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In memoriam

In memoriam

Our Novica Kostić, one of the bravest peace activists in the region, war-veteran, has died at the age of sixty-one.

War veterans from the region paid their respects to civilian victims taken from the train in Štrpci

War veterans from the region paid their respects to civilian victims taken from the train in Štrpci

Veterans of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH), the Croat Defence Council (HVO), the Croatian Army (HV), the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS), the Army of Yugoslavia (VJ) and the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), together with activists from the Centre for Nonviolent Action Sarajevo/Belgrade, took part in the commemoration in Prijepolje and honoured the civilians killed after they were taken off the train in Štrpci, expressing their solidarity and support for the families of the victims and calling for the prosecution of those responsible and for finding the remains of the victims.

War Veterans from the Region at the Commemoration in Grabovica: Killing Civilians Cannot Be Justified

War Veterans from the Region at the Commemoration in Grabovica: Killing Civilians Cannot Be Justified

War veterans, former members of the Army of RBiH, HVO, HV, VRS and VJ laid flowers and paid their respects to civilians killed in Grabovica. “The killing of innocent civilians cannot be justified, and even today families are still looking for the remains of 17 of their beloved. We cannot turn back the time and put things right, but we want to show that, with all our differences, we can remember all victims together, honour them together and build a more just society,” said Amer Delić from the Centre for Nonviolent Action, a war veteran of the Army of RBiH from Zavidovići.

War Veterans from the Region at the Commemoration in Ahmići: We Need to Remember All Victims

War Veterans from the Region at the Commemoration in Ahmići: We Need to Remember All Victims

“We are here to show by our presence that we can and must show compassion and respect not just for victims from our own people, but for others too. To show that there is another way. Then we can set the foundations for peace and coexistence in this region, which is our goal. So that our children never have to go through what we went through,” said Krešimir Ivančić, a veteran of the Croatian Army.