Protesting the denial of war crimes by Bosnian authorities, activists erected 'guerrilla memorials' overnight in three towns across the country.
Bearing the text "So that it never happens again. In memory of the victims of war crimes committed in the area of (Foca, Bugojno or Konjic)" the memorials were dedicated to Serbs, Muslims and Croats killed in the 1992-5 war.
An activist from a multi-ethnic group said:
Bearing the text "So that it never happens again. In memory of the victims of war crimes committed in the area of (Foca, Bugojno or Konjic)" the memorials were dedicated to Serbs, Muslims and Croats killed in the 1992-5 war.
An activist from a multi-ethnic group said:
"These memorials were raised by the people,"See Reuters for full story.
"[The authorities] can remove or destroy them but we shall put up new ones again. We'll show to nationalist elites that their attempt at collective amnesia isn't working."
"We want to shame our politicians and the international community,"
"It is inconceivable that 20 years after the war they have not created memorials nor allowed the commemorations of the crimes and victims,"