Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was honored the Nansen Refugee Award for welcoming more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers under threat of violence and persecution during the refugee crisis in 2015 and 2016. Speaking at the awards ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, Merkel said: “In my view, we owe this honor primarily to the numerous people who started working at that time and to whom we have to thank for managing the situation and succeeding.”

Merkel said that Turkey hosts a large number of refugees who do not want to go far from their country and said, “Turkey has hosted 3.8 million refugees from the Middle East.” Merkel added that Turkey has undertaken a greater burden than Germany in the refugee crisis, and that sustainable solutions must be found so that refugees can return to their countries safely.

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Srebrenica Genocide Victims Laid to Rest on 30th Anniversary

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Seven newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide were buried at the Potocari Memorial Cemetery in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the 30th anniversary of the massacre. The genocide, recognized by international courts, claimed over 8,300 Muslim lives during the Bosnian War.

The ceremony drew leaders and officials from across the region and Europe, including Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, and French and NATO representatives.

Bosnian official Denis Bećirović emphasized the years of propaganda and planning that led to the genocide, while French President Emmanuel Macron warned that denialism has no place in EU-aspiring nations. NATO’s Mark Rutte called it a lasting tragedy linking the Netherlands and Bosnia.

Sirens marked the remembrance across cities, and symbolic tributes—including a silent jump from Mostar Bridge and the release of lilies—honored the victims. The newly buried include victims aged between 17 and 67.

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