Publisher: Udruženje za društvena istraživanja i komunikacije (UDIK)

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20 years later: Journalists on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 godina poslije: Novinari o ratu u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Jusuf Hafizović,Edvin Kanka Ćudić / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian

Keywords: War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; Genocide; Serbian aggression on BiH; NATO; RS; Radovan Karadžić; Sarajevo; Srebrenica; Dayton peace agreement; Journalist's point of view of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

20 years later: Journalists on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the first book published by UDIK. This publication documents the stories of local and foreign journalists and photo-journalists during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who present their experiences and impressions of the war events of the nineties. How did information get out into the world from a city that was under siege for 44 months? What was crucial for the sleeping world to finally wake up? Irena Antić, Roy Gutman, Florence Hartmann, Ron Haviv, Morten Hvaal, Paulina Janusz, Robert King, Rémy Ourdan, Teofil Pančić, Tarik Samarah, Jasminka Šipka, Imre Szabó and Vanesa Vasić-Janeković speak about these and other topics.

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20 years later: Politicians on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina

20 godina poslije: Političari o ratu u Bosni i Hercegovini

Author(s): Jusuf Hafizović,Edvin Kanka Ćudić / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian

Keywords: War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Genocide; Srebrenica; Aggression; NATO; Serbia; Croatia; Regional conflict; Political angle of the war in BiH; RS; 1992-1995; HVO; RS; FBIH; Great Serbia; Dayton Peace Agreement;

20 years after: Politicians on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the title of the second book from the „20 years after“ edition, which aims to document the opinion, understanding and perception of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina by eminent intellectuals who are direct witnesses of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and many of them are still in public life and creating the political situation in our country. The publication represents the contribution of UDIK on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the end of the war and the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement. Through the standard journalistic interview, as the most popular way of communication in journalism, an effort is made to show what politicians and intellectuals think about the Bosnian War. The book contains nine interviews with Mladen Bosić, Živko Budimir, Dragan Čavić, Nerzuk Ćurak, Dušanka Majkić, Stjepan Mesić, Zekerijah Osmić, Nebojša Radmanović and Dubravka Stojanović.

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In Memoriam Centar Sarajevo (1992-1995)

In Memoriam Centar Sarajevo (1992-1995)

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Monuments dedicated to the civil victims of war; Monuments to members of military units; Municipal Sarajevo Centar; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; Genocide; memorial plaques in local communities;

According to the research conducted by the Association for Social Research and Communication, 42 memorials were built in the area of the Municipality of Centar Sarajevo dedicated to those who died and those who suffered during the war against Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 – 1995). There are more memorials dedicated to fallen fighters than to civilians. Thus, of the total number of memorials, 17 are dedicated to civilian victims of the war, and 25 were built as an act of honoring fallen members of military units, most often members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH), but also the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP), and members of foreign military units. Memorials were built in twelve local communities.

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From Yugoslavia to Dayton – Monuments and the culture of memory through the influence of socio-political systems. Handbook for history teachers

Od Jugoslavije do Dejtona – Spomenici i kultura sjećanja kroz uticaj društveno-političkih sistema, Priručnik za predavače historije/istorije/povijesti

Author(s): Nerzuk Ćurak,Edin Radušić,Amra Čusto,Amir Duranović / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Yugoslavia; Dayton agreement; remembrance culture; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; Memorial sites; Monuments; Remembering the victims of the war;

Considering that education is important for the future of young generations, during 2017 UDIK worked on the handbook From Yugoslavia to Dayton – Monuments and the culture of memory through the influence of socio-political systems. The aim of this handbook is to contribute to building a culture of memory of the population on the war events of the nineties and to the prevention of unplanned and massive construction of monuments through education about the monuments to the victims of war that were created during that time period and after it. Five experts from the fields of history, security and peace studies, political science and communication sciences participated in the creation of this handbook, namely: Edin Radušić and Amir Duranović – Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo, Nerzuk Ćurak – Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Amra Čusto – Cantonal Institute for the Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage Sarajevo and Edvin Kanka Ćudić – UDIK Sarajevo. Attached to this manual is work material intended, as well as the entire manual, for all those who work with students in order to use this handbook and use specific examples to help their students better understand the monuments and the culture of memory in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond.

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Paths of memory – Photographic representations of memorialization in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Putevima sjećanja – Fotografski prikazi memorijalizacije u BiH

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: photo catalogue of monuments; War past in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; Sarajevo; Brčko; Kladanj; Gračanica; Doboj; Memorial places for the victims of war;

The team that worked on the selection and photographing of monuments passed the route Sarajevo – Brčko via Kladanj and back via Gračanica and Doboj. The route of about 400 kilometers covered several towns and municipalities, and as a result, the material was presented in a catalog of photographs of the monuments, which best illustrates the examples of dealing with the past in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Report of the Government of Republika Srpska on the events in and around Srebrenica from July 10 to 19, 1995

Izvještaj Vlade Republike Srpske o događajima u i oko Srebrenice od 10. do 19. jula 1995.

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Republika Srpska Government; Report on Srebrenica; Genocide in Srebrenica; War events in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Serbian aggressor; 1992-1995; Potočari;

In 2004, the Republika Srpska Government officially adopted the Report of the Commission for the Investigation of the Events in and around Srebrenica between 10th and 19th July 1995 which had officially acknowledged the involvement of Republika Srpska military and police forces in the July 1995 events in Srebrenica. The Report states, among other things, that “several thousand Bosniaks were liquidated in Srebrenica in a few days in July 1995, in a manner that represents serious violations of international humanitarian law, and that the perpetrator, among other things, took measures to conceal the crime by moving the bodies”. In August 2018, at a special session, the Republika Srpska Government repealed the 2004 Report on Srebrenica.

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Srebrenica: 25 Years, Remembering the Victims of Genocide

Srebrenica: 25 godina, Sjećanje na žrtve genocida

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Genocide in Srebrenica; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; Victims of the war; Srebrenica Memorial Center; Potočari;

The genocide in Srebrenica is considered the biggest crime in Europe after World War II and the Holocaust, one of the most horrific events in modern European history in which more than 8,000 people were killed. The victims of the genocide in Srebrenica came from 50 municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The book documents the names of 6,879 victims of genocide buried between 2003 and 2019. 6,642 people were buried in the Srebrenica Memorial Center, while 237 victims were buried in other local cemeteries. Data for this book were obtained from the Srebrenica Memorial Center and the Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Sarajevo: Remembering the victims of the Holocaust

Sarajevo: Sjećanje na žrtve Holokausta

Author(s): Igor Bencion Kožemjakin,Vildana Selimbegović / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian

Keywords: Sarajevo; victims of the Holocaust; Bosnian Jews; Ustasha and Nazi camps; National Liberation War; NDH;

About 80% of Bosnian Jews lived in Sarajevo. Of the approximately 10,500 Jews who were in Sarajevo before World War II, approximately 9,000 were taken to Ustasha and Nazi camps. About 1,500 surviving Jews returned to Sarajevo after the war. The largest number of survivors are participants of the National Liberation War, while a smaller number met their freedom in camps. The publication “Sarajevo: Remembrance of Holocaust Victims” documents the names of fallen fighters, citizens of Sarajevo in the National Liberation War, fallen fighters for the liberation of Sarajevo and victims of fascist terror. The list of names was obtained from the daily Oslobođenje, which published the same list year before when a Mass for Bleiburg was held in the Sarajevo Cathedral.

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War crimes in Brčko '92-'95 – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Brčkom '92-'95. – presude

Author(s): Ljubinka Petrović-Ziemer / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes; Brčko; The crime of mass murder; 1992-1995;

This publication contains final convictions for war crimes committed in Brčko. The Brčko District Court issued the following verdicts: Asmir Tatarević and Armin Omazić, Branko Pudić, Dimče Ivčev and Dražen Urošević, Džemal Zahirović Špajzer, Fikret Hasanović and Pepa Pavić, Fikret Smajlović Piklić, Galib Hadžić and Niaz Hodžić; Kosta Kostić, Miloš Milošević and Race Simić; Konstantin Simonović, Monika Ilić-Karan, Nikola Vujić, Pero Mišić, Pero Rikanović; Jarić and others. Also, there are two verdicts for war crimes, namely Džemal Zahirović Špajzer and Fikret Smajlović Piklić, for crimes committed in the Batković camp near Bijeljina. The reason why these two verdicts were included in this publication is that in the Batković camp there were numerous citizens of Brčko of Bosniak nationality.

