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Bosnia Marks Srebrenica Massacre Anniversary

The cemetery at the memorial center in Potocari, near Srebrenica
1/10 The cemetery at the memorial center in Potocari, near Srebrenica
July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
A woman mourns over the coffin of a loved one.
2/10 A woman mourns over the coffin of a loved one.
July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
Graves are dug for the reburials.
3/10 Graves are dug for the reburials.
July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
Officials and dignitaries gather for the memorial ceremony.
7/10 Officials and dignitaries gather for the memorial ceremony.
July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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July 11 marks the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, when Bosnian Serb forces overran the town and killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys. On the anniversary, the bodies of 175 newly identified victims were due to be reburied at the memorial cemetery in Potocari, near Srebrenica. The remains of more than 6,000 people have so far been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at the cemetery, and work to identify the remaining victims continues. Photos by Sadik Salimovic, RFE/RL's Balkan Service
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Several thousand people have gathered in Srebrenica for the 19th anniversary of the massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb forces during the country's 1992-95 war.

A total of 175 newly identified massacre victims will be laid to rest after a commemoration ceremony held at the Potocari cemetery outside Srebrenica.

So far, the remains of 6,066 people have been exhumed from mass graves and reburied at Potocari.

The massacre in Srebrenica on July 11, 1995, has been labeled as genocide by two international courts.

Meanwhile, Nils Muiznieks, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights, has called for a prompt investigation of a July 8 incident in which members of Women In Black, a worldwide network of women opposed to war and violence, was attacked in the town of Valjevo during a commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre.

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