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Exhibition Commemorates Suffering of Yugoslav ‘Barren Island’ Prisoners
An exhibition of new images from Goli Otok go on display at the Cultural Centre of Belgrade on Thursday evening gives a contemporary view of the former prison camp, which photographer Milomir Kovacevic described as "the biggest 'stain' on Yugoslavia, communism, the [Communist] Party and [Josip Broz] Tito".
Croats Joke About Re-Opening Camp for Thieving Politicians
Over 1,300 people have signed a not-quite-serious online petition to re-open the infamous Yugoslav Communist-era prison camp on Goli Otok [Bare Island] - but not to punish political dissidents.
They say the camp inmates should be criminals of a different type - people who have robbed the country of its wealth and impoverished society.
‘Naked Island’ Film Revisits Yugoslav Prison Colony
Director Tiha K. Gudac’s documentary was inspired by her grandfather’s experience of being imprisoned at the notorious Communist-era Goli Otok jail camp on a Croatian island.
Croatia Selling State Assets to Raise Cash
Croatia's State Office for State Property Management, DUUDI, has launched a campaign to sell off state property and raise cash to fill budget holes.
The DUUDI has already launched tenders for three state-owned hotels, the Imperial on the island of Rab and the Maestral and Plat, in Dubrovnik, all running at a loss.
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Yugoslav Post-WWII Jail Camp Prisoners Named
The names of people imprisoned at a notorious detention camp on the Croatian island of Goli Otok were published online as part of an exhibition aimed at exposing Communist crimes.
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Writer and former prisoner of Goli Otok: They want us feel guilty even today
Writer and former prisoner of Goli Otok: They want us feel guilty even today
People are angry, they protest because it is talked about that horrible repression even today, Dragoslav Mihailovic, a famous writer and a former prisoner at the Goli Otok says.
Cultural life at Goli Otok: Playing Nusic, listening to Saban
Cultural life at Goli Otok: Playing Nusic, listening to Saban
From 1949 to 1956 prisoners prepared 18 performances and played them. The famous Gipsy music king formed an orchestra…