Remains of 7 fallen soldiers from Korean War laid to rest in burial ceremonies

Remains of 7 fallen soldiers from 1950-53 Korean War laid to rest

Joint burial ceremonies took place at 2 national cemeteries located in Seoul and central city of Daejeon

After a century, forgotten Punjabi soldiers finally recognised for WWI sacrifice

After a century, forgotten Punjabi soldiers finally recognised for WWI sacrifice

9,909 forgotten WWI Indian Soldiers Commemorated in UK

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) has added 9,909 men previously omitted from commemoration records, recognising them as casualties of the First World War who died of injuries away from the battlefield. The soldiers have now been acknowledged through the Punjab Registers project, a five-year partnership between the CWGC, the UK Punjab Heritage Association, and []

How does this NGO help Hong Kong fire victims, needy people get a dignified farewell?

On a drizzly, windy morning in June, a family gathered before a tombstone at Wo Hop Shek Cemetery in northern Hong Kong to bid farewell to a loved one who died in the Wang Fuk Court fire. Beneath the muddy grave and scattered stones lies a man surnamed Hung, in his forties, among the 168 victims of the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Last November’s inferno also displaced nearly 5,000 residents. Unlike many victims who were cremated, Hung’s family insisted on a burial. “He passed in the blaze,...

Bosnia lays to rest 10 newly identified Srebrenica genocide victims 31 years on

31 years after the Srebrenica genocide, grieving families in Bosnia lay to rest 10 newly identified victims. Clothed in traditional green shrouds, the coffins are carried by mourners to the Potocari Memorial Cemetery on the anniversary of the July 1995 genocide. The victims, ranging from 20 to 56 years old, are among the more than 8,300 Bosniak men and boys systematically killed by Bosnian Serb forces. Decades on, forensic teams continue the painstaking work of identifying fragmented remains scattered across mass graves, offering delayed closure to families who have waited a lifetime to say goodbye