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War crime at Kazani – verdicts

Ratni zločin na Kazanima – presude

Author(s): Ljubinka Petrović-Ziemer / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes; The Kazani case; Kazani pit; 1992-1995; War in Bosnia in Herzegovina;

The Kazani case has been known to the Sarajevo public since 1993, when the independent magazine Dani wrote about the murders of the non-Bosniak population near Sarajevo. The number of people killed at Kazani pit has never been officially determined, and twenty years later is the subject of frequent debates. The key date on the issue of this war crime is October 26, 1993, when the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) organized the operation “Trebević”, with the aim of dealing with “criminals within their own ranks”, against the commander 10th Mountain Brigade Mušan Topalović Caco and the commander of the 9th Motorized Brigade Ramiz Delalić Ćelo. Topalović and his men killed nine MUP members during the arrest, and Topalović himself was dead a few hours after the arrest. The official version says: “killed while trying to escape”.

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War crime in Trusina – verdicts

Ratni zločin u Trusini – presude

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes in Trusina; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995;

The terrible suffering of Croats took place in the village of Trusina near Konjic on April 16, 1993. The soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBIH) attacked the village and killed 22 Croats. They were mostly civilians, including several women, and members of the HVO who surrendered because their families were captured by members of the ARBIH. The survivors, about 150 of them, were captured in a house, where they spent the night and were exchanged after two days. For the war crime in Trusina, Edin Džeko was sentenced to 13 years in prison and Rasema Handanović to five and a half years in prison.

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War crimes in Višegrad – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Višegradu – presude

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Višegrad; war crimes; 1992-1995; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; exhumed persons; War victims;

This publication contains a total of nine verdicts for war crimes committed in Višegrad before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Supreme Court of FB&H, which convicted Boban Šimšić, Dragan Šekarić, Miloš Pantelić, Momir Savić, Nenad Tanasković, Novo Rajak, Oliver Krsmanović, Predrag Milisavljević, Vitomir Racković and Željko Lelek. In addition to the verdicts, the book also includes a list of exhumed persons missing in the area of Višegrad.

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War crimes in Foča – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Foči – presude

Author(s): Lejla Čengić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes in Foča; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 1992-1995; ethnic cleaning; sexual violence as a weapon of war; International Court of Justice;

This book contains verdicts passed before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo, which concern war crimes committed in the area of the pre-war municipality of Foča. The book contains the following subjects: Gojko Janković, Jasko Gazdić, Krsto Dostić, Mitar Rašević and Savo Todović; Neđo Samardžić, Novica Tripković, Radovan Stanković and Veselin Čančar. They were sentenced to four to 34 years in prison. Gojko Janković received the highest prison sentence. Some of the convicts are already free today. Mitar Rašević was released from the Foča Penitentiary in 2010, and Savo Todović in 2014. In addition to the verdicts, the book includes a list of names of persons who have been exhumed from mass graves and who disappeared in the area of the pre-war municipality of Foča.

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War crimes in Grbavica – verdicts

Ratni zločini na Grbavici – presude

Author(s): Lejla Čengić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes; Sarajevo; Grbavica; mass graves; Army of Republika Srpska; Killing the civilian population; 1992-1995;

This book contains verdicts passed before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Cantonal Court in Sarajevo, which concern war crimes committed in the area of Sarajevo’s Grbavica. Thus, the book contains the following subjects: Duško Dabetić Dabe, Predrag Mišković, Saša Baričanin, Veselin Vlahović Batko and Zoran Dragičević Krompir. They were sentenced to six to 42 years in prison. The highest sentence was given to Veselin Vlahović, better known as the monster from Grbavica, who as a member of the armed forces of the Army of Republika Srpska killed, tortured, inhumanely treated the civilian population, raped, took hostages, punished collectively, illegally imprisoned and robbed people. In addition to the verdicts, the book includes a list of names of persons who have been exhumed from mass graves and disappeared in the area of Grbavica.

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War crimes in Sanski Most – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Sanskom Mostu – presude

Author(s): Lejla Čengić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Sanski Most during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Army of the Republika Srpska; Bosniaks; Croats; War crimes;

During the war against Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992 – 1995), the municipality of Sanski Most was occupied by the forces of the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS), from the spring of 1992 until October 10, 1995. Part of the non-Serb population was forced to leave the city, but a part of Bosniaks and Croats remained in the city during the war, so they were often mistreated, tortured, humiliated, forced to dig trenches and do forced labor. When it comes to trials for war crimes committed in the area of Sanski Most, it should be pointed out that they were tried in several courts: the Cantonal Court in Bihać, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and in the High Court for war crimes in Belgrade.

