Srebrenica 1995 Genocide Memorial, Bosnia.
- by Samir Zahirovic
- 2018-06-23
- 31 media
- 31 available
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Graffiti on the wall of the of the Dutch battalion's communication center
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The Dutch Supreme Court ruled in 2013 that the Netherlands was responsible for the deaths of three Bosnians.
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A large space that served as the base for the Dutch battalion.
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A white stone platform represents the Memorial wall, featuring the names of 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica genocide.
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Overview of the sacred area.
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CHECKPOINT AND BATTALION COMMAND
The building where the Dutch battalion was stationed.
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Commemorative Space
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BOOK OF CONDOLENCES
Located in the museum. The Memorial Room features the Book of Condolence, for visitors to the Memorial Center
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Laid in 2001 at the location chosen for the burial of their loved ones by a poll of the victims' families.
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The Srebrenica genocide is the worst crime committed in Europe since World War II.Serb forces killed more than 8000 Bosniak-Muslims
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Part of the sacred area. As water represents life, so the genocide survivors hope for the renewal of life in this region of Bosnia
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The most offensive graffiti is written on the wall of the room where the Dutch officers' drivers slept.
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This is the room where, according to survivors, Serb forces committed multiple rapes
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A green-domed headstone is located to the right of the musalla in the sacred area.
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MEMORIAL WALL
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Local staff who held UN accreditations managed to survive. Those without them were handed over to the Army of Republika Srpska
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A white stone platform represents the Memorial wall, featuring the names of 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica genocide.
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MASS GRAVE AT THE MEMORIAL CENTER
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Personal belongings, along with stories of victims found in mass graves are displayed in twenty cabinets
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Here visitors can view authentic video footage and listen to audio recordings from the mass killing of Bosniaks by Serb forces
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which contains a permanent exhibition of photographs taken by Tarik Samarah.
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Located in the sacred area. This is the central location for joint prayer before the burial of victims.
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The victims' identities were established using DNA analysis.
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The Appeals Chamber of the Hague Tribunal unanimously ruled that the Srebrenica massacre constituted genocide.
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"Krivaja 95" was the codename the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) used for their attack on the UN-designated "safe haven"
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Paths that lead through the sacred area start from the stone plaque inscribed with the words of the Srebrenica Prayer.
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Sacred area, which, together with other six areas of the cemetery, forms the outline of a flower with seven petals.
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The only Catholic buried in the Potočari cemetery. He was a footballer for the local club and much loved in Srebrenica.
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The SENSE agency established the Srebrenica Documentation Center
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The Memorial Center at Potočari was founded to be a memorial space, but also a space of warning