Across Bosnia and Herzegovina, monumental concrete forms rise from forests, hillsides, and abandoned parks as silent witnesses to one of Europe's defining struggles. Built to commemorate anti-fascist resistance during the Second World War, these memorials once stood at the heart of a shared culture of remembrance. Today, many face neglect, vandalism, and competing interpretations of the past. What do these monuments tell us about memory, identity, and the society we are becoming? In our latest #GenMemory article, we explore the history, architecture, and uncertain future of Bosnia and Herzegovina's anti-fascist memorial heritage. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4mzt6vp8 The #GenerationMemory project is supported by 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, and is implemented in partnership with the @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 #GenMemory #memorialization #youth #activism

Širom Bosne i Hercegovine, velelepne betonske forme uzdižu se iz šuma, s padina brda i iz napuštenih parkova kao nijemi svjedoci jedne od najvažnijih borbi u evropskoj istoriji. Izgrađeni u čast antifašističkog otpora tokom Drugog svjetskog rata, ovi spomenici nekada su bili u središtu zajedničke kulture sjećanja. Danas se mnogi suočavaju sa zanemarivanjem, vandalizmom i različitim tumačenjima prošlosti.Šta nam ovi spomenici govore o sjećanju, identitetu i društvu kakvo gradimo? U našem najnovijem #GenMemory članku istražujemo istoriju, arhitekturu i neizvjesnu budućnost antifašističke memorijalne baštine Bosne i Hercegovine. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2y73ftn3 Projekat #GenerationMemory podržava 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a realizuje se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 #GenMemory #memorijalizacija #mladi #aktivizam

In the new #GenMemory article, we analyze the phenomenon of the Ratko Mladić mural in Belgrade. In addition, we highlight the wider social context of the denial of court established facts, the glorification of war criminals, and the resistance provided by activists, artists, and civil society organizations. 🗣️ With comments by Aida Ćorović, Dubravka Stojanović, Marijana Stojčić, Dalia Koler and Ognjen Ćirić, the article explores how public space becomes a place of conflict between revisionism and the struggle for responsibility, empathy and dealing with the past. 📍From murals and graffiti to school textbooks and the culture of memory, the article raises questions about how young people today learn about the wars in the 1990s and what consequences dominant nationalist narratives have. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ztsu9tzu The #GenerationMemory project is supported by funds from 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK , and is implemented in partnership with the @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 📷 @YIHRSrbija #GenMemory #memorialization #youth #activism

U novom #GenMemory članku analiziramo fenomen murala Ratku Mladiću u Beogradu, ali i širi društveni kontekst negiranja sudski utvrđenih činjenica, glorifikacije ratnih zločinaca i otpora koji pružaju aktivisti, umjetnici i organizacije civilnog društva. 🗣️ Uz komentare Aide Ćorović, Dubravke Stojanović, Marijane Stojčić, Dalie Koler i Ognjena Ćirića, članak istražuje kako javni prostor postaje mjesto sukoba između revizionizma i borbe za odgovornost, empatiju i suočavanje s prošlošću. 📍Od murala i grafita do školskih udžbenika i kulture sjećanja, članak otvara pitanja o tome kako mladi danas uče o ratovima 1990-ih i kakve posljedice imaju dominantni nacionalistički narativi. 🔗 tinyurl.com/szy98s5j #GenerationMemory projekt je podržan sredstvima 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 📷 @YIHRSrbija #GenMemory #sjecanje #mladi #aktivizam

Is it possible, within a divided political and social system, to commemorate places where detainees and camp prisoners suffered without politicization and legal obstacles? In the new #GenMemory article, Iris Knežević and Enis Mlivić write about former detention sites - Silos near Hadžići, Sušica Camp in Vlasenica, Heliodrom Camp in Mostar, and NK Iskra Stadium in Bugojno. What all four camps have in common is the existence of court verdicts confirming what happened there and what the surviving detainees endured. 🗣️ Featuring comments from former camp detainees and representatives of detainee associations, including Janko Samouković, Sadžida Hasić, Seid Omerović, Miroslav Zelić, Mario Mostarac, and Emir Hajdarević, as well as Professor Ivo Josipović and Amer Delić (Center for Nonviolent Action). 🔗 tinyurl.com/3rpckbjn The #GenerationMemory project is supported by 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK and implemented in partnership with @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 📷 Mirko Pincelli / #PinchMedia #memorialization #remembrance #camps #Silos #Sušica #Heliodrom #StadionNKIskra #BritishEmbassySarajevo

