Balkans | A ceremony was held in Serbia on the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide

A ceremony was held in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which more than 8,000 Bosnian civilians were brutally murdered.

The crowd gathered in front of the president’s office in the capital, lit candles in memory of the victims of the genocide, and sent the message that the genocide should not be forgotten.

While the “Mother’s Scarf” project carried out by the Association of Mothers of Srebrenica and Zipa was shown in Belgrade, it was stated that the scarves collected from Srebrenica and Bosnia and Herzegovina represent women who have lost loved ones.

Meanwhile, 30 other victims of the genocide, whose identities were established as part of the 28th anniversary of the genocide, are buried at Potocari Memorial Cemetery today.

The number of victims buried at Potocari Memorial Cemetery has so far risen to 6,751.

What happened in Srebrenica?

After the occupation of Srebrenica by Serbian forces led by Ratko Mladić on 11 July 1995, civilian Bosniaks who had taken refuge with Dutch soldiers inside the UNC were subsequently handed over to the Serbs.

Allowing women and children access to the area controlled by Bosnian soldiers, the Serbs killed at least 8,372 Bosnian men in the area’s forests, factories, and warehouses. The Bosnian dead were buried in mass graves.

The victims, whose bodies were found in mass graves during post-war tracing efforts, were buried in a ceremony at Potocari Memorial Cemetery on 11 July each year after their identification.

Although 28 years have passed, the bodies of nearly 1,000 genocide victims have never been found.

The crowd gathered in front of the president’s office in the capital and lit candles in memory of the victims of the genocide. of genocide Send an unforgettable message.

in Belgrade, Srebrenica And the Ziba Mothers Association, and the “Mother’s Scarf” project was also presented.

Meanwhile, 30 other victims of the genocide, whose identities were established as part of the 28th anniversary of the genocide, are buried at Potocari Memorial Cemetery today.

The number of victims buried at Potocari Memorial Cemetery has so far risen to 6,751.

What happened in Srebrenica?

After the occupation of Srebrenica by Serbian forces led by Ratko Mladić on 11 July 1995, civilian Bosniaks who had taken refuge with Dutch soldiers inside the UNC were subsequently handed over to the Serbs.

Allowing women and children access to the area controlled by Bosnian soldiers, the Serbs killed at least 8,372 Bosnian men in the area’s forests, factories, and warehouses. The Bosnian dead were buried in mass graves.

The victims, whose bodies were found in mass graves during post-war tracing efforts, were buried in a ceremony at Potocari Memorial Cemetery on 11 July each year after their identification.

Although 28 years have passed, the bodies of nearly 1,000 genocide victims have never been found.

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