Remembering #Srebrenica – Untold Killing podcast
Over the course of a midsummer week in July 1995, more than 8,000 men and boys were systematically killed in a small Bosnian town called Srebrenica. Untold Killing tells the little-known story of genocide and ethnic cleansing right in the heart of Europe through the voices of those who survived it. It’s a tale of betrayal, injustice, and what the world’s wilful ignorance towards ethnic persecution leads to.
A co-production from Message Heard and Remembering Srebrenica. Hosted by Aleksandra Bilić. ‘Untold Killing’ marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
The six-episode podcast “Untold Killing” explores the narrative of what transpired over the course of several days in July of 1995 where more than 8,000 Bosniak-Muslims were murdered in the small town of Srebrenica. The pioneering production is the first of its kind in the English language and featured exclusive survivor testimonials and expert analysis of the lead up to the genocide. The podcast explored in depth the events that transpired in Srebrenica with academics and individuals from the International Commission for Missing Persons and the prosecution for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) contributing.
Untold Killing has been nominated for the “Best Impact” award as well as the “Best Commercial Partnership” award and previously has won an AVA Platinum Award for it’s success in educating others on the genocide in Bosnia. On May 26th the podcast won the Bronze for “The Impact Award” and the Silver for the “Best Commercial Partnership Award”.
The crimes against humanity which are depicted in depth are invaluable for understanding the genocide in its full complexity.
The podcast featured voices of survivors such as Jasmin Jusuf-Jusufovic who stated he lent his voice and his story to the podcast due to his “conviction to spread the story of the genocide against Bosniaks wherever he could”. Jusfovic states “I’ve received feedback from around the world, which was enormously emotional to me, having realised that people are listening to our story.”
The genocide in Srebrenica is considered to be part of the wider campaign of ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity which took place during the Bosnian War between 1992-1996. For many academics and experts, Srebrenica is considered the final point of the genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Serb forces, however the horrific acts that took place in Srebrenica remain the only ones to be ruled as genocide legally at the ICTY. On November 22nd, 2017 Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian-Serb military commander was convicted of various crimes against humanity, including genocide for his role in the events that took place in Srebrenica.