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22 years
Today it’s exactly 22 years ago the enclave of Srebrenica fell. At Potočari the remains of 71 new identified victims will be buried at the Srebrenica genocide memorial. The genocide-denying mayor of Srebrenica is not invited for the commemoration.
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Dutch government is partially liable for the murder of almost 350 Muslim men
The 300-350 men who took shelter at the Dutch compound during the fall of the enclave Srebrenica, had a change to survive of 30 percent. This is the legal verdict of the court. The decision to send the Bosniak men along with the Bosnian-Serbs was wrong: Presiding judge Gepke Dulek-Schermers said that Dutch soldiers “knew or should have known that the men were not only being screened ... but were in real danger of being subjected to torture or execution”.
Independent / NOS
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Group of Dutchbatters claim money from the Dutch government
Almost 22 years after the fall of the enclave Srebrenica, a group of ~200 Dutchbat III soldiers decided to claim money from the Dutch government. They claim €22.000 per person for the “impossible mission” given the circumstances to protect the Muslim population in 1995 from the Bosnian-Serbs. The traumatising experiences had a huge impact on their personal lives.
NOS
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President of Republika Srpska will ban schoolbooks about the Srebrenica genocide
The president of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, said that children in Republika Srpska’s schools will never be taught about the Srebrenica genocide and the siege of Sarajevo.
BalkanInsight
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Counsil of Europe: Serbia needs to acknowledge the genocide
In a new published report from the Council of Europe they calls Serbia to acknowledge the genocide in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War in 1995. This step is needed to improve the relationships between the different ethnical groups and to prevent new hate crimes.
BalkanInsight // NOS
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Srebrenica: Denying Genocide
During my last visit in March I met a few members of a BBC film crew working on a new documentary about Srebrenica. In this documentary they interview Dr Nedžad Avdić, a genocide survivor who talks about his ongoing fight for justice and truth. Our World - Srebrenica: Denying Genocide is free to watch online until 4 June.
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