Geography of Croatia
Pedestrian manhandled, handcuffed for crossing against light
A policeman in Osijek, Croatia "threw a middle-aged woman onto the concrete and handcuffed her" for crossing the street against a red light.
This has been reported by the Croatian website index.hr, which noted the incident happened on Thursday morning, "and caused a good deal of attention among citizens."
Croatians Queue for Long-Lost Slovenian Savings
In the corridor of the Zagreb office of Ljubljanska Banka on Wednesday, a crowd of mostly elderly people from all over Croatia waited to apply for the return of foreign account savings that they deposited more than 24 years ago.
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Biden Visit to Croatia Confirms US Engagement
US Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Croatia for a summit of the so-called "Brdo Brijuni Process", which opened on Wednesday in Zagreb.
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Murder of 9 Serbs in Croatia unpunished for 20 years
On this day 20 years ago, nine Serbs were murdered in the village of Varivode in the Knin municipality in Croatia.
Nobody has been brought to justice for the crime to this day, Tanjug is reporting.
Croatia ends blockade of border, Serbia lifts countermeasure
Croatia has opened Bajakovo (Batrovci) and Tovarnik (Sid) crossings on its border with Serbia for all traffic, with no restrictions.
This was reported on Friday afternoon by the Zagreb-based daily Vecernji List.
Some 29,000 Migrants Have Entered Croatia Since Sept. 16
About 29,000 migrants have entered Croatia since September 16 when Hungary sealed off its border with Serbia, thus redirecting migrant flow to Croatia, Hina reported, citing figures available as of Monday morning.
Vote to Scrap Cyrillic in Vukovar Angers Serbia
Serbia has protested after Vukovar town council on Monday said that signs in Cyrillic, the script of the Serbian minority in Croatia, will no longer be displayed on town institutions, squares and streets.
The receipt of any official note in Cyrillic in Vukovar will also now require a special request and payment of a fee of three euros.
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Another case of burning of Croatian flags in Croatia
A Croatian flag displayed near a playground in the town of Vinkovci has been set on fire in the night between August 10 and 11.
This has been reported by the Zagreb-based newspaper Vecernji List.
Report describes "chaos, Ustasha orgy" at Knin celebration
The Croatian website Index is reporting on Wednesday that the Operation Storm anniversary celebration organized in Knin was "chaotic."
Bosnia, Croatia Row Over Peljesac Bridge
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have traded threats over the construction of the Peljesac Bridge that is designed to connect the Croatian mainland with its southernmost region, cutting across the narrow exit from Bosnia's only coastal town of Neum to the open sea.
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