Srebrenica

Serbia

Why did Serbia react so harshly to the UN resolution on Srebrenica?

Serbian government and public opinion have continued to harshly criticise the UN General Assembly's decision on Thursday to pass the resolution commemorating the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. Why is this the case?

25/05/2024

USA

UN approves annual Srebrenica genocide commemoration

The UN has approved a resolution establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, despite fierce opposition from Serbs.

24/05/2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide

Supporters of the measure, backed by Germany and Rwanda, say it is necessary so that the massacre is not denied or forgotten, while Serbs fear being unfairly labelled as supporters of genocide.

23/05/2024

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands gather to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre

People gather to pay their respects and to give victims a dignified burial.

11/07/2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands march in Bosnia to commemorate 1995 Srebrenica genocide

The faultlines of old conflicts in the former Yugoslavia are the most active they have been in years

08/07/2023

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Families arrive for burial of 50 Srebrenica victims

Thousands of Bosnians were expected to attend a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide on Monday, burying 50 more victims of Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II

11/07/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Thousands gather to commemorate Bosnia's 1995 Srebrenica genocide

The three-day mass execution of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys is Europe's only genocide since the Holocaust.

11/07/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mothers of Srebrenica mark 27th anniversary of genocide

The Mothers of Srebrenica take centre stage at the ceremony to mark the 27th anniversary of the genocide.

11/07/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Former Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of war crimes

A former Bosnian Serb soldier and police officer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for war crimes committed during the 1995-95 conflict.

16/08/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

New UN envoy to Bosnia faces angry opposition from Serbs

In a speech, Schmid pledged that he will work to help Bosnia reach stability and economic prosperity nearly three decades after the war that killed over 100,000 people and left millions homeless.

02/08/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serbs will shut down government over genocide denial law

Bosnian Serb politicians have pledged to block decision-making in the country’s institutions in protest over a recent move by a top international envoy to outlaw genocide denial.

27/07/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Senior Bosnian official bans denial of Srebrenica genocide under law

The head of Bosnia’s Office of the High Representative has imposed changes to the country’s criminal law, introducing prison sentences for anyone who denies the genocide at Srebrenica.

23/07/2021

World News

Relatives rebury victims on 26th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre

They are the latest to be identified in mass graves at the site of Europe's worst massacre since the Second World War.

11/07/2021

Serbia

Serbia's Vucic hits back as Montenegro bans Srebrenica genocide denial

Montenegrin lawmakers on Thursday ousted a pro-Serb government minister who denied the 1995 massacre in Srebrenica was genocide.

18/06/2021

Montenegro

Montenegro minister ousted over Srebrenica genocide denial

Montenegro's parliament voted to sack the country's justice minister for expressing doubts about the genocide in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War.

18/06/2021

My Europe Series

Not bad enough for genocide? The towns the Mladić verdict downplayed

Mladić was convicted for one count of genocide, the summary executions of over 8,000 people in Srebrenica, but not of another, killings at Vlasenica, Foča, Ključ, Kotor-Varoš, Prijedor, and Sanski Most.

11/06/2021

Montenegro

Montenegro justice minister denies Srebrenica genocide rejection

The European Union had criticised Vladimir Leposavic for comments made last week about the massacre.

30/03/2021

Netherlands

Netherlands offers payment of 'appreciation' to Srebrenica veterans

The Dutch government has offered to pay veterans of a United Nations peacekeeping mission that failed to prevent the massacre at Srebrenica in 1995.

11/02/2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Srebrenica: World leaders urged to counter Serbian genocide denial

In the 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre, some Serb leaders haven't fully accepted responsibility and deny that genocide took place in Bosnia in 1995.

11/07/2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Euroviews. Denying and glorifying the Srebrenica genocide is inspiring extremists around the world ǀ View

25 years on from the massacre at Srebrenica, revisionism and glorification of the ethnic cleansing committed during the Bosnian War are giving impetus to extremists around the world to act with impunity.

11/07/2020