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Zagreb Initiative to Memorialise Murdered Croatian Serbs Praised
Branka Vierda of the Youth Initiative for Human Rights praised this week's decision by a Zagreb City Assembly commission to add the names of the Zec family, who were murdered in 1991, to a register of names of people who could be memorialised by having a street or public area in the Croatian capital named after them.
Childbirth Often Traumatic in CEE, But Few Women Seek Redress
Daniela Drandic of 'Parents in Action: Roda [Stork]', a Croatian NGO that lobbies for the protection of women's rights in pregnancy and parenthood, said the accounts reflect a widespread failure to listen to and trust women, as well as a lack of confidence among women in the efficiency and fairness of the courts.
Croatia Criticised for ‘Slow Justice’ in War Crime Trials
Two Croatian human rights organisations criticised Croatia for the "slow processing of war crimes" in a statement to mark the European Day for Victims of Crime on Monday.
Zagreb Fans’ Obscene Anti-Serb Banner Sparks Outrage
A photograph that was circulated on social media of a group of Dinamo Zagreb fans holding lighted flares and a banner with an obscene anti-Serb slogan has provoked outrage.
"There does not seem to be a rock bottom," Dario Brentin, associated researcher from the University of Graz in Austria, an expert on sport and nationalism in Croatia, wrote on Twitter on Friday.
Croatia MP Becomes Region's Anti-Establishment Star
With over a 1.5 million views of the video of his speech, newly elected Croatian MP Ivan Pernar has become a star for anti-establishment activists around the Balkan region.
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
Croatia: Glavas in hate speech campaign
ZAGREB -- Branimir Glavas, who has recently been released from prison, has paid to promote "a campaign of hate speech" on Facebook.
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Miscevic: Serbia lives up to high EC expectations
BRUSSELS - Head of the Negotiating Team for negotiations with the EU Tanja Miscevic stated on Thursday that the European Commission (EC) thinks that Serbia has successfully responded to the challenges and that the preparations are being finalised for opening the first chapters in the accession talks.
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Linta condemns Tomasic's statement on minorities
BELGRADE - President of the Coalition of Refugee Associations in Serbia Miodrag Linta most fiercely condemned on Friday the pro-ustasha statement of Croatian MP in the European Parliament Ruza Tomasic who said that the status of national minorities in Croatia should be called off and that all members of national minorities are 'political Croats.'
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