Emir Suljagic
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Emir SuljagićEmir Suljagić (born 1975 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(then Yugoslavia
) is the author of Postcards from the Grave, a first-hand account of the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
and life in the besieged enclave in north-eastern Bosnia before the UN "safe area" fell to the Bosnian Serb Army.
During the War in Bosnia, Suljagić was a refugee. He was 17 years old when his family fled the ethnic cleansing of the Drina valley in 1992 and took refuge in Srebrenica. He taught himself English and became an interpreter for the UN forces stationed in the town. It was thanks to his employment as a UN interpreter that he survived the genocidal execution of the men and boys of the enclave that followed the fall of the town.
After the war, he attended the University of Sarajevo, where he studied political science. Since 1996, Suljagić has worked as a reporter for the magazine Dani
. Between 2002 and 2004 he reported on the proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
in The Hague for Dani and for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
(then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is the author of Postcards from the Grave, a first-hand account of the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre
Srebrenica massacre
The Srebrenica massacre, also known as the Srebrenica genocide, refers to the July 1995 killing, during the Bosnian War, of more than 8,000 Bosniaks , mainly men and boys, in and around the town of Srebrenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, by units of the Army of Republika Srpska under the command of...
and life in the besieged enclave in north-eastern Bosnia before the UN "safe area" fell to the Bosnian Serb Army.
During the War in Bosnia, Suljagić was a refugee. He was 17 years old when his family fled the ethnic cleansing of the Drina valley in 1992 and took refuge in Srebrenica. He taught himself English and became an interpreter for the UN forces stationed in the town. It was thanks to his employment as a UN interpreter that he survived the genocidal execution of the men and boys of the enclave that followed the fall of the town.
After the war, he attended the University of Sarajevo, where he studied political science. Since 1996, Suljagić has worked as a reporter for the magazine Dani
Dani
Dani is a unisex given name typically truncated from the name Daniel or Danielle.Dani may refer to:-People:* Dani people, a people living in the isolated central highlands of West Papua* Danes -Given name:...
. Between 2002 and 2004 he reported on the proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
in The Hague for Dani and for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting.