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Srebrenica

Srebrenica, a town in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina, was the site of the 1995 massacre of thousands of Bosniaks at the hands of Serb forces led by military commander Ratko Mladic.

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Serbien Zdravko Tolimir in Den Haag

Mladic's former right-hand man dies in UN jail

Zdravko Tolimir, the 'eyes and ears' of Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic has died in the Netherlands at the age of 67.
February 9, 2016
Zeljka Cvijanovic bei Conflict Zone

Is Republika Srpska getting an easy ride?

Republika Srpska lives off EU funds without adopting EU values. PM Zeljka Cvijanovic is on Conflict Zone this week.
February 3, 2016
Aleksandar Vucic Premierminster Serbien Gedenkfeier Srebrenica

Serbian PM pledges millions to Srebrenica

Serbian Prime Minister Vucic has promised investments to the Bosnian city.
November 11, 2015
Chancellor Merkel skeptical of Turkey's proposal to create a safe zone in northern Syria

Merkel doubts Turkey's 'safe zone' proposal

German Chancellor Merkel has said that Turkey's proposal for a "safe zone" in northern Syria may risk refugee lives.
September 29, 2015
Images of Srebrenica

In Serbia, eight charged in Srebrenica massacre

Serbia's war crimes prosecutor has charged eight men with participation in the 1995 slaughter of Muslims in Srebrenica.
September 10, 2015
Schweiz Naser Oric in Bern festgenommen

Bosniak commander indicted over alleged war crimes

A Bosnian Muslim commander, who defended Srebrenica against separatist Serbian forces indicted for alleged war crimes.
August 28, 2015
20 Jahre Völkermord in Srebrenica

Tumultuous end to Srebrenica ceremony

A ceremony to mark 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre has ended in turmoil after Serbian PM Vucic was chased away.
July 11, 2015
Bosnian protesters hold a banner reading 'never forget Srebrenica' during the Srebrenica Peace March near the city center of Srebrenica on July 10, 2015 (Photo: ELVIS BARUKCIC/AFP/Getty Images)

Bosnia mourns victims of Srebrenica massacre

Thousands gather in Srebrenica to mark the 20th anniversary of the worst mass killing in Europe since WWII.
July 11, 2015
02.07.15 Doku Srebrenica

Wrangling persists over Srebrenica

In Serbia, the word genocide is still a taboo in connection with Srebrenica - Europe's worst massacre since WWII.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2015
Pargan Benjamin Kommentarbild App

The unbearable truth

Benjamin Pargan
Twenty years after the Srebrenica genocide, its victims are still subject to derision, writes Benjamin Pargan.
July 11, 2015
Massengrab Srebrenica

Russia urges punishment for Srebrenica

Moscow has called for people responsible for Srebrenica massacre to face justice "as soon as possible."
July 10, 2015
Angela Merkel mit Mladen Ivanic

Merkel pledges Germany's support to Bosnia

Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged Germany's ongoing support for Bosnia in its efforts to move closer to the EU.
July 9, 2015

Merkel in Bosnia-Herzegovina

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has visited Sarajevo, the last stop of her two-day trip to the Balkans.
July 9, 2015

Inside Europe - 20 years since Srebrenica

Inside Europe - 20 years since Srebrenica
July 9, 201509:52 min
Bosnien und Herzegowina Stadtansicht Srebrenica

'Genocide' divides ahead of Srebrenica anniversary

As the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre draws near, calling the killings "genocide" divides nations.
July 9, 2015
Mustafa Ceric mit Bill Clinton und Imam Kavazovic 1995

Clinton to lead US Srebrenica delegation

Former US President Bill Clinton has been chosen to lead the US delegation to a commemoration of Srebrenica.
July 9, 2015
02.07.15 Doku Srebrenica

Russia blocks UN Srebrenica resolution

Russia has vetoed a UN resolution condemning the Srebrenica massacre, claiming it would create divisions in the Balkans.
July 8, 2015
Srebrenica - ein Tag danach

Serbia's PM Vucic to attend Srebrenica event

Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vucic agrees to attend a commemoration of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
July 8, 2015
Pictureteaser 20 Jahre Srebrenica

'Remembering Srebrenica' at Westminister Abbey

A memorial to the thousands killed twenty years ago at Srebrenica is to kick off a week of more than 100 related events.
July 6, 2015
Niederlande Muslim-Kommandeur von Srebrenica freigesprochen

