At the end of March, we organised an exchange meeting of activists from India and Bangladesh, on the one hand, and Europe, primarily the Balkans, on the other.
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Against Forgetting and Indifference
The 18th action to mark unmarked sites of suffering (ONMS) was carried out in February 2022 in the Brčko District of BiH
Biber Contest and multilingual short story collections presented in Priština
Biber Contest and multilingual short story collections presented in Priština at the Kino Armata
Marking the anniversary of the closure of the Silos detention facility near Hadžići
War veterans and peace activists from the region attended the commemoration on the anniversary of the closure of the “Silos” detention facility located in Tarčin near Hadžići.
Honouring Those Killed in Skelani: Remembrance of All Victims
Members of the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo-Belgrade attended the commemoration for people killed in Skelani, a local community within the Srebrenica Municipality. In Skelani and other surrounding villages, 34 Serb civilians and 35 members of the Republika Srpska Army were killed on 16 January 1993.
Kosovo 2.0 portal about CNA peace work and activities with war veterans
Portal Kosovo 2.0 published an article about the peace work of the CNA, especially about our working with war veterans
Silence is Not Golden
Our 17th action of marking unmarked sites of suffering is complete. In this action, we visited unmarked sites of suffering in the area of Trnovo, Mount Igman and Bugojno
Fifth Regional Short Story Contest Biber
On Human Rights Day 2021 the fifth Biber Short Story Contest has been opened. Both established and unpublished authors writing in Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Croatian or Serbian are eligible to enter.
In Memory of Novica Kostić: War veterans from the region pay their respects to a fellow peacebuilder
War veterans from the region and peace activists have submitted an initiative to name one street in Vlasotince after Novica Kostić
24th Annual Report Published
In front of you is the 24th annual report on the activities of the Center for Nonviolent Action. As always, your feedback would mean a lot to us.
New: online Handbook for peacebuilding trainings
This online handbook is created as an online support tool for practitioners with previous knowledge and skills of groupwork with adults on issues of dealing with conflict and peacebuilding
The Courage and Openness of Twenty-Year-Olds
The fourth Peacebuilding Training for students from Bosnia and Herzegovina was held from 22 to 28 July on Mount Vlašić.
War Veterans at the Commemoration to the Victims Killed in Uborak and Sutina: Those Responsible Must Be Brought to Face Justice
It was 29 years ago, as the Serb military and paramilitary forces were retreating from Mostar, that 114 Bosniak and Croat civilians were taken from their homes and killed at two locations near Mostar – Uborak and Sutina
War Veterans Attend Commemoration in Bradina near Konjic: Visiting All Sites of Suffering
War veterans from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia attended the commemoration for Serb civilians killed in Bradina near Konjic.
I’ve come to save you, he said.
It is very unusual to find yourself “on the other side” of “glorious” Croatian (and not just Croatian) military victories, among those against whom the victories are being celebrated. It is clear who was defeated, but there is always the question of whether anyone actually won?