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Edvin Kanka Ćudić

Edvin Kanka Ćudić (Cyrillic: Едвин Канка Ћудић; born 31 December 1988) is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and writer who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia.[1] In 2023, he won the Kemal Kurspahić International Journalist Award for best published story in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian for his story "Grobnica nade" (The Grave of Hope).[2][3]

Edvin Kanka Ćudić
Edvin Kanka Ćudić in 2017
Member of the Regional Council of the
RECOM Reconciliation Network for
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 December 2019
LeaderNataša Kandić
Preceded byDženana Karup Druško
1st Coordinator of the UDIK
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 October 2013
Preceded byPosition created
Personal details
Born
Edvin Ćudić

(1988-12-31) 31 December 1988 (age 35)
Brčko, Yugoslavia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
EducationUniversity of Sarajevo
Ankara University
Writing career
GenreJournalism
Years active2008 - present
Martial arts career
Rank  2nd Dan in Jujutsu
  2nd Dan in Aikido
  1st Dan in Judo
Years active2003 - present

Biography

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Born as Edvin Ćudić on 31 December 1988 in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina (at the time part of Yugoslavia). He grew up in Gračanica and Brčko. He studied at the University of Sarajevo and Ankara University. He got bachelor's degree in journalism from University of Sarajevo in 2012. In 2018 earned his master's degree in political science.[4]

At the age of 14, Ćudić joined the Academy of Martial Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina[5] (a member of the International Martial Arts Federation - IMAF Europe), led by Boško Vidović in Brčko. He trained for eight years and earned a 1st Dan in jujutsu. In 2017 he earned a 1st Dan in judo.[6]

He began practicing aikido in 2017 under Alen Hadžiabdić in Sarajevo. In 2022 in the Vrnjačka Banja he graded 1st Dan by Saša Obradović Shidoin.[7] He is member of the Aikikai Serbia.[8]

From 2006 to 2008, Ćudić was a jujutsu instructor at the martial arts schools belonging to the Academy of Martial Arts of the Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Donji Žabar and in Gornji Zovik near Brčko.[9]

As a journalist, he collaborated with many regional media outlets, including Danas, Monitor and Oslobođenje.[10][11][12] In 2017, he signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[13]

In 2013, Edvin Kanka Ćudić founded and become coordinator of the UDIK.[14][15] In 2019, he was elected in Regional Council of the RECOM Reconciliation Network.[16][17]

In UDIK he started activism with public commemorations dedicated to the victims of past war in the former Yugoslavia (1991-2001). At that time, some war crimes were commemorated for the first time in Sarajevo, as well as in other cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia. These commemorations traced Ćudić to one of the most famous human rights activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18][19] He has given interviews and provided commentaries on a range of issues from his area of expertise, including genocide denial, post-conflict recovery, and human rights to many national and international media outlets including El País,[20] Berria,[21] AFP,[22] DW,[23] RFE,[24] Sveriges Radio, RTL Nederland,[25] FENA,[26] Oslobođenje,[16] Danas,[17] HRT and Novosti[27] Ćudić helped to memorize the crimes at Kazani. He is one of the initiators of the memorial at that site.[16][28][29][30]

He often received threats related to his work.[31][32][33]

Honours

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In 2012, the Bosnian poet Adem Deniz Garić dedicated to Edvin Kanka Ćudić a poem I ne treba da šutiš (And you should not be silent).[34] In 2022, the other Bosnian poet Erbein Osmanović dedicated him a poem Geronimo.[35]

In 2014 and 2018, in the biographical lexicon Ko je ko u BiH (Who is Who in B&H), Edvin Kanka Ćudić is listed among the most significant people in Bosnia and Herzegovina today, which through their works and actions contribute to a better Bosnia and Herzegovina and who make this country a happier place.[36][37][38] In 2019, the Bosnian-born French sculptor Mirza Morić created a memorial dedicated to the killed civilians in Brčko (1992-1995). Morić engraved the whole story called Možda bi trebalo da ih mrzim (Maybe I should hate them), written by Edvin Kanka Ćudić in 2011. The monument was installed in Paris.[39]

His awards include the following:

  • Emerging Europe Award, Category: Young Influencer of the Year (2019)[40]
  • Kemal Kurspahić International Journalist Award (2023)[41][42]