Da li je, u podijeljenom političkom i društvenom sistemu, moguće obilježiti mjesta stradanja zatočenika i logoraša bez politizacije i zakonskih prepreka? U novom #GenMemory članku Iris Knežević i Enis Mlivić pišu o bivšim mjestima zatočenja - Silos kod Hadžića, Sušica u Vlasenici, Heliodrom u Mostaru i Stadion NK Iskra u Bugojnu. Zajedničko za sva četiri logora su postojanje sudskih presuda koje potvrđuju ono što se dešavalo i šta su preživjeli logoraši. 🗣️Uz komentare bivših logoraša i predstavnika udruženja logoraša uključujući Janka Samoukovića, Sadžidu Hasić, Seida Omerovića, Miroslava Zelića, Maria Mostarca i Emira Hajdarević, te profesora Ive Josipovića i Amera Delića (Centar za nenasilnu akciju). 🔗tinyurl.com/pyvx9p4n #GenerationMemory projekt je podržan sredstvima 🇬🇧 International Development, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil🇧🇦. 📷Mirko Pincelli / Pinch Media #memorijalizacija #sjecanje #logori #Silos #Susica #Heliodrom #StadionNK @JulianReillyUK

"If there are more articles, events, and spaces like these for other young people to participate in, I believe our future can be positive", Elma Hasanspahić, 25, Zenica As part of the #GenMemory program, a panel discussion was held, moderated by Edvin Kanka Ćudić from @NGOUDIK, where program participants Adelisa Mašić #Sarajevo, Elma Hasanspahić #Zenica and Jelena Savić #Gradiška presented their work in the field of memory culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The discussion also raised important questions about the role of youth in the memorialization process, the importance of critical reflection on the past and the need to build an inclusive memory culture. All articles published so far in the #GenerationMemory project are available at tinyurl.com/2dnpf6ct The project is supported by @FCDOGovUK funds, and is implemented in partnership with @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #PCRCBiH #FestivalMira #youth #Bosnia #peace

,,Ako bude više ovakvih članaka, događaja i prostora za druge mlade da učestvuju, vjerujem da nam budućnost može biti pozitivna”, Elma Hasanspahić, 25, Zenica U okviru programa ​#​GenMemory održana je i panel diskusija koju je moderirao Edvin Kanka Ćudić ​iz @NGOUDIK, a na kojoj su ​polaznice programa Adelisa Mašić #Sarajevo, Elma Hasanspahić #Zenica i Jelena Savić #Gradiška, predstavile svoj​ rad ​u oblasti kultur​e sjećanja u Bosni i Hercegovini.​ Kroz razgovor su otvorena i važna pitanja o ulozi mladih u procesu memorijalizacije, značaju kritičkog promišljanja prošlosti i potrebi za izgradnjom inkluzivne kulture sjećanja. ​🔗 S​vi do sada objavljeni članci projekta #GenerationMemory su dostupni na tinyurl.com/3k69y5km ​Projekt je podržan sredstvima 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #PCRCBiH #FestivalMira #mladi #Bosna #mir #kulturasjecanja

#Recap trećeg dana #GenerationMemory Festivala: od terenskih posjeta do diskusija sa mladim autorima i radionice o tome kako se sjećamo. Hvala našim učesnicima na kvalitetnom druženju ovog vikenda! #GenMemory projekt je podržan sredstvima 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #PCRCBiH #FestivalMira #mladi #Bosna #mir

After three days of learning about memorialization and remembrance, our #GenerationMemory youth utilized their new knowledge by imagining and creating the memorials they would like to see in their communities. Their ideas included victims of femicide, Roma who died in the war, and survivors and victims of wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the world. During the workshop, led by our Founder and President @VelmaSaric, the participants had the opportunity to reflect, discuss and present their vision of an inclusive culture of memory through creative teamwork. "The workshop on the creation of memorials was very interesting and inspiring. With the great atmosphere, we touched on so many topics that are not talked about enough, and which are important for preserving the memory of those who deserve it", Aid Šehić, 17, Bugojno. The #GenMemory project is supported by 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK and is implemented in partnership with the @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #PCRCBiH #PeaceFest #youth #Bosnia #peace #cultureofremembrance

