War-scarred Bosnian makes new life in Bern

This is the story of a Bosnian Muslim woman who fought on the frontline during the Bosnian war, and later fled to Switzerland. In 1995, Zuhra Hodzic found herself at the centre of the massacre of Srebrenica.

This content was published on May 2, 2012 - 10:14

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Julie Hunt, Srebrenica and Bern, swissinfo.ch

Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch/SF

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