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Midland Actors Theatre and Purbanat Theatre premiered a philosophical new work in the Jewellery Quarter which explored humanity’s descent into the dark abyss after an apocalyptic war wipes out most of the human race. ‘Descent’ is a stark and daring new drama which takes the audience on a unique theatrical journey from the darkness of…
The 25th anniversary of the Bosnian genocide takes place today and Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie will be taking part in UK National Srebrenica Memorial Day. Angelina Jolie will join high profile people from around the world, including Prince Charles, President of Bosnia-Herzegovina Šefik Džaferović and Bill Clinton, who will take part in an event to…
The first-ever virtual exhibition using the testimony and artefacts from Bosnian Genocide survivors was unveiled this week as part of the 25th-anniversary commemorations. Survivors of the genocide from across the world submitted their stories, pictures and personal items to create a unique virtual exhibition called ‘Remnants of Genocide’ created by UK charity Remembering Srebrenica.
A evening of events and readings to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide have taken place in Birmingham, ahead of Srebrenica Memorial Day. Organised by national charity Remembering Srebrenica, the gathering took place at Birmingham cathedral in Colmore Row and was attended by faith leaders, local children and members of the city’s Bosnian community.