Nakon tri dana učenja o memorijalizaciji i sjećanju, naši #GenerationMemory mladi iskoristili su stečeno znanje zamišljajući i kreirajući spomenike koje bi željeli vidjeti u svojim zajednicama. Njihove ideje uključivale su žrtve femicida, Rome koji su poginuli u ratu te preživjele i žrtve ratnog seksualnog nasilja u Bosni i Hercegovini i svijetu. Tokom radionice, koju je vodila naša osnivačica i predsjednica @VelmaSaric, mladi su imali priliku promisliti, raspravljati i predstaviti svoju viziju inkluzivne kulture sjećanja kroz kreativni timski rad. "Radionica o izgradnji spomenika je bila veoma zanimljiva i inspirativna. Kroz sjajnu atmosferu dotakli smo se mnogih tema o kojima se ne priča dovoljno, a koje su važne za očuvanje sjećanja na one koji to zaslužuju", Aid Šehić, 17, Bugojno #GenMemory projekt je podržan sredstvima 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #PCRBIH #FestivalMira #mladi #Bosna #mir #kulturasjećanja

⚖️ Today's article within the #GenerationMemory project covers the memorialization of survivors of war rape and sexual violence. In addition, it brings light to the long-standing lack of institutional recognition of their experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our youth correspondents Adelisa Mašić and Nina Kurt spoke with Midheta Kaloper from the Association of War Victims "Foča 92-95", Tea Pokrajčić from @KvinnaKvinnaINT, Bakira Hasečić from the Association of Women Victims of War, Nela Pamuković from @CentarROSA and Jadranka Miličević from @Fondacija_CURE , with a comment from Ahmed Kulanić (@MCSarajevo) who argues that a memorial to these victims of war is urgently needed in order to publicly acknowledge the suffering, courage and dignity of the survivors. tinyurl.com/ye5urd3d The #GenMemory project is supported by @FCDOGovUK and is implemented in partnership with @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #memorialization #remembering #monument

⚖️ Današnji članak u okviru #GenerationMemory projekta bavi se tematikom sjećanja na preživjele ratnog silovanja i seksualnog nasilja i dugogodišnjeg izostanka institucionalnog priznanja njihovog iskustva u Bosni i Hercegovini. Naše dopisnice Adelisa Mašić i Nina Kurt razgovarale su sa Midhetom Kaloper iz Udruženja žrtava rata Foča 92-95, Teom Pokrajčić iz @KvinnaKvinnaINT, Bakirom Hasečić iz Udruženja Žena-žrtva rata, Nelom Pamuković iz @CentarROSA i Jadrankom Miličević iz @Fondacija_CURE, uz komentar Ahmeda Kulanića (@MCSarajevo) koji se slažu da je spomenik ovim žrtvama rata prijeko potreban radi javnog priznanja patnje, hrabrosti i dostojanstva preživjelih. tinyurl.com/2z5z5j3r #GenMemory projekt je podržan sredstvima @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #memorijalizacija #sjecanje #spomenik

Petra Oršulić from 🇭🇷, as part of the #GenerationMemory project, writes about the processes of inclusive memorialization in BiH and the attempts of local communities to overcome ethnic divisions and develop a culture of remembrance that contributes to reconciliation through the common characteristics of civilian victims. The topics were discussed by Dr. Sc. Marko Romić, a specialist in trauma psychology, Edvin Kanka Ćudić from @NGOUDIK, Melisa Forić Plasto from @FFUNSA_BA and Prof. Dr. Sc. @drgoransimic from @UniVitez, who, through research, analyze how memorialization in Bosnia and Herzegovina can simultaneously contribute to reconciliation, but also maintain existing social divisions. > balkandiskurs.com/en/2026/05… #GenMemory is supported by @FCDOGovUK funds, and is implemented in partnership with @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #memorialization #remembrance #monument #Brcko #Vares #Zepce #PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs

Petra Oršulić iz 🇭🇷, u okviru projekta #GenerationMemory, piše o procesima inkluzivne memorijalizacije u BiH i pokušajima lokalnih zajednica da se kroz zajednička obilježja civilnih žrtava nadilaze etničke podjele i razvija kultura sjećanja koja doprinosi pomirenju. O temi i inkluzivnoj memorijalizaciji govorili su dr. sc. Marko Romić, specijalista traumatske psihologije, Edvin Kanka Ćudić iz @NGOUDIK, Melisa Forić Plasto sa @FFUNSA_BA i prof. dr. sc. @drgoransimic sa @UniVitez, koji kroz istraživanja analiziraju kako memorijalizacija u Bosni i Hercegovini istovremeno može doprinositi pomirenju, ali i održavati postojeće društvene podjele. > balkandiskurs.com/2026/05/04… #GenMemory je podržan sredstvima @FCDOGovUK , a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦. #memorijalizacija #sjecanje #spomenik #Brcko #Vares #Zepce #PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs

