Twenty-four years ago the Srebrenica Genocide took place, however, there are still those who downplay the atrocity and others who claim they have no idea how it happened.
Erasing the Srebrenica Genocide
11 Jul 2019
In Srebrenica, students don’t learn about the genocide that occurred in 1995. As a result of a complex political system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that has allowed Serb politicians who mainly deny the genocide to make the decisions on education.
Timeline of the Srebrenica Genocide
11 Jul 2019
Over 8,000 Muslims were executed in Srebrenica in just seven days. The city was under UN protection, but 'blue helmets' failed to defend the victims. Here's a timeline of the events.
Surviving the Srebrenica genocide
11 Jul 2019
Adel and Fahrudin survived the Srebrenica genocide, but it wasn’t easy. Adel was forced to bring water to a Serb soldier to clean the knives he had used to kill Bosnian Muslims. Fahrudin survived a mass execution in which his father was killed.
More than two decades after the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Srebrenica is called a "town of ghosts," or a "forgotten town," where reconstruction has been very slow, investments are rare, and unemployment runs high.
Washing the blood off knives - Survivors recall Srebrenica genocide
Serb forces carried out a genocide of Bosnian Muslims 24 years ago. Survivors recall the brutality they witnessed first hand.
Srebrenica’s economy after the genocide
11 Jul 2019
Srebrenica was the fourth most developed municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the war. Since the genocide, Srebrenica is one of the least developed towns, and it struggles to rejuvenate its economy.
Examining Genocide: Srebrenica
11 Jul 2019
Genocide is defined as a planned act with the goal to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. This is how in Srebrenica, Serb forces planned and executed genocide.
Why students in Srebrenica don’t study the genocide
The judgement in Ratko Mladic's trial has not brought catharsis for survivors and victims' families. It has also failed in establishing a greater understanding of the crimes that transpired in Bosnia in the 90s.
Who is the Butcher of Bosnia?
11 Jul 2019
Ratko Mladic was Europe's most wanted man until his capture in 2011. The UN war crimes tribunal will decide if Mladic is innocent or guilty of war crimes, which include overseeing the genocide in Srebrenica.
Four disturbing facts about the Srebrenica genocide
As Bosnia marks the 24th anniversary of the gut-wrenching massacre, here's a quick recap on how the Bosnian Serb forces took Dutch peacekeeping forces hostage in July 1995 and killed more than 8,000 people over the following days.
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