The Spin: Report about the Fall of Srebrenica

Call Number
350-1-1:353/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:353/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #353 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000353
Date of air
1995-09-13
Date of production
1995
Date
1995
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Notes
Military/Para-Military • Refugee/Ex-Pow ID

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
John Sweeney (The Observer) looks at the circumstances of the fall of the UN-designated safe haven of Srebrenica. Sweeney reveals how various governmental and UN officials disseminated misinformation and hid the truth about the enclave's fall. Thousands of Muslim men have gone missing after the Bosnian Serb soldiers took control of Srebrenica. Bosnian Serbs banned journalists from Srebrenica, so the UN became the only source of information. The Dutch troops destroyed their video material before they left the enclave because the video incriminated them for not helping the civilians. The British Ministry of Defense talked down the evidence of massacre, while the U.S. released their evidence too late. Interviews with journalists and UN officials featured.

Context

Associated Names
BBC (Copyright holder, Creator/Author, Producer)