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Pro Peace condemns the attack on Vladimir Arsenijević and stands in solidarity with KROKODIL

Pro Peace strongly condemns the violent attack on acclaimed writer and KROKODIL Program Director Vladimir Arsenijević, as well as the threats, intimidation and desecration of the site intended for the peaceful commemoration of the victims of the Srebrenica genocide in Belgrade on 11 July 2026. Due to serious security concerns, the commemoration organised by the People Remember People/Ljude Pamte Ljude […]

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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 […]

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.

Evil or obedience: Are the perpetrators of the most heinous crimes monsters or products of the system?

In legal proceedings concerning war crimes, forensic psychiatry is not concerned with explaining the acts themselves or the moral nature of the accused, but exclusively with assessing their sanity and mental state. However, the question of whether perpetrators of crimes are evil by nature or simply ordinary people influenced by social circumstances and authority remains a key theme that links […]

Limits of peace and hate speech in Bosnia and Herzegovina   

Three decades after the war, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to face the consequences of an incomplete process of facing its past. Although the war has ended and institutions formally function, society remains burdened by mistrust, differing interpretations of the war legacy, and frequent political misuse of issues that ought to be the subject of responsible and careful public debate. In […]

The half-empty classroom

I cannot undo the scattering of our generation across Serbia, Germany and beyond. But I can remember, and I can write.

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.

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.