Bosnia reburies remains of 14 Srebrenica victims on massacre anniversary
Srebrenica, Bosnia Reuters The remains of 14 victims of the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Bosnia’s Srebrenica were reburied on Thursday, the 29th anniversary of what became Europe’s first atrocity since World War II constituting genocide. In May, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11th July an international day of remembrance […]
UN General Assembly declares Srebrenica genocide remembrance day
United Nations/Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Reuters The United Nations General Assembly declared 11th July an international day of remembrance of the Srebrenica genocide in a vote on Thursday that survivors branded as historic and Serbs as a failure, reflecting deep ethnic divisions in Bosnia. The massacre of about 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys in […]
Thousands march in Bosnia in memory of Srebrenica massacre
Nezuk, Bosnia-Herzegovina AP Thousands of people joined a peace march on Friday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The 100-kilometre march traces a route taken by men and boys from the Bosniak ethnic group, which is made up primarily of Muslims, […]
Srebrenica testimonies, artefacts confront genocide denialism
Srebrenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina Reuters Survivors of the genocide at Srebrenica are hoping their accounts and keepsakes of families of some of the 8,000 Muslim men and boys who were killed will help dispel the denial of the massacre that is the heart of a political crisis in Bosnia. One hundred survivors gave video testimonies […]
Bosnia commemorates 26th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina AP Nineteen newly identified victims were honoured and buried Sunday in Bosnia as thousands gathered to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The slaughter of more than 8,000 Muslim Bosniaks, most of them men and boys, by Bosnian Serb forces was commemorated in speeches, prayers and […]