Category: News

Television Sarajevo fined with 2.500 KM regarding the broadcast about Code of Behavior and Clothing at the University of Sarajevo

The Communications Regulatory Agency fined Sarajevo Television (TVSA) with 2,500 KM for violating the Code on Audiovisual Media Services and Radio Media Services in the broadcast about Code of Conduct and Behavior at the University of Sarajevo. During the informative show “BH Dnevnik” in July 2018, video materials from the public discussion held at the … Continued

”What is the Gender of Security 2.0?” – Call for Papers

The Sarajevo Open Centre and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina are pleased to invite researchers and activists to submit research Papers for the following Call for papers: ”What is the Gender of Security 2.0? 20 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina”. On the 20th … Continued

Necessity of Raising Awareness and Understanding Hate Crimes Among Experts

Written by Marija Lučić – Ćatić Recognition, investigation and prosecution of hate crimes requires specific skills and knowledge of all participants in the chain of criminal prosecution (police officers, prosecutors and judges). The existence of legal regulations, in its best form, will not yield adequate results if the persons who need to apply it do … Continued

Overview of the lecture of the School of Feminism, June 29, 2019

On Saturday, 29 June, the final lectures of the fifth School of Feminism Žarana Papić were held. Alen Kristic, through ethical-theological discourses, talked about abortion, homophobic abuse of the Bible and the Qur’an, gender ideology and blasphemy, while Nebojsa Jovanovic discussed the Yugoslav films through the function of the ideological matrices in them. The activities … Continued

Police MOI KS: “Training on Freedom of Assembly is Another Step Towards Raising the Level of Knowledge and Professionalism”

Sarajevo Open Centre, with the financial support of the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the OSCE in Vienna, and co-operation with the OSCE Mission to BiH on 24 and 25 June 2019, held a two-day training for police officers of the Sarajevo Canton Ministry of the Interior called “Freedom of assembly: international standards and national legislation, practices of countries in the region and experiences from BiH”

Hate Speech: Overture to Hate Crime

Hate speech expressed in comments is not uncommon in BiH’s online media, but editorial staff often does not find an adequate way to cope with this problem.

Coalition For the Fight Against Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Condemns the unworthy treatment of Refugees and Migrants

Coalition For the Fight Against Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Condemns the unworthy treatement of Refugees and Migrants in Bihać, requires the investigation and sanctioning of the use of force against migrants and refugees, as well as the immediate freedom of movement within the territory of BiH for refugees and migrants, guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina.