1/ Last year I visited #Srebrenica - here is my photo and video diary. I took these photos and videos myself.
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2/ On the road to the former UN base at Potocari where thousands of terrified Muslim refugees arrived from Srebrenica in a hot, sweltering July 1995.
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#Srebrenica
3/The former UN base at Potocari and the #Srebrenica Memorial Center where over 8000 victims are buried.
5/ The forests around Potocari where 15000 #srebrenica refugees set out on the 100km "death march" to Tuzla. Only 5000 made it.
The rest, including the father, grandfathers, uncles of Imam Ahmed @E74HRG never made it to Tuzla. They were killed by Serbs along the way.
The rest, including the father, grandfathers, uncles of Imam Ahmed @E74HRG never made it to Tuzla. They were killed by Serbs along the way.
6/ Walking through the cemetery where 8000 Muslim refugees are buried and the story of the youngest victim of #Srebrenica , a newborn baby one day old, who was murdered when a Serb soldier put his foot on her neck until she died.
Video too long so I'll upload again at the end.
Video too long so I'll upload again at the end.
7/ Walking through the grounds of the former UN base at a disused factory in Potocari, 2km from #Srebrenica
8/ Inside the disused factory where thousands of terrified refugees were held before they were handed over by the Dutch UN peacekeepers to the waiting Serb soldiers.
You can sense death in the air, a feeling that something terrible and haunting happened here.
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You can sense death in the air, a feeling that something terrible and haunting happened here.
#Srebrenica
12/ Inside the former Dutch UN headquarters at Potocari, which has been turned into a museum.
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#Srebrenica
13/ Graffiti mocking Bosnians written by Dutch UN "peacekeepers" before they handed over thousands of Bosnian Muslims to the Serbs to be killed.
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#Srebrenica
14/ More graffiti written by Dutch UN peackeepers mocking Bosnians, found at the Dutch UN headquarters at Potocari
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#Srebrenica
15/ Dutch UN commander Colonel Karremans sought to blame the Bosnians themselves for being slaughtered by the Serbs at #Srebrenica
Unsurprising given the graffiti above and what his soldiers really thought of the Bosnians they were supposed to be protecting.
Unsurprising given the graffiti above and what his soldiers really thought of the Bosnians they were supposed to be protecting.
16/ Dutch UN "peacekeepers" dancing to celebrate making it out of #Srebrenica alive, days after handing over thousands of Bosnian Muslim refugees to the Serbs to be slaughtered.
Dutch commanding officer Colonel Karremans personally accepted gifts of wine from Serb General Mladic
Dutch commanding officer Colonel Karremans personally accepted gifts of wine from Serb General Mladic
17/ Serb General Ratko Mladic tells a terrified Bosnian interpreter while Dutch UN commander Colonel Karremans listens: "Save your people. Allah can't save you, only Mladic can."
Next to Mladic is his deputy, General Radislav Krstic (smoking)
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Next to Mladic is his deputy, General Radislav Krstic (smoking)
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18/ Mladic's only and beloved daughter, Ana, committed suicide with her father's favourite pistol over guilt at his crimes.
In 2011 Mladic was arrested. Before he was extradited he was allowed one last visit to her grave. He knelt down and sobbed like a baby.
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In 2011 Mladic was arrested. Before he was extradited he was allowed one last visit to her grave. He knelt down and sobbed like a baby.
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19/ General Radislac Krstic (smoking) was Mladic's deputy at #Srebrenica - he was sentenced to 35yrs for genocide (!) and sent to the UK to serve his sentence.
In 2010 three Muslim prisoners slit his throat, nearly killing him. A jury found them not guilty of attempted murder.
In 2010 three Muslim prisoners slit his throat, nearly killing him. A jury found them not guilty of attempted murder.
20/ Two things every human alive today must do to stop genocide happening again:
1. Watch the documentary: #Srebrenica A Cry From The Grave at vimeo.com/74043762
2. Visit Srebrenica
1. Watch the documentary: #Srebrenica A Cry From The Grave at vimeo.com/74043762
2. Visit Srebrenica
21/ The UK Govt must apologise to the Bosnian Muslims for imposing an arms embargo on them so they couldn't defend themselves. They must also help bring the killers to justice.
Singing songs and lighting candles is not enough to prevent genocide.
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Singing songs and lighting candles is not enough to prevent genocide.
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22/ There are two sides in a war but only one side in a genocide.
By equating the killers with the victims to present a "balanced" view, or call for "reconciliation" with an acknowledgement of the truth, we guarantee that genocide will happen again.
#Srebrenica
By equating the killers with the victims to present a "balanced" view, or call for "reconciliation" with an acknowledgement of the truth, we guarantee that genocide will happen again.
#Srebrenica
23/ The killers will face their victims on the Day of Judgement before they are thrown into Hell.
May Allah forgive the #Srebrenica victims and reunite them with their families in Paradise while their killers watch in anguish.
May Allah forgive the #Srebrenica victims and reunite them with their families in Paradise while their killers watch in anguish.
24/ Video from tweet 6 didn't upload as it was too long so here it is split, clip 1 of 2:
Walking through the cemetery and the story of the youngest victim of the #Srebrenica genocide, a one day old newborn girl killed when a Serb soldier put his foot on her until she died.
Walking through the cemetery and the story of the youngest victim of the #Srebrenica genocide, a one day old newborn girl killed when a Serb soldier put his foot on her until she died.
25/ Video from tweet 6 didn't upload as it was too long so here it is split, clip 2 of 2:
Walking through the cemetery and the story of the youngest victim of the #Srebrenica genocide, a one day old newborn girl killed when a Serb soldier put his foot on her until she died.
Walking through the cemetery and the story of the youngest victim of the #Srebrenica genocide, a one day old newborn girl killed when a Serb soldier put his foot on her until she died.
