It was 29 years ago, as the Serb military and paramilitary forces were retreating from Mostar, that 114 Bosniak and Croat civilians were taken from their homes and killed at two locations near Mostar – Uborak and Sutina
Dealing with the past
Commemoration for Children Killed in Vitez: Our Angels, We Haven’t Forgotten You
According to the memories of the survivors, the 15 of them were outside that day, 10 June 1993, in the Podgradina neighbourhood when around 8:45 pm a shell interrupted their play. Five children were killed instantly, three died in hospital, and six were wounded.
Across the Herzegovinian Karst
This time, we visited local communities in eastern Herzegovina and marked sites of detention, killing, abuse and suffering from the past war.
The Rule of Overgeneralisation *
Review of The Past Can’t Heal Us (2020) by Lea David
I’ve come to save you, he said.
It is very unusual to find yourself “on the other side” of “glorious” Croatian (and not just Croatian) military victories, among those against whom the victories are being celebrated. It is clear who was defeated, but there is always the question of whether anyone actually won?
Marked Sites of Suffering in Bileća and Nevesinje: Remembrance of All Victims
Activists from Bosnia and Herzegovina marked sites of suffering in the area of Bileća and Nevesinje. A total of eight locations related to the suffering of the non-Serb population during the 1992-1995 war were marked
Down the River Bosna vol.2
This time we continued our marking activities in Doboj and in the Posavina Canton, in Orašje and Odžak
If we are prepared to forgive, we have a future
Impressions from the commemoration of the fallen veterans of the 108th Brigade of the Croatian Defense Council in the village of Boderište near Brčko
War Veterans from the Region Attend the Commemoration in Boderište near Brčko: We’ve come to pay our respects to all victims
We attended together with war veterans of different armies the commemoration for Croat defenders of the 108th HVO brigade in the village of Boderište near Brčko.
Marked sites of Suffering in Doboj, Odžak and Orašje: “Solidarity with the victims and their families”
Five sites were marked as part of the fifteenth action to mark unmarked sites of suffering, carried out from 1 to 3 March 2021 in the area of Doboj, Odžak and Orašje.
Fourteenth action: Down the River Bosna
This action brings us to 106 sites we’ve marked that are still without a dignified memorial commemorating what happened there.
Response to “The Past Can’t Heal Us”
I was excited at reading the title of Lea David’s book—The Past Can’t Heal Us. I thought we would finally have some useful research that would free us of the ballast of having to sift through the past and would reveal a new way forward, so I waited for the book with anticipation. It turned out my expectations were completely wrong. To put it mildly, I was shocked.
Sites of suffering marked in Zenica, Žepče and Doboj: I want my children to know what I’ve been through
Four detention sites for Bosniaks of Žepče, the Iron Bridge in Doboj where 11 civilians were killed and the Zenica Penitentiary as the site of detention of civilians and soldiers were marked as sites of suffering.
Thirteenth action: What is memory to us!?
In this period, we visited Livno, Ljubuški and Čapljina
Marked Sites of Suffering in Livno, Ljubuški and Čapljina
In the 13th action, eight sites were marked in the area of Livno, Ljubuški and Čapljina.