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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · Jul 7

White Flower performed by the Sarajevo National Theatre & Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra & Cardiff Ardwyn Singers/Cantorion Ardwyn Caerdydd. This song gives voice to a victim's soul and a mother’s grief. Written by Elvir Solak.
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#Srebrenica30

'White Flower' - a Performance of Remembrance (English & Bosnian with subtitles).

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 28

Our thanks also go to Waqar Asmi OBE for his welcoming message and to Susan Jimenez for her powerful video detailing genocide and challenging denial, made especially for our event.
Photos by Stuart Hal

Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 28

Alison Anderson, a former forensic technician who worked in Bosnia for the ICTY; Honorary Consul for Bosnia & Herzegovina in Scotland, Almira Delibegovic Broome KC, a survivor from Tuzla; and John Corrigan QPM, former police commander and one of the founding members of RS Scotland.

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 28

Professor Alison Phipps, Chair of UNESCO RIELA and co-host; Dr Nalja Hrustanovic, keynote speaker from Antioch University, who is a survivor of the genocide in Srebrenica and a board member of the CBNA;

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 28

Last night we came together to commemorate 30years since the Srebrenica genocide. We thank those who shared their reflections with us.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jun 28

Forensics

For Robert McNeil and @rssba.bsky.social

Forensics
I listen to the evidence of the forensic technicians who analysed the remains
of those 8,000 killed by Serb forces and UN Protection failure in the Srebrenica Genocide
30 years ago.
I read the court transcript.
"A single gunshot wound to the head"
"Mass starvation"
"Mass graves"
"Concealment."
Denial.
The parallel is palpable
Lit in the candles
Remembering.
Hovering like a drone in the Forlorn, shredded words:
"Never again".
The scale of exhumation of bulldozed concealment and
Flat out denial
in Gaza lies before us
A monumental task.

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 26

Join us tomorrow.

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · Jun 26

I'm reading over some of court materials from the Srebrenica Genocide and tribunals at present in preparation for our event tomorrow.

And in doing so I am in awe, once again, of our affiliate artist and forensic scientist Robert McNeil and the work of @rssba.bsky.social in facing the atrocities.

UofG Unesco RIELA 🧡 @uofgunescorila.bsky.social · Jun 23

We are in the University Chapel Installing the exhibition Remembering Srebrenica 30: Remember Yesterday, Act Today. Join us for the remembrance event next Friday at 5pm!

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · Jun 24

We are grateful to the team from UNESCO RIELA & Glasgow University Chapel for organising our exhibition of paintings in advance of our Srebrenica Memorial event on Friday (5:00 to 7:00 pm). Both are open to the public.
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UofG Unesco RIELA 🧡 @uofgunescorila.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · Jun 5

Genocide denial is often called the final stage of genocide. The Bosnian genocide is one of the most documented and forensically proven genocides in history, yet denial continues. Help us combat it by spreading awareness in your community. #GenocideAwareness

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 31

Summer 1992: British journalists exposed the brutal reality of Bosnia’s concentration camps.
In one day, the world saw the truth.
The war was just beginning.
srebrenica.org.uk/podcast/
#WhiteArmbandDay

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 29

Nearly 1,000 victims were uncovered in Prijedor in 2013, 17 years after the war. Over 3,000 were murdered in the region. Many Bosnian Muslims still wait to find their loved ones. #WeRemember #NeverForget #Prijedor

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 30

#WhiteArmbandDay: In May 1992, Serb forces in Prijedor forced Bosniak and Croat civilians to wear white armbands and mark their homes. They were identified, targeted, and sent to camps or killed. This was the beginning of ethnic cleansing. #WeRemember

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · May 27

Elvira’s and Dr. Fatima Klempic's poignant narratives are featured in this video, produced and directed by Tamara Rahman for Remembering Srebrenica, to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.
2025 marks the 30th anniversary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ut2...

21: Honouring the lost generation - long version

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · May 27

Elvira Mujkanovic lived in Trnopolje when the Bosnian Serb Army turned her entire village into an interrogation camp.
Elvira’s story inspired Robert McNeil, our Chair, to paint this picture. Elvira's now-husband was incarcerated in the infamous Omarska camp (shown in the background of the painting).

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · May 27

On May 31, 1992, all non-Serbs in the Prijedor area of Bosnia were instructed to wear white armbands and hang white sheets from their homes. Thousands of Muslims and Croats were forcibly arrested and taken to concentration camps where many suffered starvation, torture and death.

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Scotland Board of Ambassadors - Remembering Srebrenica UK @rssba.bsky.social · May 27

Elvira’s and Dr. Fatima Klempic's poignant narratives are featured in this video, produced and directed by Tamara Rahman for Remembering Srebrenica, to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica.
2025 marks the 30th anniversary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ut2...

21: Honouring the lost generation - long version

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 14

Ramiza Gurdić - Bosnian human rights activist and survivor of the genocide in Srebrenica, BiH.

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 16

#OTD in 1992, Serb forces massacred at least 83 unarmed Bosniak civilians in Zaklopača, including 11 children and 16 elderly. The victims had no means of defence—making the atrocity even more harrowing. We remember them. #Zaklopaca

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 13

The Mothers of Srebrenica represent the incredible strength, courage, and dignity embodied by survivors of the Bosnian Genocide. In the leadup to the 30th anniversary, we will be sharing quotes from these inspirational women, starting with founder Hatidža Mehmedović.

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 12

The Srebrenica 30th Anniversary Commemorations are drawing nearer. There are many ways you can organise a community action to commemorate the Bosnian Genocide this July. For ideas and assistance visit our website - srebrenica.org.uk/organise-a-m...

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Remembering Srebrenica @srebrenicauk.bsky.social · May 2

The Srebrenica 30th Anniversary Commemorations are drawing nearer. There are many ways you can organise a community action to commemorate the Bosnian Genocide this July. For ideas and assistance visit our website - srebrenica.org.uk/organise-a-m...

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