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Austrian Interior Ministry Advised to Ban Croats’ WWII Bleiburg Event
An Austrian Interior Ministry group of experts presented a report to officials on Wednesday suggesting a complete ban on the annual gathering in Bleiburg in southern Austria which commemorates tens of thousands of Croatian Nazi-allied Ustasa troops and civilians who were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans in 1945.
‘No Gathering’ of Croats at Controversial WWII Bleiburg Site: Police
A controversial annual mass gathering of Croats at Loibacher Feld near the Austrian town of Bleiburg, which has been accused of nurturing nationalist sentiments, is not expected to take place this weekend, Austrian police said on Thursday, after the event was also cancelled in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jewish Congress Hails Austrian Move to Ban WWII Bleiburg Event
The World Jewish Congress, an international organisation representing Jewish communities, praised on Monday the Austrian parliament's adoption of a proposed ban on the annual commemoration of the killings of Croatian Nazi-allied troops and civilians at Bleiburg in Austria by the Yugoslav Partisans at the end of World War II.
WWII Commemoration Dispute Shows Balkan Weaknesses and Strengths
Some also noted that this controversial issue might have been deliberately politicised and used to fuel party campaigns ahead of elections that will be taking place across the region in the coming months. Croatia and Serbia are to hold general elections at the end of June while Bosnia is scheduled to have local elections in October.
World Jewish Congress Condemns WWII Bleiburg Mass in Sarajevo
The World Jewish Congress, an international organisation representing Jewish communities, said on Wednesday that the Catholic mass due to be held in Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 16 glorifies people involved in crimes committed by Croatia's WWII-era Nazi-allied Ustasa regime.
Croatia’s Controversial Bleiburg Commemoration Cancelled Due to Pandemic
The annual gathering in Bleiburg in Austria, which commemorates tens of thousands of Croatian Nazi-allied Ustasa troops and civilians who were killed by the Yugoslav Partisans in 1945, will not be held this year as planned on May 16, media reported on Tuesday.
Austrians to Protest at Croatia’s Controversial Bleiburg Commemoration
Anti-fascist demonstrators will stage protests on Saturday against the annual gathering in Bleiburg, which commemorates the tens of thousands of Nazi-allied Croatian troops and civilians killed by Yugoslav Partisans in 1945.
Croatia’s May 9 Confusion Symbolises Europe’s Fragmenting Memory
It wasn't that long ago that May 9 was an uncomplicated date in the political calendar in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. State leaders processed to the main World War II memorial, made speeches about the heroic struggle against Nazism and Fascism and laid wreaths.
Croatians Convicted of Doing Nazi Salutes in Austria
Five Croatian citizens have been given suspended sentences for doing Nazi salutes and shouting fascist Ustasa chants during a controversial World War II commemoration in Bleiburg in Austria.
Croatian Journal Sheds Light on Abuse of Bleiburg
A leading scientific journal from Zagreb has published a special issue on the controversial killings at Bleiburg in 1945 – aiming to shed light on how this crime has been misused and manipulated in history.
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