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Minister for Faith Opens National Bosnian Centre
On 25th November, Minister for Faith, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth officially opened ‘Bosnia House’ in Birmingham – the national Bosnian community centre that serves more than 10,000 Bosnians living in the UK. This was a historic moment for a community that survived genocide and ethnic cleansing in Europe and found refuge in the UK. Over […]
Beatfreeks’ performance poetry marks genocide
Creative young people from the Birmingham-based social enterprise Beatfreeks held a special Srebrenica 'Poetry Jam' during Memorial Week this year.
Bearing Witness – Beatfreeks’ Bosnian Odyssey
In May 2015, creative young people from the Birmingham-based social enterprise Beatfreeks travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina on our ‘Lessons from Srebrenica’ programme of educational visits to witness at first-hand the testimony of survivors and Mothers who lost loved ones in the Srebrenica genocide. Here, they give their accounts of the experience – filmed at the Srebrenica-Potočari […]
Riad Terzic gave an enlightening and moving survivor talk to students today which covered his own life experiences in Bosnia and the Srebrenica Massacre. A powerful and inspiring visit. #RememberSrebrenica #HMD2020 #StandTogether #BeaconSchool1920 @SrebrenicaUK @UCL_Holocaust
2This morning, @KSrebrenica is at Arsenal Football Club along with @HolocaustUK @StandUpEAD @facinghistory & @IslingtonBC to teach young people about the genocide in Bosnia & empower young people to ensure that the events of the Holocaust and Srebrenica never happen again.
On Friday, two victims of the Srebrenica genocide were identified at the Podrinje Identification Project in Tuzla. Their families have officially identified them as Sadik (Selmo) Delić and Mehmedalija (Edhem) Jugovic. https://t.co/NPm91Bzo4b