In April 1992, exactly 30 years ago, the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina began. It lasted for three and a half years, cost the lives of 100,000 people and made refugees of half the population. Today, there is war again in the middle of Europe, and already more than 3 million people from Ukraine have fled the violence imposed on them to other countries in Europe.
Find more info here about the workshop organised by crossborder factory, CIFE and The Balkan Forum, with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office
Medyka, a border area between Poland and Ukraine, where thousands of Ukraine refugees, predominantly women and children, are assisted by hundreds of NGO’s, volunteers and other actors from Poland, Israel, India, South Korea, Egypt, Ireland, Spain, France, and countless more countries.
Putin’s anti-civilisational aggression against an independent and peaceful country requires us to stand on the side of the oppressed. This is our moral duty as staying neutral must not be an option.
Find the open letter here .
Joint statement by the CSOs from Kosovo and Serbia on the potential consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the Western Balkans.
Find the full statement here .