Bibliography

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  • Taj maj '92. (Brčko, 2012)
  • Ne u naše ime: s one strane srbijanskog režima (Sarajevo, 2019)

References

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  1. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Biografija". biografija.org. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Grobnica nade". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Oslobođenje: 80 godina". oslobodjenje.ba. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Drugi ciklus studija - Fakultet političkih nauka Sarajevo, No. 40, 2018" (PDF). fpn.unsa.ba. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Martial Arts Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina - judoforall". judoforall.org. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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  7. ^ "Aikikai Serbia - Dan ispiti". aiki.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Aikikai Serbia - Yudanshe po pojasu". aiki.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Founder". udik.org. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Articles by Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Oslobođenje". oslobodjenje.ba. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Articles by Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Monitor". monitor.co.me. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Articles by Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Danas". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  13. ^ Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 2018-08-16.
  14. ^ "Founder – UDIK". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  15. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić o UDIK-u: Kako smo nastali, kome smetano i kako nam prijete". znamo.ba. Archived from the original on 17 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  16. ^ a b c Jerković, Matea (3 July 2021). "Edvin Kanka Ćudić: Sarajlije više ne poriču zločine na Kazanima". Oslobođenje.
  17. ^ a b Diković, Jelena (10 December 2020). "Danas se zločini negiraju više nego ikada". Danas.
  18. ^ "UDIK obilježio 23. godišnjicu stradanja civila u selu Trusina". klix.ba. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  19. ^ "U Sarajevu odata počast žrtvama Vukovara". klix.ba. 17 November 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  20. ^ "La memoria, última trinchera de la guerra de Bosnia". El País. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Bosnian gerra ez da inoiz amaitu". Berria. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Decades on, Serbia struggles to prosecute Yugoslav war crimes". AFP. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Manipulacija žrtvama – kreiranje "zlih politika"". DW. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Ćudić: Sezona lova na one koji podržavaju Povorku ponosa u BiH". RFE. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Nederland gaat militairen leveren aan Europese vredesmissie in Bosnië". RTL Niews. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  26. ^ "Ćudić: Spomenička kultura jedan od alata izgradnje nacionalnog identiteta". FENA. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić: Za muke bosanskih Hrvata dobrim je dijelom odgovorna Hrvatska". Novosti. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  28. ^ "UDIK: Danas se navršava 28 godina od monstruoznih zločina na Kazanima". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  29. ^ Edina Kamenica (2020). "Priča koja ne govori samo o zločinu: Moji roditelji nemaju grob, zaklali su ih na Kazanima". Oslobođenje. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  30. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić poručuje: Za spomenik ubijenim na Kazanima ne postoji politička podrška". source.ba. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  31. ^ "Brčak iz Izraela prijet članovima UDIK-a: Nećeš se izvući iz ovoga Ćudiću – Klix". klix.ba. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  32. ^ "U Sarajevu napadnuti aktivisti UDIK-a". faktor.ba. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  33. ^ "U Sarajevu napali Edvina Kanku Ćudića i vikali 'vođo pedera': Zašto policija nije zatražila fotografiju napadača?!". depo.ba. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  34. ^ "I ne treba da šutiš - Adem Garić". Adem Garić. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  35. ^ "Geronimo - Edvin Kanka Ćudić". Edvin Kanka Ćudić. 30 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  36. ^ "Ko je ko u BiH - knjiga o najznačajnijim ličnostima u BiH - Novo Vrijeme". novovrijeme.ba. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  37. ^ "Sadržaj biografskog leksikona Ko je ko u BiH – izdanje 2014–2018 – Ko je ko u BiH". kojekoubih.ba. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  38. ^ "Sadržaj biografskog leksikona Ko je ko u BiH – izdanje 2018–2022 – Ko je ko u BiH" (PDF). kojekoubih.ba. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  39. ^ "Kipar Mirza Morić napravio skulpturu u čast ubijenim Brčacima - Klix". klix.ba. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  40. ^ "Emerging Europe recognises its champions - Emerging Europe". emerging-europe.com. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  41. ^ "Edvin Kanka Ćudić - Grobnica nade". danas.rs. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  42. ^ "Oslobođenje: 80 godina". oslobodjenje.ba. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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Preceded by
Position created
 Coordinator of UDIK
2013– 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Dženana Karup Druško
 Member of the Regional Council of the RECOM Reconciliation Network for Bosnia nad Herzegovina
2019– 		Incumbent
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