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Crimes in Grapska with Elements of Genocide

Like many other towns in Bosnia and Herzegovina that fell under the control of the Army of Republika Srpska in the spring of 1992, Doboj followed a familiar wartime scenario—one that began with a nearly identical prelude to the atrocities that would follow. May 1992 in Doboj is remembered as the month when military, paramilitary, and police units of the Serb forces entered the town and swiftly established control. What followed was a campaign of terror against Bosniaks and Croats, beginning with arrests, forced displacement, and the opening of concentration camps—and culminating in sexual violence, torture, and the execution of those who did not fit the ethnic vision of Karadžić’s regime.

Day of Youth – the Day When Youth Were Killed

Once one of the most significant holidays in the former Yugoslavia, Youth Day, marked on 25 May, was effectively erased in 1995 and replaced with a radically different narrative. The massacre at Tuzla’s Kapija that year reshaped the collective memory associated with this date. The tradition of carrying the Youth Relay in Tito’s honour faded into a distant and foggy recollection, while the idea of “brotherhood and unity” likely received its final nail in the coffin—hammered in nationalist quarters of our former country.

Ahmići and Trusina: How Should Sites of Suffering Be Commemorated?

The conflict between the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Croatian Defence Council (HVO) resulted in a new and even bloodier period of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. New front lines, mostly in Herzegovina and Central Bosnia, appeared, followed by new concentration camps, ethnic cleansing and new war crimes against civilians and prisoners of war on both warring sides. The two most notorious sites of suffering, where people were killed or imprisoned during this conflict, are certainly Ahmići near Vitez, a site of crimes against Bosniaks, and Trusina near Konjic, a site of crimes against Croats. Both war crimes happened on the same day, with an insignificant time difference.

Jasenovac – Honouring the Victims Through a Commitment to Factual Understanding

Designed based on concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Jasenovac meant death or was the last station before concentration camps in Germany and Poland for most of its victims throughout its existence. Those that managed to escape from the horrors of Jasenovac started testifying about the extent and manner of killings immediately after it, which appalled even Nazis themselves. Following the dissolution of Yugoslavia, social changes led to new narratives and interpretations of Jasenovac. As a result, on the one hand, this part of history is relativised, while on the other hand Jasenovac is used for propaganda purposes, and all of this is frequently also included in school curricula.

Chronology of Evil: The Genocide of the Uyghurs

The Uyghurs are among those peoples whose history has been marked by a continuous struggle for identity and survival. Yet, their current socio-political position undoubtedly surpasses all previous challenges they have faced. Over the past decade, millions of Uyghurs have found themselves trapped in a police state and internment camps—designed, maintained, and ultimately denied by the very force that created them. As is so often the case.

Heliodrom: A museum that is not one

Heliodrom, a heliport that was used as a concentration camp and controlled by the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), was a place of detention of around 8000 inhabitants of Mostar during the last war. A discussion about turning this space into a museum dedicated to the Croatian Defence Council has been ongoing for quite some time, which is nothing else but an insult for all detainees that experienced the atrocities at this concentration camp in the period between 1992 and 1994.

Colonialization of energy: From Chinese to Hungarians through private capital

Bosnia and Herzegovina has created an environment of minimal financial burden for companies with foreign capital investing in renewable energy sources through minimal concession fees and network fees. Conversely, state-owned electric utility companies bear the weight of millions in compensation from lost arbitrations, investing substantial financial resources into revitalizing outdated systems. The lack of a strategy and persistent delays in energy industry development will inevitably lead to increased electricity bills for citizens.

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