YIHR Serbia hosts memory activists from Turkey at the workshop in Belgrade
YIHR Serbia and Hafiza Merkezi from Turkey organized a three-day workshop, “New Perspectives of Memorialization in Turkey and the Western Balkans,” from June 21 to June 23 in Belgrade. The workshop was a unique opportunity for 15 memory activists from Turkey and five young memory activists from Serbia to exchange knowledge and learn from activist experience to become better acquainted with the memorialization process and the culture of commemoration of war and war crimes in Serbia and Turkey.
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The Charter Given to Lazarević is Another State of Serbia Award for War Crimes
On June 19th 2023, the Toplica district of the Republic of Serbia informed the public that this year’s “Car Lazar” charter, which this institution awards on June 28th, St. Vitus Day, will be given to the war criminal Vladimir Lazarević.
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Press Release of The National Convention on the European Union Working Group for Chapter 35
Deeply concerned about the events in the north of Kosovo, we herewith invite the representatives of Belgrade and Pristina to urgently take the necessary measures to calm the situation and return to the dialogue process. To this end, we are looking for the full implementation of the three-point plan for de-escalation of the situation in the north of Kosovo, which was proposed by the European Commission and whose implementation was supported by all the countries of the European Union, the USA and Great Britain. We are also asking for an urgent response from the European Union and the Quint countries in order to implement this plan more quickly.
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Amplifyng regional voices for women survivors of sexual violence in conflict
Civil society organizations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia, gathered around Amplifying Voices platform, join together to mark the 19th of June, the International Day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict. Today, we gather with a shared commitment to combating this horrific crime and advocating for change.
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