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The war in Bosnia tore once peaceful communities apart. Serbs and Muslims killed each other with a viciousness that shocked a so-called civilized Europe that had not seen such carnage since World War II. In an attempt to stop the blood letting the United Nations declared the town of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia a "safe haven".

A Dutch peacekeeping force was stationed there to protect the mainly Muslim inhabitants and keep the ethnically divided population apart. It did not work out that way. In July 1995, Bosnian Serb troops were set to overrun the town. The Muslim men who had been defending the town of Srebrenica tried to escape but were rounded up and massacred.

8,000 Bosnians were killed. The International Court of Justice just recently admitted that it was genocide. Two survivors return to Srebrenica for a visit. Neither feel they can return to live there but they go back for the memorial service to honor the dead and bury the victims that keep being discovered in mass graves throughout the region.

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Rageh Omaar presents Witness, a half-hour daily documentary series which features short, specially commissioned or acquired films gathered from independent filmmakers.
 
Each documentary reveals the unknown lives of ordinary people, following their lives, telling their stories and portraying the challenges that confront them. Our witnesses are people in a situation or those who have observed them first hand.
 
The films cover conflict, belief, the past and the future and as well as bringing new stories to light they showcase the talents of a new breed of multi-skilled, frontline journalist. In the studio, Rageh will further explore the issues raised in the films, with expert guests on the subject matter and the filmmakers themselves.