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
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.
February 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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.
February 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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.
Another productive Board meeting with our Trustees @julieadair.bsky.social , @sabinakadmack.bsky.social , @julieadair.bsky.social , @sabinakadmack.bsky.social , @julieadair.bsky.social and Hana Duheric planning for the year ahead. Look out for news on our Social Feeds and website srebrenica.scot
February 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Another productive Board meeting with our Trustees @julieadair.bsky.social , @sabinakadmack.bsky.social , @julieadair.bsky.social , @sabinakadmack.bsky.social , @julieadair.bsky.social and Hana Duheric planning for the year ahead. Look out for news on our Social Feeds and website srebrenica.scot
February 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Our Chair's daughters, Elsa and Olive deliver the Srebrenica prayer at the Scottish Parliament Holocaust Memorial event.
January 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our Chair's daughters, Elsa and Olive deliver the Srebrenica prayer at the Scottish Parliament Holocaust Memorial event.
Smao moved 14 times in the first 9 months of the war. "We had to move to survive"
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Smao moved 14 times in the first 9 months of the war. "We had to move to survive"
And now we hear testimony from Smajo Beso OBE, a survivor of the Bosnian War.
"What happened in Bosnia is often reduced to what happened in Srebrenica. But it's much more than that. Atrocities happened all across Bosnia for 3 years before.
"What happened in Bosnia is often reduced to what happened in Srebrenica. But it's much more than that. Atrocities happened all across Bosnia for 3 years before.
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And now we hear testimony from Smajo Beso OBE, a survivor of the Bosnian War.
"What happened in Bosnia is often reduced to what happened in Srebrenica. But it's much more than that. Atrocities happened all across Bosnia for 3 years before.
"What happened in Bosnia is often reduced to what happened in Srebrenica. But it's much more than that. Atrocities happened all across Bosnia for 3 years before.
Petra Saric, a Bosnian who's family fled Banja Luka in NW Bosnia now playing Adagio in G by Albinoni to facilitate a moment of reflection.
January 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Petra Saric, a Bosnian who's family fled Banja Luka in NW Bosnia now playing Adagio in G by Albinoni to facilitate a moment of reflection.
He says that he spent most of his life in silence, watching.
Watching Jews in Post war East London being hated for being Jews.
"What I saw was that hate didn't affect the person to whom it was directed but it affected the person who perpetrated it"
Watching Jews in Post war East London being hated for being Jews.
"What I saw was that hate didn't affect the person to whom it was directed but it affected the person who perpetrated it"
January 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
He says that he spent most of his life in silence, watching.
Watching Jews in Post war East London being hated for being Jews.
"What I saw was that hate didn't affect the person to whom it was directed but it affected the person who perpetrated it"
Watching Jews in Post war East London being hated for being Jews.
"What I saw was that hate didn't affect the person to whom it was directed but it affected the person who perpetrated it"
A real expression of cross party unity as a Presiding Officer Alison Johnston and First Minister John Swinney speak of the horrors of the Holocaust and other genocides such as Srebrenica.
January 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A real expression of cross party unity as a Presiding Officer Alison Johnston and First Minister John Swinney speak of the horrors of the Holocaust and other genocides such as Srebrenica.
Paul O’Kane and Jackson Carlaw open the Holocaust Memorial Day at the Scottish Parliament
January 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Paul O’Kane and Jackson Carlaw open the Holocaust Memorial Day at the Scottish Parliament
We are so proud of Sabina’s participation in last night’s Holocaust Memorial commemoration in London and her moving story about her experiences of the Bosnian genocide.
January 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
We are so proud of Sabina’s participation in last night’s Holocaust Memorial commemoration in London and her moving story about her experiences of the Bosnian genocide.
Our Chair, Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie, will feature in this evening’s Holocaust memorial programme, discussing the Bosnian genocide, her story and the work of Beyond Srebrenica. You can watch it on BBC1 at 7pm tonight.
January 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Our Chair, Sabina Kadic-Mackenzie, will feature in this evening’s Holocaust memorial programme, discussing the Bosnian genocide, her story and the work of Beyond Srebrenica. You can watch it on BBC1 at 7pm tonight.
We wish all our friends and colleagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina best wishes on this, their statehood day. #bosnia #bosniaihercegovina🇧🇦 #dandržavnosti #25novembre #sretandandržavnosti
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 PM
We wish all our friends and colleagues in Bosnia and Herzegovina best wishes on this, their statehood day. #bosnia #bosniaihercegovina🇧🇦 #dandržavnosti #25novembre #sretandandržavnosti
A truly memorable evening at the Scottish Parliament at an event sponsored by @PFOKane. Our friends and supporters watched an extract from Inseparable: Lessons from a Nation Divided and then heard from @AlmasaSalihovic from @SrebrenicaMC with her story of loss and survival.
