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Things Fall Apart: Reflections 20 years after the Srebrenica massacre
Opinion

Things Fall Apart: Reflections 20 years after the Srebrenica massacre

The ghosts of genocide — Between 11-12 July 1995, more than 8,000 Bosniaks - mainly men and boys - were killed in the town of Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Twenty years on, what can Europe learn from the continent’s worst act of genocide since the Holocaust? Michael Fordham, who worked as an aid volunteer and reported from the Balkans during the ‘90s, looks back on a recent history that we must never forget.

Written by: Michael Fordham

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