Biber 05, a multilingual collection of short stories, was promoted on 24 May in Travnik at “Ex Ponto” the Birth House of Ivo Andrić
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War Veterans and Peace Activists at the Commemoration for Civilian Victims in Lozje near Goražde
At the invitation of the Goražde Prison Camp Survivors Association, a group of war veterans and peace activists attended a commemoration for civilians killed in Lozje near Goražde
Promotion of the Biber Collection in Bitolj
The Biber 05 Contest and Short Story Collection, as well as engaged literature, reconciliation and peacebuilding, were discussed at the Cultural Centre in Bitolj
Biber 05 Short Story Collection in Zagreb and Petrinja
The multilingual short story collection from the regional Biber 05 contest was promoted in Zagreb and Petrinja on 5 and 6 April 2023.
Prison Camp Survivors and Peace Activists Visit Sites of Detention Together and Issue a Public Appeal
Together with prison camp survivors, supported by peace activists, reporters and war veterans the Centre for Nonviolent Action organised a joint visit to mark four silos that were used as sites of detention in the area of Tarčin near Hadžići, Kaćuni near Busovača, and in Žepče and Derventa
Documentation: The Present of Our Past
The Present of Our Past study trip included visits to marked and unmarked sites of suffering in the wider Jasenovac and Novska area in Croatia, as well as Donja Gradina, Kozara, Prijedor and Sanski Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Special Report: Peacebuilding in South Asia and the Western Balkans – Insights from an Unusual Encounter
A special report about an extraordinary encounter with our colleagues from South Asia.
Life in Europe’s Waiting Room
Political and social contexts in which we live
25th Annual Report Published
We have published the 25th Annual Report of the Centre for Nonviolent Action.
We look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback about this report and our work.
He is There
In memoriam – Stanislav Stana Krezić (1959-2022)
Results of the Fifth Biber Contest
The jury of the fifth regional Biber Short Story Context, comprising Kalina Maleska, Lejla Kalamujić and Olja Savičević Ivančević, has chosen the winners and the 25 stories that will be published in the multilingual collection.
44th Basic Training: Days when Years Happen
The 44th Basic Training in Peacebuilding organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo/Belgrade was held in Ulcinj, Montenegro from 14 to 24 October.
Three Decades since the Crime in Sjeverin near Priboj: Families Still Waiting for Justice
On the thirtieth anniversary of the abduction and killing of 17 civilians from Sjeverin near Priboj, a funeral service was held and a commemoration in memory of the victims. The commemoration was attended also by peace activists and war veterans from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia.
Documentation: South Asia – Western Balkan Peacebuilding Exchange
The encounter within the project “South Asia – Western Balkan Peacebuilding Exchange” took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 26 March to 2 April 2022. The exchange included two parts: optional study trip in Mostar and the workshop held in Sarajevo. The participants of this exchange programme came from India, Manipur/India, Bangladesh, Germany, North Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
War Veterans at the Commemoration to Children Killed in Vitez: We Can Learn from the Painful Past
It has been 29 years, yet no one has been held responsible for the deaths of eight children in Vitez, killed on 10 June 1993 by a shell fired from the positions of ARBiH. A mixed group of war veterans and peace activists from BiH, Croatia and Serbia visited Vitez today to pay their respects to the child victims.