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A New Hope for LGBT in Bosnia-Herzegovina?
Chloé Gaillard speaks with Jasenko, organizer and activist of the 2015 international movie festival Merlinka, about the situation of the Lesbian-Gay-Bi-Trans (LGBT) community in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH).

Being a Woman: A Curse or a Blessing?
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, equal rights only exist on paper.

Lost or Found? The Story of Bosnia’s Forgotten Children
In July 1992, 46 Bosnian children from the Bjelave Orphanage in Sarajevo were evacuated to Italy. None of them have returned.

We Reduced International Women’s Day to a Carnation
If women and men were equal in Bosnia-Herzegovina you would not be reading this interview

The Benefits of Volunteerism for the Youth of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Even though there are not a large number of students volunteering in Bosnia-Herzegovina, those who do find that they gain significant professional experience. This experience can give students a professional edge in a country that suffers from the region’s highest rate of unemployment.

Amna: Guardian of the Past and Visionary of the Future
“It is a tradition to create something out of something else, that is why the base of my work is a Bosnian sheet. It is evidence that our ancestors recycled, [a] hundred years ago”