Swiss to extradite acquitted Oric to Bosnia, not Serbia

Switzerland has said it will extradite the former commander of the mainly Muslim forces in Srebrenica to Bosnia.
June 25, 2015
Niederlande Muslim-Kommandeur von Srebrenica freigesprochen

Serbia seeks extradition of Bosnian war commander

Serbia has formally asked Switzerland to extradite wartime Bosniak commander Naser Oric, wanted for alleged war crimes.
June 22, 2015
Bosnien-Herzegowina Gedenkstätte und Friedhof bei Srebrenica

Serbian leader willing to visit Srebrenica

Aleksandar Vucic, a former nationalist during the Yugoslav war, said he will bow his head to the Bosnian victims.
June 19, 2015
Srebrenica

Bosnian war criminals face trial in US

US authorities allege that some Bosnians who entered the country in the 1990s were waging war - not fleeing it.
June 11, 2015
Skeletal remains discovered near Srebrenica

Britain drafts divisive Srebrenica UN resolution

Britain takes initiative in drafting a UN resolution to mark the 20th anniversary of the crimes committed in Srebrenica.
June 10, 2015

UN judges uphold genocide conviction

UN judges have upheld a Bosnian Serb General Tolimir's involvement in the Srebrenica genocide.
April 8, 2015
Srebrenica 2014 Jahrestag Völkermord an Bosniaken

The end of justice delegated to The Hague

The recent Srebrenica-related arrests offer Serbia an opportunity for reconciliation with its neighbors.
March 18, 2015

Accused Srebrenica massacre triggermen arrested

Serbia, Bosnia team up to collar accused triggermen responsible for Srebrenica massacre
March 18, 2015
A memorial in Srebrenica commemorating the death of thousands of Bosnian Muslim men and boys

US moves to deport Bosnian war crime suspects

The US is planning to deport some 150 Bosnians suspected of ethnic cleansing during the Balkan conflict in the 1990s.
March 1, 2015
Chief judge Peter Tomka arrives on February 3, 2015 at the International Court of Justice in The Hague

ICJ dismisses Balkan genocide claims

The UN's topmost court has dismissed mutual allegations of genocide by Serbia and Croatia.
February 3, 2015
Srebrenica Massaker Berufung Beara und Popovic 30.01.2015 Den Haag

Srebrenica genocide sentences upheld

Convicted Bosnian Serbs lose appeal against genocide sentences at ICTY
January 30, 2015

Karadzic closing arguments

Closing arguments are underway in the war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Radovan Karadzic. He is charged with some of the worst atrocities since World War II, including the Srebrenica massacre.
September 29, 2014
Niederlande Kriegsverbrechertribunal Radovan Karadzic

Prosecutors seek Karadzic life sentence

Prosecutors at a special UN court in The Hague have called for a life sentence against former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for his alleged crimes, including involvement in the Srebrenica massacre of 1995.
September 27, 2014
Trauerfeier in Kozarac

Mass funeral in Bosnia

Thousands of Bosnians have gathered for a mass funeral for their loved ones more than 20 years after they were killed in the country's civil war. Many of the bodies were only discovered recently in a nearby mass grave.
July 20, 2014
Graves in Potocari Srebrenica (photo: Emir Musli)

'Pioneering role'

The Dutch court's ruling on the Srebrenica massacre is a good sign, says Andreas von Arnauld.
July 16, 2014
Urteil zur Klage der Mütter von Srebrenica gegen die Niederlande 16.7.2014

Srebrenica: Dutch share blame

A civil court in the Netherlands has ruled that the country shares the blame for the deaths of 300 Muslim men killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. However, the court said there was no liability for most of the deaths.
July 16, 2014
Srebrenica - ein Tag danach

Court: Dutch share Srebrenica blame

A civil court in the Netherlands has ruled that the country shares the blame for the deaths of 300 Muslim men killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. These 300 had sought sanctuary at a compound held by Dutch UN troops.
July 16, 2014
A file photograph dated 03 June 2011 showing former Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic sitting in the court room during his initial appearance at U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. EPA/MARTIN MEISSNER (zu dpa vom 28.01.2014)

Opening of Mladic defense

The defense case of Bosnian Serb army leader Ratko Mladic has opened in the Hague. Mladic, who has denied the charges, is accused of masterminding some of the worst post-World War II atrocities in Europe.
May 19, 2014
Bosnien-Herzegowina Genozid Mahnmal und Friedhof bei Srebrenica

