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Unlearning to build peace

The time has come for decolonised peace work. Here’s how.

Teaching silence to speak

We must have the courage to speak openly about the wounds our country still carries and the marks they leave on the lives of our fellow citizens.

The Ohrid Framework Agreement – inclusion or exclusion for the Roma community in the Republic of North Macedonia

The Roma community in North Macedonia is the most marginalized community that has been dealing with serious problems for decades, from socio-economic problems, all the way through problems with education, discrimination, access to all rights and services, poor living conditions, and what not!?

According to the latest census in North Macedonia (2021), the total population is...

The children who grew up to remember

A photographer’s journey through memory, grief, and truth

Reconstruction of the Dugalića Mosque in Nevesinje – Return of Displaced Persons Requires Much More Than That

Built at the beginning of the 16th century, completely destroyed at the beginning of the war in the 1990s, the Dugalića Mosque at the centre of Nevesinje was reconstructed.

Author: Miljan Kovač

The last in a series of 12 destroyed mosques in this municipality should be officially opened as soon as the next summer. Final works...

One Year After the Collapse of the Railway Station Canopy in Novi Sad

The 1st November 2025 marks one year since the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad. This tragic event claimed the lives of 16 persons and sparked the biggest protest movement in Serbia since the fall of the Milošević regime. For twelve months students and citizens have taken to the streets to ask for justice, protest corruption and demand structural […]

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Open Call: Bridges of Memory

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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese addresses Sarajevo on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

When the world sleeps

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese addresses Sarajevo on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

DwP Column

DwP Column is a new media product of online platform about dealing with the past www.dwp-balkan.org. DwP Column is regional online platform for constructive reflection on the topics related to dealing with the past for the purpose of strengthening constructive and open approach on the regional level. By using Column tool we want to promote constructive online discourse related to current topics in the field of dealing with the past.

The time has come for decolonised peace work. Here’s how.

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Unlearning to build peace

The time has come for decolonised peace work. Here’s how.

We must have the courage to speak openly about the wounds our country still carries and the marks they leave on the lives of our fellow citizens.

Column

SLIDER

Teaching silence to speak

We must have the courage to speak openly about the wounds our country still carries and the marks they leave on the lives of our fellow citizens.

Column

The Ohrid Framework Agreement – inclusion or exclusion for the Roma community in the Republic of North Macedonia

The Roma community in North Macedonia is the most marginalized community that has been dealing with serious problems for decades, from socio-economic problems, all the way through problems with education, discrimination, access to all rights and services, poor living conditions, and what not!? According to the latest census in North Macedonia (2021), the total population is 1,836,713 inhabitants, of which […]

Balkan Perspectives

Balkan.Perspectives is a regional magazine focused on dealing with the past (DwP) in the western Balkans. Produced by forumZFD in four (4) languages, this is a collaborative effort between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia. The magazine provides a platform for local actors to support conflict-sensitive discourse on issues related to the recent past. By offering a plurality of perspectives on DwP topics from across the region, the magazine aims to challenge stereotypes and ethno-centric narratives, encourage critical thinking and wider debate, and strengthen constructive approaches to dealing with the recent past.

01/2025

ISSUE 25

Films and Dealing with the Past

07/2024

ISSUE 24

Road to reconciliation: Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans

06/2023

ISSUE 23

Pop Culture and Dealing with the Past in the Western Balkans

Podcast

The Balkan Perspectives podcast is forumZFD’s audio format on Dealing with the Past and Peace Education in the Western Balkans. The podcast is produced in four languages (Albanian, BHCS, Macedonian and English) by the forumZFD offices in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia.