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War crimes judges uphold the genocide conviction of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst act of bloodshed since World War II. SOUNDBITE
Registrar of the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals Abubacarr M. Tambadou praises "years of hard work, dedication and commitment" after war crimes judges upheld the genocide conviction of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst act of bloodshed since World War II. The UN tribunal in The Hague rejected Mladic's appeal against his 2017 life sentence for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the 1992-5 Bosnian war. SOUNDBITE
Former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is to appeal his life sentence, his son said Wednesday, calling the judgement by a UN court "war propaganda". SOUNDBITE
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will appeal his UN war crimes court conviction for genocide, his legal adviser says. SOUNDBITE
People driving their cars on one of the main bridges in Belgrade city wave Serbian flags and honk their car horns in a sign of protest against the adoption of the UN's resolution that establishes an annual day of remembrance for the 1995 Srebrenica genocide of Bosnian Muslims. The resolution, fiercely opposed by Bosnian Serbs and Belgrade, that was written by Germany and Rwanda -- countries synonymous with genocide in the 20th century -- makes July 11 "International Day of Remembrance of the Srebrenica Genocide." IMAGES
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