Our National Education Competition is open for entries! This year's theme is Identity. We're asking young people in Scotland S1-S6 to explore what identity means to them, and how we remember and respond to the Srebrenica genocide today. (1/2)
Beyond Srebrenica
@beyondsrebrenica.bsky.social
We are a Scottish charity whose aims are to share the lessons of the Srebrenica genocide, and other atrocities across Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to promote diversity and tolerance at home. SCIO SCO46540 http://srebrenica.scot
"There were 329 bombs falling on to the city every day"- Suvad Cibra in our podcast "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Available at bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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"If a bomb comes close to you, what triggers me and what I really remember clearly, is the sound of silence. Nothing, not even birds" -Samir Mehanovic – Award-winning Film Director. Our podcast bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar is streaming
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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Gill Davies has produced a wonderful 30 minute Podcast on Bosnia to mark the 30th anniversary of the Genocide. bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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"...My mum tuning the radio, trying to find out news about my Dad who was still in Bosnia"- Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie shares her story and narrates, "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Streaming now bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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"It was at the age of 5 that I first heard the sound of shells and saw what they can do"- Almasa Salihovic - survivor of the genocide, guide at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Centre in Potocari. Hear her story in our new podcast bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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What's it like to live in a country that's suddenly engulfed in war? When a city is under siege for four years? When over 8000 men are slaughtered in a genocide? Our podcast is now streaming bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
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Scottish Information Commissioner and former Aid Worker, David Hamilton.... " The noise, that's what I remember about the shelling, the noise, it was like a low flying jet" Speaking in our podcast "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Available at bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"There were 329 bombs falling on to the city every day"- Suvad Cibra in our podcast "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Available at bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"If a bomb comes close to you, what triggers me and what I really remember clearly, is the sound of silence. Nothing, not even birds" -Samir Mehanovic – Award-winning Film Director. Our podcast bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar is streaming
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
Gill Davies has produced a wonderful 30 minute Podcast on Bosnia to mark the 30th anniversary of the Genocide. bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"...My mum tuning the radio, trying to find out news about my Dad who was still in Bosnia"- Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie shares her story and narrates, "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Streaming now bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"It was at the age of 5 that I first heard the sound of shells and saw what they can do"- Almasa Salihovic - survivor of the genocide, guide at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Centre in Potocari. Hear her story in our new podcast bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
What's it like to live in a country that's suddenly engulfed in war? When a city is under siege for four years? When over 8000 men are slaughtered in a genocide? Our podcast is now streaming bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
Scottish Information Commissioner and former Aid Worker, David Hamilton.... " The noise, that's what I remember about the shelling, the noise, it was like a low flying jet" Speaking in our podcast "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Available at bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"There were 329 bombs falling on to the city every day"- Suvad Cibra in our podcast "Bosnia: The Sounds of War" Available at bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
"If a bomb comes close to you, what triggers me and what I really remember clearly, is the sound of silence. Nothing, not even birds" -Samir Mehanovic – Award-winning Film Director. Our podcast bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar is streaming
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
Gill Davies has produced a wonderful 30 minute Podcast on Bosnia to mark the 30th anniversary of the Genocide. bit.ly/TheSoundsofWar
Bosnia: The Sounds of War
Srebrenica Stories · Episode
bit.ly
A feature from today’s Guardian containing the story of her brother, Abdulah, by our friend, Almasa Salihovic from the Srebrenica Memorial Centre. www.theguardian.com/world/2...
‘The voices of our dead have not faded away’: the fight for the memory of genocide in Srebrenica
Three decades on, as leaders deny what happened, remains of the thousands killed continue to be identified and buried
theguardian.com
In the lead-up to Friday’s Anniversary, this is a short video which reminds us what happened at Srebrenica 30 years ago. It was made for the 20th Anniversary in 2015 and is one of a number of video resources on our Vimeo channel. vimeo.com/manage/videos/840...
Vimeo
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As we begin Memorial week for the 30th Anniversary of the Srebrenica Genocide, this BBC Storyville documentary is well worth a watch, if you’re in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episo...
Storyville - The Srebrenica Tape
A Storyville documentary following a young woman's quest to find out more about her father, who was one of the 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
bbc.co.uk
Thank you to everyone who entered our inaugural national competition for secondary pupils in Scotland to mark the genocide at Srebrenica. We appreciate the support of teachers around the country in promoting the competition to their pupils. Winners will be announced on May 9th.
The deadline for submitting entries to our inaugural National competition for secondary aged pupils is this Friday, April 25th. There are two categories for BGE and Senior Phase, with full details on our website. srebrenica.scot/2025/02/01/...
Beyond Srebrenica National Schools Competition - Beyond Srebenica
The Beyond Srebrenica National Schools Competition is now open for secondary-aged pupils in Scotland. The deadline for entries for 2025 is April 25th. Age categories There are two age categories: For pupils in age groups for S1-3 (BGE) For pupil
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A good analysis of the current state of affairs in Bosnia. www.foreignaffairs.com/bosnia-herze...
How Bosnia Could Break Europe
The Return of Serbian nationalism could start another war on the continent
foreignaffairs.com
@eddiebarnes.bsky.social wrote this piece in the New European following his visit to Bosnia with our charity in November 2024.https://srebrenica.scot/2025/04/07/reflections-of-his-Bosnian-trip/
Reflections following my Bosnian Trip - Beyond Srebenica
The following article was was written buy Eddie Barnes a delegate who visited Bosnia with Beyond Srebrenica in November 2024. The aricle first appeared in The New European in February 2025. ON the right-hand side of the road as you sweep down from th
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A timely article from Baroness Arminka Helić: www.politico.eu/article/eu-... “Whisper it softly, but in saving Bosnia, Europe might just save itself.”
The EU needs a proactive approach in Bosnia
The Western Balkans has long served as Europe’s testing ground. Today, it could become the region where Europe redefines itself.
politico.eu
On Independence day in BiH, please take a minute to watch this moving film to remember those who died for freedom. “Zakopali su nas u zemlju, ali nisu znali...da smo sjeme.” “They buried us in the ground, but they didn’t know that we were seeds.” fb.watch/y2zbOEWPnL/
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For those who’s not yet seen it (and are in the UK), ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’, one of the most powerful and moving films about what happened in Srebrenica, is currently on the BBC iPlayer and will be there - and free to watch - for another month.
For those who’s not yet seen it (and are in the UK), ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?,’ one of the most powerful and moving films about what happened in Srebrenica, is currently on the BBC iPlayer and will be there - and free to watch - for another month.
For those who’s not yet seen it (and are in the UK), ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ one of the most powerful and moving films about what happened in Srebrenica, is currently on the BBC iPlayer and will be there - and free to watch - for another month. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episo...
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Aida is a translator for the UN in the small town of Srebrenica. When the Serbian army takes over the town, her family is among the thousands of citizens seeking safety in the UN camp.
bbc.co.uk