BalkanThemes Volume 1: Issue 3 – LGBT Rights

February 3rd, 2015

The third issue of BalkanThemes explores the work of organizations promoting LGBT-friendly dialogue in the Balkans, the struggle of three LGBT individuals in a conservative society and the state of LGBT rights across the region of the former Yugoslavia.

Albania Croatia Events Film Inequality LGBTQ Macedonia Montenegro NGO Slovenia

Kruščica’s Bridge of Brave Women

Courageous, brave, and determined are just some of the words that can be used to describe the residents of the village of Kruščica, in the central Bosnian municipality of Vitez. These brave women halted the construction of a mini hydroelectric plant on the Kruščica River to conserve nature, protect clean drinking water, and preserve the environment.

March 10th, 2025

Amir Barleci

The Fight Against Contemporary Fascism: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the role of activism

Rising neo-fascist tendencies are sweeping Europe, including Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian activist groups, however, are prepared to resist even the most covert forms.

July 20th, 2026

Antonia Kronsteiner