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Famous Serbian writer targeted in Belgrade ahead of commemoration for Srebrenica victims
Slovenia🏛️ PoliticsCenter2 hr. ago

Famous Serbian writer targeted in Belgrade ahead of commemoration for Srebrenica victims

The well-known Serbian writer Vladimir Arsenijević was physically attacked by a group of approximately 20–30 unidentified individuals under Branković Bridge in Belgrade. The attack occurred as he arrived at the location where organizers had planned a commemorative event for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. According to reports from the Croatian portal Index, the assailants hit him on the head and body, threatened him, and took his mobile phone. Arsenijević confirmed the incident to the media and described being immediately surrounded by a group of young men upon exiting his taxi. In addition to the physical assault, the attackers vandalized the area under the bridge, writing graffiti that glorified wartime criminal Ratko Mladić and the Army of the Republic of Srpska. They also repeatedly wrote the number 3267, which represents the number of Serbian casualties around Srebrenica according to Serbian politics. While the international community commemorates July 11 as the anniversary of the genocide against Bosniaks—where more than 8,000 people were killed—the Serbian side has been striving to include the issue of their own losses in the public discourse about Srebrenica. The 32

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Večer logoVečerIndependent🔒Center2 hr. ago
Famous Serbian writer targeted in Belgrade ahead of commemoration for Srebrenica victims

The well-known Serbian writer Vladimir Arsenijević was physically attacked by a group of approximately 20–30 unidentified individuals under Branković Bridge in Belgrade. The attack occurred as he arrived at the location where organizers had planned a commemorative event for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. According to reports from the Croatian portal Index, the assailants hit him on the head and body, threatened him, and took his mobile phone. Arsenijević confirmed the incident to the media and described being immediately surrounded by a group of young men upon exiting his taxi. In addition to the physical assault, the attackers vandalized the area under the bridge, writing graffiti that glorified wartime criminal Ratko Mladić and the Army of the Republic of Srpska. They also repeatedly wrote the number 3267, which represents the number of Serbian casualties around Srebrenica according to Serbian politics. While the international community commemorates July 11 as the anniversary of the genocide against Bosniaks—where more than 8,000 people were killed—the Serbian side has been striving to include the issue of their own losses in the public discourse about Srebrenica. The 32

Bias read (Center): The article presents a factual account of the attack on a prominent figure during a commemorative event related to Srebrenica. It includes both perspectives: the international recognition of the genocide against Bosniaks and the Serbian emphasis on their own casualties. The framing remains neutral,

24ur (POP TV) logo24ur (POP TV)IndependentCenter4 hr. ago
Writer beaten up in Belgrade for Srebrenica memorial

Writer Vladimir Arsenijević was attacked by a group of men under Branko Bridge in Belgrade shortly before the planned commemorative event marking the victims of the genocide in Srebrenica. Arsenijević described being confronted by a group of 20 to 30 people who threatened him with known rhetoric and filled the space with their messages. As a result, today's event was canceled, but Arsenijević stated that this will not stop his future work and activism, according to Sarajevo-based portal Klix.ba. Before this incident, the coalition 'People Remember People' had placed a large ikebana in the shape of a Srebrenica rose at the same location, along with the inscription: 'Srebrenica 8372 - People remember people.' They added that they are calling on institutions of the Republic of Serbia to include July 11th in the official calendar of dates to commemorate, thus contributing to building lasting peace while preserving a culture of remembrance based on facts.

Bias read (Center): The article reports on an attack against a writer ahead of a commemorative event related to the Srebrenica genocide, which is a highly sensitive and politically charged issue in the Balkans. The article presents both the incident and the activist group's actions neutrally, quoting directly from the涉

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