Thousands Embark on Peace March to Honor Srebrenica Genocide Victims

Published on 08/07/2026 – 21:54 GMT+2

At dawn on Wednesday, over 6,500 participants assembled across Bosnia and Herzegovina to begin a commemorative march honoring those killed in the Srebrenica genocide.

Traveling from within the country and abroad, the marchers paid respects not only to the victims but also to those who fled on foot for survival in July 1995.

Ibis Husejnovic described his presence as an effort “to feel the pain, to feel the silence.”

Raifa Duzic said she participated in order “to feel a small part of what those who have been running for their lives have felt.”

“And I want us to say that this should never be forgotten,” she added.

During this 22nd edition of the peace march, participants will traverse 100 kilometres over three days.

The route includes pivotal locations such as sites of mass executions and discovered mass graves, culminating in Potocari near Srebrenica on 10 July, on the eve of the genocide commemorations.

In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces seized Srebrenica and systematically killed more than 8,000 men and boys. The remaining Bosniak Muslim population—around 25,000 women, children, and elderly—was forcibly displaced.

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