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]
From 2006 to 2008, Ćudić was a jujutsu instructor at the martial arts schools of the Academy of Martial Arts of the Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Donji Žabar and in Gornji Zovik near Brčko.[9]
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
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
Taj maj '92. (Brčko, 2012)
Ne u naše ime: s one strane srbijanskog režima (Sarajevo, 2019)
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