FOR THE VICTIMS OF PRIJEDOR White Armband Day marked in Great Britain

(Patria) - A white flag was raised at Bosanska kuća in Birmingham this weekend in memory of the victims of Prijedor and to mark White Armband Day.

On May 31, 1992, the non-Serb population of Prijedor was forced to mark their houses with white flags or white sheets and wear white armbands when leaving their homes. This act of discrimination and persecution remains one of the most striking symbols of ethnic cleansing committed during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

We especially remember the 102 murdered children of Prijedor, as well as all innocent civilians who perished.

According to available data:

• 3,176 civilians were killed or are still listed as missing.
• Among them were 102 children.
• More than 30,000 Bosniaks and Croats were detained in the Omarska, Keraterm, and Trnopolje camps.
• Around 53,000 people were subjected to persecution, detention, deportation, torture, and other forms of abuse.
• More than 94% of the Bosniak and Croat population of Prijedor was forcibly expelled from their homes.

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian community in Great Britain will mark White Armband Day with commemorative events in Coventry and Birmingham, paying tribute to the victims and reminding of the importance of preserving truth, memory, and human dignity.

Three decades later, the white armband remains a symbol of warning against hatred, discrimination, and persecution, but also a symbol of our common promise that the victims will not be forgotten.