Bosnia Victims’ Associations and BIRN BiH Seek Fresh Push to Mark Mass Graves
BIRN presents project aimed at nudging local authorities to comply with state-level law on marking mass graves of war victims.
‘Virtual Memories’: New Memorialization App Unveiled in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On July 1, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in partnership with ProPeace Bosnia and Herzegovina, officially presented the “Virtual Memories” application in Sarajevo.
Mothers of Srebrenica Seek Permit to Mark Mass Graves in Zeleni Jadar
The Movement of Mothers of Srebrenica and Zepa Enclaves association has submitted a request to the municipality of Srebrenica to establish memorials at five mass grave sites in Zeleni Jadar...
Episode 163: Families of Srebrenica genocide victims call for mass graves to be marked
Victims of the Srebrenica genocide have been found in more than 80 mass graves, most of which have not been marked and are hard to find. BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Srebrenica Memorial Centre Houses Unidentified Genocide Victims’ Remains
A facility was opened at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre to store the remains, personal belongings and clothes of victims of the Srebrenica genocide who haven’t been identified – intended as...
Mostar’s Unpunished Massacres, Part 3: The Long Wait for a Memorial
Since the Uborak and Sutina massacres, the most serious war crimes in the Herzegovina region during the 1990s conflict, the victims’ families have been calling for a dignified memorial, but...
Peace Activists Place Memorial Signs at Unmarked Bosnian War Sites
Peace activists from the Centre for Nonviolent Action put up temporary signs at eight unmarked locations in Bosnia and Herzegovina where people were detained, abused and killed during the 1992-95...
Bosnian Activists Mark Wartime Detention Camp Sites
A group of activists put up temporary memorial signs to mark former detention centres at schools, industrial buildings and a nightclub where prisoners were held during the Bosnian war in...
Activists Place Memorial Plaques at Bosnian ‘Sites of Suffering’
Peace activists have installed plaques at sites where people were killed or imprisoned during the 1992-95 Bosnian war in the Zenica, Doboj and Zepce areas.