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A truly memorable evening at the Scottish Parliament at an event sponsored by @PFOKane. Our friends and supporters watched an extract from Inseparable: Lessons from a Nation Divided and then heard from @AlmasaSalihovic from @SrebrenicaMC with her story of loss and survival.
Our #Inseparable play is being shown at the @ScotParl tonight. Thankyou to @PFOKane for sponsoring the event and for lodging a Parliamentary motion
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S6M-14297
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S6M-14297
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Our #Inseparable play is being shown at the @ScotParl tonight. Thankyou to @PFOKane for sponsoring the event and for lodging a Parliamentary motion
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S6M-14297
https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/votes-and-motions/S6M-14297
Obligatory train selfie of our Chair and Vice Chair heading to Holmfirth and our friends at @CollingwoodL to see the final rehearsal of ‘Inseparable - Lessons from a Nation Divided’. This year we have a three-week Scottish tour starting on Monday. Exciting times!
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Obligatory train selfie of our Chair and Vice Chair heading to Holmfirth and our friends at @CollingwoodL to see the final rehearsal of ‘Inseparable - Lessons from a Nation Divided’. This year we have a three-week Scottish tour starting on Monday. Exciting times!
Our session at @BeyondBorders__ with @NedzadAvdic is about to start. @SrebrenicaMC
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Our session at @BeyondBorders__ with @NedzadAvdic is about to start. @SrebrenicaMC
On this 29th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, we remember those who were murdered and raped, those who mourn their loved ones and those who work tirelessly every day to keep their memories alive. @SrebrenicaMC @suljagicemir1 @MSrebrenice
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
On this 29th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, we remember those who were murdered and raped, those who mourn their loved ones and those who work tirelessly every day to keep their memories alive. @SrebrenicaMC @suljagicemir1 @MSrebrenice
As the Marš Mira (March of Peace) sets off from Nezuk, near Tuzla, to Potačari for this year’s 11th July commemoration, we’re wishing the best of luck to our friend Melissa Grbin from Glasgow who sets off with a walking group from Tuzla to cover the 80km route. @carole033
January 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
As the Marš Mira (March of Peace) sets off from Nezuk, near Tuzla, to Potačari for this year’s 11th July commemoration, we’re wishing the best of luck to our friend Melissa Grbin from Glasgow who sets off with a walking group from Tuzla to cover the 80km route. @carole033
On 31st May 1992, all non-Serbs in Prijedor were instructed to hang a white sheet from their window or wear a white armband. This initiated an ethnic cleansing campaign resulting in 3173 deaths - including 102 children - and 31,000 people detained in prison or rape camps. 🧵⬇️
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
On 31st May 1992, all non-Serbs in Prijedor were instructed to hang a white sheet from their window or wear a white armband. This initiated an ethnic cleansing campaign resulting in 3173 deaths - including 102 children - and 31,000 people detained in prison or rape camps. 🧵⬇️
The resolution has passed. 84 votes in favour, 19 against and 68 abstentions. Thank you @suljagicemir1, your team at @SrebrenicaMC and the Mothers of Srebrenica for all your hard work to bring us to this day. @MSrebrenice #srebrenicaun #neverforget 🇧🇦
January 10, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The resolution has passed. 84 votes in favour, 19 against and 68 abstentions. Thank you @suljagicemir1, your team at @SrebrenicaMC and the Mothers of Srebrenica for all your hard work to bring us to this day. @MSrebrenice #srebrenicaun #neverforget 🇧🇦
There are still free tickets available for our White Armband Day commemoration event in Aberdeen on Friday 31st May - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/white-armband-day-aberdeen-2024-tickets-886243196257?aff=oddtdtcreator There will be music from local young people and speakers from...
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
There are still free tickets available for our White Armband Day commemoration event in Aberdeen on Friday 31st May - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/white-armband-day-aberdeen-2024-tickets-886243196257?aff=oddtdtcreator There will be music from local young people and speakers from...
We will be remembering what happened in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of our White Armband Event in Aberdeen next month. Please come along if you can: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/white-armband-day-aberdeen-2024-tickets-886243196257?aff=oddtdtcreator #scotlandremembers
January 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
We will be remembering what happened in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of our White Armband Event in Aberdeen next month. Please come along if you can: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/white-armband-day-aberdeen-2024-tickets-886243196257?aff=oddtdtcreator #scotlandremembers
Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating today.
January 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Eid Mubarak to all those who are celebrating today.