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Ali Anderson MBE

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Mortuary Services Specialist. Freelance End Point Assessor. GoCrisis Associate. Ambassador, Scottish Board of Ambassadors for RS UK. Tweets/Retweets show interest not endorsement.

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Genocide denial is often called the final stage of genocide. The Bosnian genocide is one of the most documented and forensically proven genocides in history, yet denial continues. Help us combat it by spreading awareness in your community. #GenocideAwareness

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'Will we find them all?' Families prepare for excavation at Tuam mother and baby home The long-promised excavation of the Tuam 'pit', where it is thought the remains of nearly 800 infants were dumped, is to take place this month.Β  Alison O'Reilly talks to families about what they hope ...

Families prepare for excavation at Tuam mother and baby home.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlig...

03.06.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuam babies' burial site to be sealed off as mass grave exhumation begins in June Excavation marks Ireland’s first mass grave intervention as families hope for answers after decades of campaigning

The entire burial site of the Tuam babies will be forensically sealed off and monitored around the clock, as specialist teams prepare for Ireland’s first exhumation of a mass grave next month.
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

01.06.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Hallmarks of organised crime': How 'sickening' funeral livestream scams target mourners
www.itv.com/news/2025-05...

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On May 31, 1992, all non-Serbs in the Prijedor area of Bosnia were instructed to wear white armbands and hang white sheets from their homes. Thousands of Muslims and Croats were forcibly arrested and taken to concentration camps where many suffered starvation, torture and death.

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Family of mum who died in Turkey left horrified by shocking autopsy findings Beth Martin, 28, travelled to Turkey alongside her husband Luke and two young kids but died just days into her trip - her family has now uncovered disturbing autopsy details.

Family of mum who died in Turkey left horrified by shocking autopsy findings
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-worl...

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Rouken Glen Park in East Renfrewshire has warned visitors of blue/green algae being 'present' in the park's boating pond.
In a Facebook post, the public garden said following its weekly tests of the water, the algae was discovered in the area.
www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...

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Families waiting for closure year into funeral director investigation The criminal probe into A Milne Independent Funeral Directors began following allegations of missing remains.

Families say they are still waiting for closure one year into an investigation of a funeral director in the west of Scotland.
news.stv.tv/west-central...

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Tuam historian and campaigner looks ahead to works at the former mother and baby home in June
YouTube video by Irish Independent Tuam historian and campaigner looks ahead to works at the former mother and baby home in June

β€˜My hope is that every one of them will be found’: Catherine Corless on the excavation of the Tuam mother and baby home site which is set to begin in the coming weeks.
youtu.be/QBE6sk4AQUY?...

13.05.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The medics identifying remains from Syria's mass graves More than 100,000 men, women and children were reportedly forcibly disappeared by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

'This will be the work of years': The medics identifying remains from Syria's mass graves.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Commemorating and Reflecting on the Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years Later
YouTube video by Minority Issues Research Institute (MIRI) Commemorating and Reflecting on the Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years Later

To honour victims and remember the Srebrenica Genocide 30, the Minority Issues Research Institute hosted a commemorative and reflective seminar with Dr. Najla Hrustanović, Robert McNeil, MBE and Dr. Hasan Nuhanović. Please follow the link to view the seminar youtu.be/bVXZhAxk1Jc?...

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Scottish Ambassador for Remembering Srebrenica(@srebrenicauk.bsky.social), Robert McNeil, is keynote speaker at the #CESGlobalMentalHealthSummit 2025! ​
REGISTER now to receive the full schedule docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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BBC Radio 4 - Bodies A rare window into what happens to the bodies donated for medical education.

Jenny Kleeman is granted a rare window into what happens to the bodies donated for medical education and used for surgical training.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Veil of silence over mother and baby deaths in Scottish hospitals There have been around 500 baby deaths in Scottish hospitals since 2019, but health authorities have managed to avoid any public scrutiny.

