By Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Junior Project Officer   Your dog is shaking and whimpering. Your child jolts slightly for every ‘Bang!’ that fills the night. You comfort them because while fireworks ...

by Slobodan Bošković, SEESAC Project Officer/Advisor and Juliana Buzi, SEESAC Project Specialist When it comes to real-life crime, if police and forensic agencies are the Sherlocks, their ...

By Balsa Lubarda, UNDP Montenegro The culture of ‘bearing arms’ has long stood beside the traditional definition of manhood, dignity: physical  proof of the ability to defend your loved ones. ...

 By Christopher Barber, SEESAC Junior Firearms Incidents Research Consultant In early July 2015, two Czech tourists were gunned down in the hauntingly beautiful mountains of northern Albania. ...

By Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Junior Project Officer Sparks are flying. A distinct smell fills the air. Twisted metal, slowly metamorphosing into liquid. Wheelbarrows of marked guns, the ID tags on them ...

by Srdjan Hercigonja, SEESAC Intern   Through the Targeting Weapons project, UNDP’s SEESAC initiative has been monitoring the use of firearms in the Republic of Serbia. The interactive online platform ...

by Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Junior Communications and Research Consultant 25 November is the International End Violence Against Women Day. This day also markes the start of an annual 16-day campaign of ...

by Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Junior Communications and Research Consultant   The armistice between the Allies of World War I and Germany took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the ...

by Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski, SEESAC Coordinator   In the Balkans, small arms are widely available.   Celebratory fire is a common occurrence, from weddings to New Years celebrations. ...

by Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Researcher   We attended a Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict last week. To be honest, I’m struggling a bit with summarizing my thoughts and impressions ...