Twenty-five-year-old Samra Alebić from Konjic has been breaking world records and winning gold medals as the top competitor from Bosnia and Herzegovina in powerlifting—a sport that includes three disciplines: squatting, bench press, and deadlifting. With daily training, this young journalist and writer is able to lift 185 kilos, destroying prejudices that only men are strong.
A race was held in Banja Luka at the end of November 2024 on the International Day Against Violence Against Women, also known as Orange Day. On this occasion, 400 participants showed unity in the fight against gender-based violence.
Economic violence is one of the most surreptitious forms of abuse inflicted upon women in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), directly affecting their financial independence, dignity, and ability to make their own choices.
As early as 1992, the world had become aware of and alarmed by the sexual violence being committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, and sought to establish a tribunal that would bring perpetrators to justice.
Young women and successful athletes - Milena Nikolić, Lana Pudar, the Sipović sisters – Ajla, Nejra, and Emina - are the best and greatest ambassadors of our country, proudly standing shoulder to shoulder with sports giants, breaking their own and others' records, and proudly inscribing themselves in Bosnian-Herzegovinian and world history.
Goli Otok, “Barren Island,” is most renowned as a camp for male political prisoners in former Yugoslavia, but little is known about the island’s history as a prison camp for women.