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More than 8,000 Bosniaks were massacred during the Srebrenica genocide on 11 July 1995. Young people from the Balkan region reflect on the national commemoration and the fuel for conflict it still carries. Read their insights here.

“Three Hours per Victim” or “The Rape of Serbia”

On the 24th of March 2016 the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) convicted the Bosnian Serb’s wartime-leader Radovan Karadžić on 10 out of 11 accusations of war crimes during the Bosni... (more)

Gravestones of thousands of victims at the Srebrenica genocide memorial

Words Don’t Matter Anymore

Haris, an Austrian with Bosnian family-roots, shares his view on why remembering the past mistakes is crucial for ensuring a better future. However, observant the current conflicts and humanitarian crises and in spite of... (more)

Many Shades of Remembering

How to reflect on Srebrenica and its commemoration? Will reconciliation ever be possible? Insights into Serbian politics of commemoration.

The Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the victims of the 1995 genocide.

We Need to Talk About Srebrenica

We need to talk about Srebrenica. We need to talk about it more often and more loudly, as it seems that people are slow learners. Crimes committed against civilians in numerous states during various conflicts show that h... (more)

Gravestones of thousands of victims at the Srebrenica genocide memorial
The gravestones of thousands of victims at the Srebrenica genocide memorial (Photo: Benjamin Hennig).