Dutch sued over Srebrenica

Relatives of victims from the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia have sued the Netherlands. They say the Dutch government should have done more to prevent the 1995 killings, which left more than 8,000 people dead.
April 7, 2014
Verica Spasovska heads DW's Central and Southeast Europe department (Photo: DW / Per Henriksen)

Crimea is not Kosovo

NATO's intervention in Kosovo is different from Russia's in Crimea, argues DW's Verica Spasovka.
March 14, 2014
Ratko Mladic

Mladic refuses to testify

Ex-Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has refused to testify before the UN Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. His comments in The Hague came as he took the stand against his former boss Radovan Karadzic.
January 28, 2014
Der frühere polnische Ministerpräsident Tadeusz Mazowiecki spricht am Montag (30.11.2009) in einem Hörsaal der Europa-Universität Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) anlässlich der Verleihung des Viadrina-Preises 2009. Der Viadrina-Preis wurde in diesem Jahr an Tadeusz Mazowiecki verliehen. Die Auszeichnung ist mit 2500 Euro dotiert und würdigt Persönlichkeiten und Initiativen, die sich um die deutsch-polnische Verständigung verdient machen. Er wird bereits zum elften Mal vergeben. Foto: Patrick Pleul dpa/lbn

Poland's Mazowiecki dies

Poland's first post-communist prime minister, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, has died at the age of 86. He was a key adviser to Poland's Solidarity freedom movement and later UN human rights envoy in Bosnia in the 1990s.
October 28, 2013
Interpreter of Dutchbat Hasan Nuhanovic (2-R) during the ruling of the Supreme Court in The Hague, The Netherlands, 06 September 2013. The court ruled the Netherlands is responsible for the deaths of three Muslim men during the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, when Dutch UN peacekeeping forces were responsible for protecting civilians. EPA/MARTIJN BEEKMAN

Netherlands 'responsible' for deaths

A court in The Hague has ruled that the Dutch state was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnian Muslims who died in Srebrenica in 1995. The ruling could set a precedent for future UN missions.
September 6, 2013
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Radovan Karadzic appeared in the courtroom for the first time since his trial began last week on charges of ordering Serb atrocities throughout the Bosnian war. Karadzic has boycotted the trial's first three days, saying he has not had enough time to prepare his defense even though he was indicted in 1995. (ddp images/AP Photo/Michael Kooren/Pool)

Karadzic's arrest

Five years ago, accused war criminal and wanted man Radovan Karadzic was arrested by Serbian police.
July 21, 2013
Bosnian women cry near the coffins of their relatives at the Potocari Memorial Center in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 11 July 2013, during the burial of 409 newly-identified Bosnian Muslims as part of a memorial ceremony to mark the 18th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, considered the worst atrocity of Bosnia's 1992-95 war. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed in the 1995 killing spree after Bosnian Serb forces overran the town. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Srebrenica victims remembered

Thousands of Bosnians have gathered near Srebrenica to mark the 18th anniversary of the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were slaughtered in 1995.
July 11, 2013

Apologizing for Srebrenica

Nikolic's apology for Srebrenica atrocities was not a sincere gesture, writes DW's Verica Spasovska.
April 26, 2013

Apology

Bosnians’ response to the apology by Serbia’s president is far from enthusiastic.
April 26, 2013
Graves of those killed in Srebrenica massacre, (photo via dpa)

Serbia apologizes for Srebrenica

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has apologized for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims, killed by Serbian forces in Srebrenica at the height of the Bosnian War. He stopped short, however, of defining it as genocide.
April 25, 2013

Massacre in Srebrenica

Massacre in Srebrenica
April 23, 2013
Jasmina Rose Photo: DW/Per Henriksen

Lost and found

Jasmina Rose remembers the service DW established to reconnect families during the Bosnian war.
April 17, 2013
Zdravko Tolimir, a former high-ranking Bosnian Serb army officer charged with crimes including genocide in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, takes pen and paper out of his suitcase as he waits for the the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to deliver its judgment in The Hague, Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. (Foto:Peter Dejong, Pool/AP/dapd)

Bosnian Serb general gets life

Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst atrocity since WWII. He was the deputy to the military leader who allegedly planned it.
December 12, 2012