Promises of transparency broken in veil of silence over mother and baby deaths in Scottish hospitals
www.sundaypost.com/fp/promises-...

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Sick funeral scammers target heartbroken Scots family after teen's sudden death
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.da...

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Three deaths in Spain linked to generator use amid outage Three elderly people have died in Spain from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator during the country's nationwide electricity blackout yesterday, emergency services have said.

Three elderly people have died in Spain from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using a generator during the country's nationwide electricity blackout yesterday
www.rte.ie/news/europe/...

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Four guilty over Β£6m NHS contracts corruption
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Exhumation of Tuam babies' mass grave to begin in June, confirms intervention director
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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Collapsed legal firm McClure's clients in home ownership battle - BBC News Judi Brown was one of thousands to pay McClure solicitors to set up a trust to own their home.

Clients of a law firm that collapsed have spoken about their years-long battle to regain ownership of their homes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Schoolgirl's body left on bedroom floor for hours as cops and ambulance "argued" Lucy Grant, 17, passed away after suffering a fatal seizure on April 15. Her family allege emergency service failures led to hours of torment where she wasn't removed from her home.

Lucy Grant, 17, passed away after suffering a fatal seizure on April 15. Her family allege emergency service failures led to hours of torment where she wasn't removed from her home.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

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Multi-national project to exhume and recover First World War casualties in Belgium is complete | CWGC The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has supported a largely unprecedented joint project to exhume and recover World War One casualties from a site in Belgium.

Multi-national project to exhume and recover First World War casualties in Belgium is complete.
www.cwgc.org/our-work/new...

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The pandemic that changed our lives: 5 years on Terina Hine looks back at the Covid pandemic and its lasting impact Great calamities bring change.

From @terinahine.bsky.social, an interesting overview of the pandemic that changed our lives... ❀️

www.counterfire.org/article/the-...

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Domestic abuse survivor slams BBC as abuser films prison TV documentary Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Andrew Cunningham missed his appointment with a social worker because he was filming a BBC TV documentary about Barlinnie prison.

Scots domestic abuse survivor slams justice delay while abuser films Barlinnie TV documentary
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area...

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Remembering Srebrenica NI are holding an event for the 30th anniversary inter faith commemoration of genocide at Srebrenica. 6pm 25th June at Belfast City Hall. Register here.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/remembering-…

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β€˜Assad knew everything’: Syrian gravedigger reveals horrors in first-ever unmasked interview Key witness in landmark case against Syrian officials tells MEE hundreds of bodies were regularly delivered in refrigerator trucks for burial in mass graves

β€˜Assad knew everything’: Syrian gravedigger reveals horrors in first-ever unmasked interview - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/assad-knew-everything-syrian-gravedigger-reveals-horrors-first-ever-interview-without-mask

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Survivor Testimonies - YouTube

Through incredible courage, resilience, and dignity, survivors share their harrowing experiences of genocide. Their stories of loss, hope, and survival continue to inspire us all.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The Fromelles Association of Australia For those lost so far from home

Australians Urged to Help Identify Our Fromelles Fallen

The Fromelles Association of Australia is calling on Victorians to help identify World War I soldiers from the Battle of Fromelles who still lie in unnamed graves.
Visit www.fromelles.info to learn how you can help identify these soldiers

18.04.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Commemorating and Reflecting on the Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years Later | MIRI To honour victims and remember the Srebrenica Genocide 30, the Minority Issues Research Institute is hosting a commemorative and reflective seminar Dr. Najla Hrustanović, Rober McNeil, MBE and Dr. Has...

Commemorating and Reflecting on the Srebrenica Genocide 30 Years Later
Fri, Apr 25 | Online Event
www.miri.international/event-detail...

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Welsh mortuaries overcrowded due to death certificate delays Hundreds of bodies have been moved over the past six months due to overcrowded mortuaries.

Mortuaries overcrowded due to death certificate delays
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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