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."

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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