Nine families lost their children - and two children lost their mothers.
On February 19, 2020, a perpetrator shot nine people in Hanau for racist motives. Nine lives full of dreams and futures were brutally ended.
Among the victims was Mercedes Kierpacz, a mother of two. Her family must continue to live with the immeasurable loss.
Hanau was not an isolated case. Hanau is everywhere.
🔴 Warning signals were ignored, emergency calls were not taken seriously.
🔴 The authorities played down the danger, even though the perpetrator had long been known.
🔴 To this day, the families are still waiting for real clarification and consequences.
Meanwhile, the bereaved continue to fight. Serpil Temiz Unvar, Ferhat Unvar's mother, has created a space for empowerment and education with the Ferhat Unvar educational initiative.
But not all mothers can keep fighting. We remember. We demand. We stay loud.
📢 Experiences of relatives & survivors: The Initiative 19. February Hanau documents the voices of those affected in video form. Their statements on what happened on the night of the crime and afterwards are recorded here:
🔗 no-final-report.org/statements
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