We spoke to Marija Ilić and Dimitrije Glukčević, students from Niš who are actively involved in the student protests, but who are also taking part in the Training of Trainers organised by the Centre for Nonviolent Action, about the student protests that have been ongoing in Serbia since November 2024
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The seventh Biber Short Story Contest has been opened
The seventh Biber Short Story Contest, this time dedicated to the student protests, has been opened. Authors writing in Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Croatian or Serbian are welcome to send in their short stories.
JOINT ONMS ACTION: YIHR Croatia, YIHR Serbia and CNA mark unmarked sites of suffering in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
Together, peace activists of the Centre for Nonviolent Action Belgrade-Sarajevo and the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) from Croatia and Serbia marked sites of suffering in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Canopies over the Balkans
Political and social contexts in which we live
28th Annual Report Published
We have published the 28th Annual Report of the Centre for Nonviolent Action. We look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback.
The book We Come in Peace promoted to mark the anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement
The book We Come in Peace: War Veterans in Peacebuilding was promoted at the Historical Museum in Sarajevo, followed by the opening of the exhibition of photographs.
The final step? – Training of Trainers in Peacebuilding
study trip, conversations, preparation of future actions. End, comma and beginning
Biber 06 Short Story Collection presented in Sombor
The Biber 06 Short Story Collection with stories selected through our sixth Biber Contest was presented in Sombor on Thursday, 23 October 2025, at the LINK Community Development Centre.
The Student Uprising in Serbia – The Power of Nonviolence
How and why the student rebellion began and developed? About the deep commitment to nonviolent action despite the regime’s brutal crackdown. About the solidarity.
We Come in Peace book promotion and photography exhibition in Brčko
The book We Come in Peace: War Veterans in Peacebuilding was promoted at the Brčko District of BiH Library on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, followed by the opening of the exhibition of photographs by Nenad Vukosavljević.
“Ready, Steady, Go!”
The third phase of the Training for Trainers was held from July 10th to 20th, 2025, in Tetovo, Macedonia
Biber at Slovo Gorčina
The multilingual collection Biber 06 from the regional Biber Short Story Contest was presented at the 54th edition of the Slovo Gorčina Culture Festival in Stolac, on Sunday 27 July 2025
Peace Activists at the Commemoration in Herceg Novi
On 26 May 2025, precisely at noon, a commemoration was held in Herceg Novi to mark 33 years since the war crime committed against Bosniak civilians
Training for Trainers: A Leap of Faith
The first phase of the Training for Trainers was held from 4 to 14 April 2025 in Ulcinj, Montenegro
The collection of short stories from the Biber 06 contest has been published
The 6th Biber Contest was open from 8 December 2023 to 26 May 2024. A total of 490 stories were submitted.

