Kosovo’s Overlooked Survivors of Wartime Rape Face Worsening Odds in Compensation Battle
Campaigners for the women say the official commission that adjudicates reparations claims needs to change tack. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Share Your Experience: Image-Based Online Sexual Abuse in Greece
Has someone posted sexually explicit images of you online without your consent? We would like to hear from women and men in Greece who are willing to help our upcoming…
‘They Treat Us Like Mangy Dogs’: Slovak Roma Face Discrimination from Pregnancy to Childbirth
From delayed examinations and verbal abuse to segregated hospital rooms and lost financial support, Roma mothers in Slovakia describe a healthcare system that treats them as second-class patients. KAYNAK: Balkan…
BIRN Launches Podcast for ‘Women’s Wars’ Interview Series
BIRN has launched a ten-part podcast of its ‘Women’s Wars’ series, which profiles courageous women activists and journalists who worked for justice and freedom in the Yugoslav wars years. KAYNAK:…
Montenegro Videotape Scandal Highlights Issue of Image-Based Sexual Abuse
Allegations that a former presidential adviser threatened a government lawyer with the release of private sexually explicit material have put the spotlight on so-called ’revenge porn‘ and the use of…
Serbian Drama Teacher on Trial for Sexual Assault Dies
Miroslav Aleksic, who was on trial for multiple cases of rape and illicit sexual acts against seven women, has died, his lawyer has confirmed. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
BIRN Reality Check: Bulgaria Slow to Tackle Gender-Based Violence
Despite societal outrage about domestic abuse and femicide cases following a knife attack that sparked street protests, Bulgaria is yet to implement laws on violence prevention, despite initial promises. KAYNAK:…
Inspired by Experience, Bosnian Activist Works for Children Born of Wartime Rape
Ajna Jusic says her own experience of societal stigma as a child born of sexual violence during the Bosnian war has inspired her advocacy work for fellow victims. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Kosovo in 2025: Wartime Sexual Abuse Stigma Challenged in Public
For the first time since the 1998-99 Kosovo war, a Kosovo Albanian man spoke publicly about the sexual violence he was subjected to by Serbian fighters. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo Activist Still Fighting for Justice for Wartime Sexual Violence Survivors
Since meeting a girl who was raped during the war in 1999, Veprore Shehu has been seeking support and justice for survivors of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo, fighting societal…