SREBRENICA WOMEN STAGE PROTEST IN SARAJEVO

( Editorial: --> 2345 ) SARAJEVO, 16 Feb (Hina) - A thousand Srebrenica women on Monday afternoon blocked all traffic in downtown Sarajevo, voicing their indignation over the failure to unearth any new facts about the disappearance of several thousand of their men. Thousands of Srebrenica's men have been missing since Bosnian Serb troops seized the eastern Bosnian enclave in the summer of 1995. The women demanded the appearance of the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alija Izetbegovic. However, the appearance of Co-chairman of the Council of Ministers Haris Silajdžić, who said the Government was putting forth every effort to establish the whereabouts of their family members, seemed to increase the protesters' displeasure. Association of Srebrenica Refugees chairman Ibran Mustafić said eastern Bosnians would never accept that their towns and villages become part of the Bosnian Serb entity "no matter what other people think about it". (hina) jn as mb 162002 MET feb 98