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Peacebuilders in a time of crisis: activism between the past and the present

In a time when political instability shakes the very foundations of our society once again and the public space is increasingly flooded with fear and divisions, I ask myself what it means to be a peace activist today.

Our past relentlessly reminds us of the fact that peace is not something to be taken for granted....

Working in the mines, resisting oppression: Trepça 1989

KORAB KRASNIQI: The Trepça miners’ strike was not only a direct confrontation with oppressive power and discriminatory policies but also a site of political struggle.

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War crimes in Bijeljina and insufficient number of convictions

As one of the nearest cities to Bosnia and Herzegovina's border with Serbia, Bijeljina was the perfect test site for war plans and crimes that were about to engulf the rest of the country. Everything that was happening in and around Bijeljina in April 1992 was replicated throughout the Podrinje region over the ensuing months...

Sijekovac: 33 years since the massacre

On March 26, 1992, a massacre was committed in Sijekovac near Bosanski Brod by armed groups that later on joined the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), together with other members of Croatian military formations, including the Croatian Defence Forces (HOS). The attack on this village led to the death of Serb civilians and destruction of their...

Heliodrom: a museum that is not one

Heliodrom, a heliport that was used as a concentration camp and controlled by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), was a place of detention of around 8000 inhabitants of Mostar during the last war. A discussion about turning this space into a museum dedicated to the Croatian Defence Council has been ongoing for quite some time,...

Call for Application – Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces

Terms of Reference (ToR) for “Regional Research on Sound Art, Dealing with the Past, and Public Spaces within the framework of the project Landscapes of Repair”

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Sound, Memory, and Public Spaces

From September 25 to 29, 2023, forumZFD Kosovo held a workshop on “Sound, Memory, and Public Places” in cooperation with the Centre for Narrative Practice in Prishtina/Kosovo and Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at the University of Arts London, and the Shortwave Collective. The workshop was part of forumZFD’s collaborative and transnational project Landscapes of Repair which was […]

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WARM Academy 2023 Open Call

WARM Foundation / WARM Academy5th edition TELLING THE STORY IN TIMES OF CRISISOPEN CALL Sarajevo, 10-15 July 2023Application deadline: 25 June 2023 Dear Sir/Madam, We are delighted to inform you about the upcoming 5th edition of the WARM Academy, organized by the WARM Foundation. The WARM Academy is a multidisciplinary educational program that aims to explore and showcase cutting-edge approaches, […]

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.

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Peacebuilders in a time of crisis: activism between the past and the present

In a time when political instability shakes the very foundations of our society once again and the public space is increasingly flooded with fear and divisions, I ask myself what it means to be a peace activist today. Our past relentlessly reminds us of the fact that peace is not something to be taken for granted. In the current political […]

KORAB KRASNIQI: The Trepça miners’ strike was not only a direct confrontation with oppressive power and discriminatory policies but also a site of political struggle.

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Working in the mines, resisting oppression: Trepça 1989

KORAB KRASNIQI: The Trepça miners’ strike was not only a direct confrontation with oppressive power and discriminatory policies but also a site of political struggle.

Column

War crimes in Bijeljina and insufficient number of convictions

As one of the nearest cities to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s border with Serbia, Bijeljina was the perfect test site for war plans and crimes that were about to engulf the rest of the country. Everything that was happening in and around Bijeljina in April 1992 was replicated throughout the Podrinje region over the ensuing months and years. Everything started at […]

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

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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.