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Tragedy carried out in April 1993 in a small village of Ahmići reflects in a microcosm the much wider tensions, conflicts and hatreds which have, since 1991, plagued the former Yugoslavia and caused so much suffering and bloodshed. In a matter of a few months, persons belonging to different ethnic groups, who used to enjoy good neighbourly relations, and who previously lived side by side in a peaceful manner and who once respected one another’s different religious habits, customs and traditions, were transformed into enemies. Nationalist propaganda gradually fuelled a change in the perception and self-identification of members of the various ethnic groups. Gradually the "others", i.e. the members of other ethnic groups, originally perceived merely as "diverse", came instead to be perceived as "alien" and then as "enemy"; as potential threats to the identity and prosperity of one’s group. What was earlier friendly neighbourly coexistence turned into persecution of those "others".
The main target of these attacks was the very identity – the very humanity – of the victim. The "personal violence" which is carried out against other human beings solely upon the basis of their ethnic, religious or political affiliation.
Video is a part of the interactive narrative “Ahmići - 48 hours of ashes and blood” produced by the SENSE Transitional Justice Center, available at [ Ссылка ]
