Srebrenica massacre, 25 years on Muslims still face Serb denial

Relatives of the Bosnian Muslims killed in the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II are getting ready to mark 25 years since the Srebrenica

"It's not easy to live here next to those who 25 years on deny that a genocide was committed," says Hamdija Fejzic, Srebrenica's Muslim deputy mayor. For Bosnian Muslims, recognising the scale of the atrocity is a necessity for lasting peace. But for most Serbs -- leaders and laypeople in both Bosnia and Serbia -- using the word genocide remains unacceptable.

Bosnian Serb wartime military chief general Ratko Mladic, still revered as a hero by many Serbs, was sentenced to life in prison by a UN court in 2017 over war crimes including the Srebrenica genocide. He is awaiting the decision on his appeal. In 2019, during a conference gathering mainly Serb historians and aimed at"establishing the truth" about Srebrenica, Dodik said it was a"myth"."Every people need a myth," said Dodik."Muslims didn't have it and they try to build a myth around Srebrenica."

On Saturday, the remains of nine victims identified over the past year will be laid to rest by their families. Deputy mayor Fejzic said denial of the genocide was like the"last phase" of the atrocity itself, telling AFP:"We are facing that every day."

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