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Keeping alive the memory of the crimes committed in July 1995 is just part of what is owed to the victims and the communities that mourn them. Remembering painful truths about the past is the key to our shared quest for a better and more tolerant world.Ephraim Mirvis – Chief Rabbi
YMCA North Staffs delegates reflect on Srebrenica visit
Through the Creative Youth Minds project, YMCA North Staffordshire led a Stoke delegation to Srebrenica to learn about the worst atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. Delegates kept daily blogs which can be read here, and Keele University’s Muslim Chaplain, Rukia Bi gave an extensive interview with Ajmal Hussain for BBC Radio […]
Remembering Lord Paddy Ashdown
Remembering Srebrenica UK Chairman, Dr Waqar Azmi OBE pays tribute to Lord Paddy Ashdown at the memorial service today at Westminster Abbey. Lord Ashdown was one of the strongest supporters and advocates for Remembering Srebrenica and the Bosnian people. At a time when few were prepared to hear about Bosnia-Herzegovina and its suffering, he repeatedly called […]
Robert McNeil MBE unveils paintings in new exhibition ahead of 25th anniversary
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, Vice-Chair of Remembering Srebrenica Scotland, Robert McNeil MBE, unveiled three of his paintings in a new exhibition at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. The artworks have been recently acquired by Glasgow Museums. ‘Witness’, ‘Subjugation’ and ‘Srebrenica Woman’ tell the story of the worst […]
Ramiza Gurdić
Ramiza is a member of the Movement of Mothers of Srebrenica and Žepa Enclaves. She recalls those days in Srebrenica like they were hell on earth, where people were killing themselves trying to escape what was coming. She lost her husband, 2 sons and 33 members of her family. Several years later, Ramiza and her only […]
Statements on the Netherlands’ Supreme Court judgment on Dutch liability in Srebrenica
On Friday 19 July 2019, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled that the Dutch state had 10% liability for the deaths of 350 men and boys while under the protection of Dutch UN peacekeepers in July 1995, in a final verdict that ends a years-long legal battle between the Dutch state and the claimants, the Mothers of […]
2019 Srebrenica Peace Walks
Walking in solidarity with the survivors of the genocide, our Community Champions across the UK are organising Peace Walks, which mirror the “Mars Mira” walk which takes place annually from Tuzla to Srebrenica. Full details will be released about this year’s walks shortly, but if you would like to get involved with helping to organise or participate […]
Find Your Nearest Memorial Event
In order to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, our fantastic Community Champions and volunteers have worked tirelessly to organise memorial events up and down the country to bring communities together. Jul 1, 2019Hayyan Bhabha
UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group’s Statement on Srebrenica Genocide Denial
The UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on Srebrenica welcomes the decision of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals that found Radovan Karadžić guilty of genocide of Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995 and sentenced him to life in prison. It, therefore, condemns in the strongest manner the decision of the Republika Srpska National Assembly to […]
Remembering Srebrenica Statement on Karadžić Appeal Verdict
Remembering Srebrenica welcomes today’s news that Radovan Karadžić, former President of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (now the Republika Srpska) and the Supreme Commander of the Bosnian Serb armed forces has lost his appeal and been sentenced to life in prison. The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals rejected the grounds of appeal submitted […]
New Zealand Mosque Terrorist ‘Inspired’ by Serbian Nationalist Convicted of Genocide of Muslims in Srebrenica
Remembering Srebrenica is able to confirm that the terrorist who butchered innocent Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch Mosque attack was listening to a Serbian song glorifying Serbian war criminal Radovan Karadžić who was convicted for the 1995 genocide of Muslims on European soil in Srebrenica in Bosnia. Whilst driving en route to committing this atrocity, […]
Remembering Srebrenica Joins Lord Mayor and Local Community for Bosnia House Dinner
Remembering Srebrenica were proud to join members of the local community for a large gathering that took place at Bosnia House, a national Bosnian community centre that undertakes an incredible amount of work to support more than 10,000 Bosnians living in the UK. The dinner was attended by members from different communities who had come […]
Remembering Srebrenica Condemns Višegrad Scenes
Remembering Srebrenica strongly condemns the deplorable actions that were on display during a gathering of supporters of the far-right Chetnik paramilitary in Višegrad who came together to commemorate the arrest of their founder Draža Mihailović. Dressed in uniform, supporters were heard chanting songs containing shocking words such as “there will be hell, the Drina will be bloody, […]