What happens when places of mass executions become fields, roads, and everyday spaces - without a single sign of the atrocities committed? ​A​ new #GenerationMemory article by Kika Stojanović​ 🇷🇸 examines sites like Kravica, Orahovac, Petkovci, Kozluk, Branjevo and Pilica​ - places where thousands were killed​ during the Srebrenica genocide, yet which today remain largely unmarked and absent from public memory.​ This piece reflects on the responsibility of remembering, the dangers of silence, and the importance of confronting the past with honesty. 📖 Read more: ​balkandiskurs.com/en/2026/04… ​#GenMemory is funded by 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, and implemented in partnership with the @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦

Šta uraditi kada mjesta masovnih pogubljenja postanu polja, putevi i svakodnevni prostori - bez ijednog znaka počinjenih zločina? Novi #GenerationMemory članak Kike Stojanović 🇷🇸 istražuje lokacije poput Kravice, Orahovca, Petkovaca, Kozluka, Branjeva i Pilice - mjesta gdje su hiljade ljudi ubijeni tokom genocida u Srebrenici, a koja danas ostaju uglavnom neobilježena i izvan javnog sjećanja. Ovaj tekst govori o odgovornosti da pamtimo, opasnostima tišine i važnosti iskrenog suočavanja s prošlošću. 📖 Pročitajte više: balkandiskurs.com/2026/04/27… #GenMemory finansira 🇬🇧 @FCDOGovUK, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦.

Novi članak #GenerationMemory fellowship programa donosi istraživanje Elme Hasanspahić o spomen-obilježjima poput „Osmice“ u Vitezu i Trusine kod Konjica, koja za porodice hrvatskih žrtava predstavljaju mjesta istine, dostojanstva i opomene, ali rijetko postaju dio šireg društvenog sjećanja. Kroz svjedočenja i stavove sagovornika ​- Matije Ricova​ i Ivana Garića​ iz udruga preživjelih, profesora @drgoransimic, novinarke Štefice Galić, te profesorice Olgice Krezić ​- otvara se ključno pitanje: ​n​a koji način sudske činjenice, komemoracije i obrazovanje zajedno doprinose stvarnom suočavanju s prošlošću? ​Članak donosi i primjere drugačijih pristupa ​sjećanju, uključujući rad Mostarskog teatra mladih koji insistiraju na suočavanju s „vlastitim“ zločinima. 📖 Pročitajte cijeli tekst ​n​a balkandiskurs.com/2026/04/19…. #GenMemory finansira 🇬🇧 International Development, a implementira se u partnerstvu sa British Council Bosnia and Herzegovina. 🇧🇦 #PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs #memorialization #sjecanje #Trusina #Osmica #Grabovica

The new article from the #GenerationMemory fellowship program presents Elma Hasanspahić's research on memorials, "Osmica" in Vitez and Trusina near Konjic. For the families of Croatian victims, these places represent spaces of truth, dignity, and remembrance, yet they rarely become part of the broader social memory. Through the testimonies and views of the interviewees - Matija Ricov and Ivan Garić from the survivors' associations, professor @drgoransimic, journalist Štefica Galić, and professor Olgica Krezić - a key question opens up: in what way do court established facts, commemorations and education together contribute to a true dealing with the past? The article also provides examples of different approaches to memory, including the work of the Mostar Youth Theater, which insists on confronting "their own" crimes. 📖 You can read more at balkandiskurs.com/en/2026/04…. #GenMemory is funded by @FCDOGovUK, and implemented in partnership with the @BritishCouncil 🇧🇦 #PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs #memorialization #memorial #Trusina #Osmica #Grabovica

Public memorialization in the countries of the former Yugoslavia often remains trapped in ethno-national narratives, instead of being a space of shared memory, learning and empathy. In the first article of the #GenerationMemory project, our @VelmaSaric and @MackicErna researched how monuments and memorials shape collective memory, why civilian victims are often marginalized, and how politically charged memorialization processes still are. This topic is discussed by local and international experts and researchers including Arbetina Krasniqi, Besnik Beqaj, Branka Vierda, Edvin Ćudić, @KolaricJovana, Lejla Gačanica, @louisbickford, Milica Pralica, Nicolas Moll, Rada Pejić-Sremac and Sonja Biserko, who point to the need for a more inclusive, fact-based approach that would contribute to reconciliation and preventing the recurrence of violence. Read the full text at the link 👇 balkandiskurs.com/en/2026/04… #genmemory is funded by @FCDOGovUK, and implemented in partnership with the British Council Bosnia and Herzegovina. 🇧🇦 🇬🇧 #PCRCBiH #BalkanDiskurs ​#differentmemoriessharedfutures #towardsinclusivememorialisation #memorialization