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War crime in Grabovica – verdicts

Ratni zločin u Grabovici – presude

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: The Grabovica massacre; War crimes; 1992-1995; Crimes against civil society; Operation Neretva '93;

The Grabovica massacre refers to the murders of 33 ethnic Croat inhabitants of the village of Grabovica located between Jablanica and Mostar by members of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The massacre occurred during Operation Neretva '93, which aimed to conquer HVO-controlled areas from Bugojno to Mostar. The victims included 17 women and one child. The youngest victim was Mladenka Zadro, a four-year-old girl, and the oldest, 87-year-old Marko Marić. This publication includes three convictions for war crimes committed in the village of Grabovica, issued by the Cantonal Courts in Mostar and Sarajevo, and the Supreme Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They were sentenced Enes Šakrak, Haris Rajkić, Mustafa Hota, Nihad Vlahovljak, and Sead Karagić from nine to thirteen years in prison.

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War crime in Sijekovac, Verdict: Zemir Kovačević

Ratni zločin u Sijekovcu, Predmet: Zemir Kovačević

Author(s): / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes in Sijekovac; Serbian civilians; Croatian military forces; Zemir Kovačević;

This war crime occurred on March 26, 1992, when various formations mixed between Bosniaks and Croats, with the markings of Croatian military formations, crossed the Sava River from Croatia and committed a war crime against the Serb population in Sijekovac. The motive and cause of the attack on Sijekovac remains questionable to this day. Serbian sources claim that Croat-Bosniak forces killed civilians and set fire to around 50 houses in the village without any reason, while Human Rights Watch states that it could not establish allegations of massacre because it was an armed conflict between Serb and Croat-Bosniak soldiers, while which killed about 20 soldiers. Civilian casualties in that conflict occurred by accident, when the locals found themselves between two conflicting parties. In May 2014, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina sentenced Zemir Kovačević to ten years in prison. As a member of the Intervention Platoon of the 1st Bosanski Brod Brigade, during the months of March and April 1992, and July and August of the same year, he participated in murders, torture, illegal imprisonment, forced labor, alone and with unidentified members of the HOS and the Croatian Army (HV) in the area of the municipality of Bosanski Brod.

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War crimes in Milići and Vlasenica – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Milićima i Vlasenici – presude

Author(s): Lejla Čengić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: War crimes; Milići; Vlasenica; 1992-1995; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the extermination of Bosniaks; mass graves;

The publication “War Crimes in Milići and Vlasenica – Verdicts” documents three cases brought before the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for crimes committed in the pre-war municipality of Vlasenica. The Court sentenced Predrag Bastah to 22 years and Goran Višković to 18 years imprisonment, while Dragan Marinković was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for war crimes in the municipality of Milići. According to the Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 955 Bosniak victims went missing in the municipalities of Vlasenica and Milići between 1992 and 1995. These persons disappeared as a result of war crimes, but they are not related to the fall of protected zones, i.e. to the genocide committed in July 1995. The largest mass grave found in the Vlasenica area is the Ogradica mass grave, from which 232 remains of victims from the previous war were exhumed in 2003, and the largest mass grave in the Milići municipality is the Zaklopača mass grave, from which 81 remains were exhumed. At the end of this book is a list of identified persons from the municipalities of Vlasenica and Milići who disappeared in the period from 1992 to 1995. The data were taken from the Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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War crimes in Čajniče – verdicts

Ratni zločini u Čajniču – presude

Author(s): Emza Fazlić / Language(s): Bosnian

Keywords: Čajniče; war crimes; Mass graves; Missing persons; Bosniak victims; 1992-1995; War in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Milorad Živković; Milun Kornjača; Stevo Jovanović;

The book “War Crimes in Čajniče – Verdicts” documents the verdicts of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for crimes committed against civilians in Čajniče and its surroundings. The Court has sentenced Milorad Živković, Milun Kornjača, Milosav Jovanović, Marijan Jovanović and Slavko Jovanović to six to eleven years in prison. Duško Tadić and Stevo Jovanović were acquitted. In 2015, the State Court confirmed the indictment against Duško Kornjača, charging him with the criminal offense of crimes against humanity, but he is inaccessible to the judicial authorities. According to the Institute for Missing Persons of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a total of 138 missing persons were reported in the area of Čajniče. To date, 90 victims have been found and identified. So far, the remains of 68 exhumed men and 22 women have been handed over to their families. The fate of another 48 people from Čajniče, who are still being searched for 18 years after the horrific crimes, is completely unknown. The largest grave with the bodies of Bosniaks from Čajniče was found in Mostina, from which the remains of 18 victims were exhumed in September 2002. The youngest victim in this mass grave was Zlatko Bukva. He was only 19 at the time he was killed. In addition to this, six more mass graves were found in Mostina, from which the bodies of a total of 60 victims were exhumed.

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