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Thousands Retrace Srebrenica Death March as New Victims Are Laid to Rest

Thousands retraced the escape route as DNA teams prepared to lay seven newly identified victims to rest at Potocari memorial

People participate in the "March of Peace" to remember the 1995 Srebrenica genocide, in Nezuk, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
People participate in the "March of Peace" in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Nezuk, Bosnia, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
An aerial view of the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Center in Potocari, Bosnia, on June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Sefika Mustafic, 72, stands in front of her home in the village of Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia, on June 29, 2025. During the genocide a total of 15 members of her family were killed. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)

Overview

  • A three-day, 100-kilometre peace march with nearly 7,000 participants retraced the flight path from Nezuk to Srebrenica in memory of men and boys killed in July 1995.
  • A convoy transported the remains of seven victims recently identified through DNA analysis from Visoko through Sarajevo en route to burial on July 11 at the Potocari memorial cemetery.
  • DNA efforts have accounted for almost 90% of those reported missing, leading to more than 6,700 exhumations, identifications and reburials since the massacre.
  • Women survivors, including Fadila Efendic, expressed renewed solace in laying family members to rest even as the process rekindles enduring grief.
  • Bosnian Serb leaders continue to downplay the genocide despite U.N. court rulings, even after a U.N. General Assembly resolution designated July 11 as an official day of remembrance.