The fourth Peacebuilding Training for students from Bosnia and Herzegovina was held from 22 to 28 July on Mount Vlašić.
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War Veterans at the Commemoration to the Victims Killed in Uborak and Sutina: Those Responsible Must Be Brought to Face Justice
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
War Veterans Attend Commemoration in Bradina near Konjic: Visiting All Sites of Suffering
War veterans from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia attended the commemoration for Serb civilians killed in Bradina near Konjic.
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?
Commemoration for Victims Killed on the Bridge in Brčko Attended by War Veterans and Peace Activists
On 30 April, wreaths were brought to the bridge and roses were cast into the Sava river to commemorate the victims and call for finding their remains and prosecuting those responsible.
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.
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.
In memoriam
Our Novica Kostić, one of the bravest peace activists in the region, war-veteran, has died at the age of sixty-one.
23rd Annual Report Published
In front of you is the 23rd annual report on the activities of the Center for Nonviolent Action.
Marked Sites of Suffering in Zvornik, Tuzla and Srebrenik: Fighting for the Right to Be Remembered
Five sites were marked: Brčanska Malta in Tuzla, the Youth Centre and football club premises in Rapatnica near Srebrenik, the youth centres in Drinjača and Čelopek and “Rašidov han” in Snagovo near Zvornik.
Remembering the victims from Varivode and Gošić: Solidarity with victims’ families and a call to hold the perpetrators responsible
War veterans and peace activists from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia join the memory of civilians killed 25 years ago.
“Reconciliation?!” Handbook in Albanian
The translation into Albanian of our Handbook for Dealing with the Past through Trainings and Workshops – Reconciliation?! has come out in print.
Map of Unmarked Sites of Suffering in BiH Presented in Banja Luka
On 21 July 2020, the peace initiative Marking Unmarked Sites of Suffering (ONMS) and the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo-Belgrade presented their activities and website in Banja Luka, with documentation on actions to mark unmarked sites of suffering related to the 1992-1995 war in BiH.