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Genocide Unfolded: Timeline Of The Srebrenica Massacre
BERLIN, GERMANY, JUL 11 – The German Bundestag marked 30 years since the massacre where more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed, amid controversy over far-right AfD party's denial of the genocide.
- On July 11, 1995, Bosnian Serb forces commanded by Ratko Mladic captured the UN-designated safe area of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina.
- This takeover followed a prolonged siege and a military plan to forcibly remove Bosnian Muslims through attacks and displacement.
- After the fall, over 8,000 Bosniak men were executed, thousands of women and children expelled, and prisoners transferred to detention sites like Bratunac.
- International courts have recognized the killings as genocide with at least 8,742 victims identified, and several Bosnian Serb officials sentenced to life imprisonment.
- The massacre remains a defining reminder of ethnic hatred and peacekeeping failures, emphasizing the necessity to learn lessons to prevent future atrocities.
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Thirty years after the genocide in Srebrenica, German media, among other things, are writing about the attitude towards it in Bosnia and Herzegovina, denial, and the lessons that can be learned.
30 years ago, more than 8,000 men were murdered in Srebrenica because they were Bosnian Muslims. For the AfD, this is an occasion to rush against Muslims in the Bundestag.
The genocide of Srebrenica was an occasion for commemoration in the Bundestag – and for political instrumentalization of the AfD. Foreign Minister Wadephul set a clear signal.
The Bundestag recalls the victims of the genocide in the Bosnian War. Two MPs of the AfD cause a sharp protest with their speeches.
In 2001, a Bosnian Serbian commander was condemned with an innovative interpretation of the concept of genocide, which still has effects today.
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