Združena Komuna
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„Združena Komuna“ was a movement created around the same name blog and later political zine
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....

 in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

. Basic principles of movement are libertarianism
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...

, democracy, human rights, freedom of speech, struggle against ethno-nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...

 and clericalism
Clericalism
Clericalism is the application of the formal, church-based, leadership or opinion of ordained clergy in matters of either the church or broader political and sociocultural import...

 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

„Združena Komuna“ was established in January 2008. by Nedim Jahić (under pseudonym Bezdomni), law student, with help of Emin Hajrić, student of journalism at University of Sarajevo
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...

. Later on, he created blog „zdruzenakomuna.blogspot.com“. First mentioning in printed media, ZK had in BH DANI
BH Dani
BH Dani stands for Bosanskohercegovački Dani is a Bosnian language weekly magazine published in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Editorial:...

 in text „Commune of common sense“ written by Vuk Bačanović, Bosnian journalist and historian. In times of Protests in Sarajevo 2008 against local government, ZK played role through texts and video clips (under motto TOTALNA REVOLUCIJA), and by that was acknowledged by key organizer 'Group of citizens' gathered around 'Protest.ba'.

In May, Vuk Bačanović joined the movement, later on Nikola Parun (young intellectual from Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

) and D.V. (identity remains unknown). In July movement successfully printed first, and till today only, edition of printed zine „Združena Komuna“. Nermina Filipović, student of Academy of Fine Arts designed cover. ZK also received significant moral support from Blob (blog of Kreševljaković brothers), Plamenko Muratović (notable activist in civil activism of Sarajevo), and many others.
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