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Croatian Courts Accused of ‘Nationalist’ Anti-Serb Justice
The head of the Serb National Council in Croatia accused the country’s courts of handing down ethnically-biased justice after a decision to auction a Serb wartime refugee’s house.
Stickers confirm that Serb are underprivileged citizens
BELGRADE - The stickers with the Croatian flag used to cover the bilingual signs on government buildings in Vukovar, which were put there by members of an association of war veterans, confirm that Serbs are underpriviliged citizens in Croatia and that the law does not protect them, head of the Coalition of Refugee Associations Miodrag Linta said on Saturday.
Linta: Refugees support new gov't in achieving priorities
BELGRADE – Miodrag Linta, president of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia, said Monday that he is offering his full support to the new government of Serbia, headed by Aleksandar Vucic, in achieving the key priorities for the next four years.
Linta condemns discrimination against Serbs in Croatia
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta condemned on Thursday the discrimination against 14 Serb families in Croatia whose homes and businesses were seized at the end of the war in 1995 and allocated to Croatian nationals for temporary use.
Greeks are the EU's unhappiest workers, report finds
Greece is the only country among the European Union's 28 members states where fewer than half of its workers claim to be dissatisfied with working conditions, a poll published by Eurobarometer on Thursday has found.
Refugee Serbs want SPC property to stay in Serbia
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations Miodrag Linta asked the Serbian Ministry of Culture on Thursday to deny Croatia's proposal to return Serbian Orthodox Church property and cultural artifacts of the Serb refugees to Croatia, to a place designated by the Croatian Ministry of Culture.
Croatia Vows to Aid Wartime Sex Abuse Victims
The Croatian authorities have launched new draft legislation aimed at providing financial and psychological help for people who were raped or sexually abused during the 1991-95 war.
Queen Maria Karadjordjevic rehabilitated
BELGRADE - Queen Maria Karadjordjevic of Yugoslavia was rehabilitated on Monday by a decision of the High Court in Belgrade, which also declared null and void a decree from 1947 that stripped her of citizenship and property.
Queen Marija Karađorđević "rehabilitated"
Queen Marija Karađorđević "rehabilitated"
BELGRADE -- The High Court in Belgrade on Monday announced that it reached a decision to "rehabilitate" Queen Marija Karađorđević of Yugoslavia.
The court also declared null and void a decree from 1947 that stripped her of citizenship and property.
Calls to boycott Serb businesses criticized
Calls to boycott Serb businesses criticized
ZAGREB -- The invitation to boycott stores in Vukovar owned by local Serbs is "a revitalization of fascism," several Croatian organizations have said.
Croatian Anti-Cyrillic Activists Say Govt Ignoring Them
Croatian war veterans, who want a referendum to limit minority rights and end official use of Serbian Cyrillic script in parts of Croatia, accuse the government of ignoring their initiative.
NGO Wants Zagreb Streets Named After War Victims
An initiative backed by various intellectuals has been launched in Croatia to name some streets after victims of Croatian forces in the 1990s conflict.
Serb refugees condemn call for boycott of Serb goods, shops
BELGRADE - The Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia condemned Wednesday in the harshest terms a call for boycott of the Serb goods and shops in Vukovar, and urged the authorized state bodies in Croatia to institute proceedings against the initiators of the boycott.
Call for boycott of Serb shops in Vukovar
ZAGREB - A call has appeared on certain social networks to boycott Serb shops and goods in Vukovar as long as Cyrillic script is being used in the city, website dnevno.hr reads.
Milorad Pupovac, president of the Serb National Council (SNV) and member of the Croatian parliament, condemned the call in the harshest terms on Wednesday, and urged the authorized institution to react.
UN: Croatia Refugees No Longer Need Protection
The United Nations has recommended that people who fled the 1991-95 war in Croatia should no longer have refugee status now the country has joined the EU.