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

Bosnian Traditional Gatherings: A Dying Tradition

Conversations over coffee, šerbe (a traditional sweet juice), and traditional delicacies, sometimes featuring songs or stories passed down through generations, were once a tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina but are now increasingly being forgotten.

March 2nd, 2026

Elma Hasanspahić

War Profiteers Go on Campaign

For Bosnia and Herzegovina's politicians, the vocabulary of commemorations, victims, the past, and crimes should be replaced by words such as activity (i.e., work) and accountability.

August 27th, 2014

Paulina Janusz