The Begejci camp (''Logor Begejci'') was a

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established in September–October 1991 in Begejci near

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(then part of SFR Yugoslavia, then FRY) where

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n prisoners of war and civilians were kept by Serbian authorities during the Croatian War of Independence. The detainees were mostly brought from

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and some were later moved to other camps. At east three people are known to have died there.Final report of the United Nations Commission of Experts, established pursuant to security council resolution 780 (1992), Annex VIII - Prison camps; Under the Direction of: M. Cherif Bassiouni; S/1994/674/Add.2 (Vol. IV), 27 May 199
''Annex VIII: Prison camps (part 10/10) - Begejci''
(p. 5481). The camp was opened in the autumn of 1991, and held approximately 600 prisoners.
/ref> The ICTY cited 260 detainees in its indictment against Slobodan Milošević. In December 1991, approximately 300 prisoners were returned to Croatia as part of a prisoner exchange. Prisoners at the camp lived in stalls and were kept there without heat, until a visit by the

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resulted in some blankets being provided. The Serbian reporter Danica Vučenić received the Zoran Mamula Award for journalism for her 2003 report on the camp.Awards
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References

External links

"Glave dole, ruke na leđa" - A documentary about the camp
{{Croatian War of Independence Zrenjanin Serbian war crimes in the Croatian War of Independence Serbian concentration camps in the Yugoslav Wars