Wie Medien die Vergangenheit im Westbalkan erzählen - taz Talk mit der Organisation Pro Peace

In the organizer's words:

A taz Talk in cooperation with Pro Peace. Getoarbë Mulliqi, Dinko Gruhonjić and Alexander Vojvoda talk about media freedom, memory and responsibility in the Western Balkans.

Journalism in post-conflict societies is much more than a profession, journalistic work is a cornerstone of dealing with the past, giving voice to victims and survivors of human rights violations and holding perpetrators accountable. However, political influence, disinformation and historical revisionist narratives are putting critical and independent media and journalists in the Western Balkans under increasing pressure and they are increasingly the targets of verbal and physical attacks and assaults.

How can journalistic work contribute to taking responsibility for human rights violations in the Western Balkans that have still not been investigated, be a voice for victims and survivors and be part of a just reappraisal of the past?

How do media professionals in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia report on war, reappraisal and reconciliation under difficult political conditions and what structural changes are necessary to ensure media freedom and a culture of remembrance?

Following the discussion, there will be an opportunity to exchange views with the discussion partners.

As a guest:

🐾 Getoarbë Mulliqi is a journalist and managing director of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo (AGK). She conducts research on media freedom, gender equality and transitional justice and is the author of the Safe Journalists regional report "Indicators on the Level of Media Freedom and Journalists' Safety Index"

Prof. Dr. Dinko Gruhonjić teaches media studies at the University of Novi Sad and is program director of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (IJAV). As a journalist, he has been reporting on human rights issues and dealing with the past since the 1990s and is regularly attacked for his work. He is the winner of the Weimar Human Rights Award 2024.

Alexander Vojvoda is a communications and advocacy consultant for the peace organization Pro Peace for the Western Balkans and works on dealing with the past and transitional justice.

Barbara Oertel is co-head of the taz foreign desk and moderates this talk.

This event is a cooperation between taz and Pro Peace.

Event information

Price information:

Free admission. Seat reservation required. Participation is only possible with a pre-booked ticket. We therefore ask you to register via the ticket portal listed on taz.de. Places are limited, admission is free. Access to the event is barrier-free.