Srebrenica: how genocide returned to Europe 20 years ago

Memorial services are taking place across the continent to commemorate the deaths of 8,000 Bosniak men

Srebrenica
(Image credit: 2011 AFP)

Services are taking place across Europe in the run-up to Srebrenica Memorial Day on 11 July, marking the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

The events that took place in July 1995 are widely considered to be the worst genocide in Europe since World War II and, in recent years, the roles of the UN and the West have been criticised.

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