenica – A Place Where Young People Organize

More than 1,000 young people have participated in the activities of the Youth Center Zenica, which was established a little over five years ago in this Bosnian city, in accordance with the Youth Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH). They have hosted more than a hundred projects and around 500 activities conducted by various organizations from several cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

September 13th, 2024

Elma Hasanspahić