Latest Views from Croatia
Sljivancanin Turns His Prison Days Into Print
A new book by the man behind the torture of Croat prisoners in Vukovar in Croatia sheds fresh light on how former mortal enemies in the Yugoslav wars get along behind prison walls.
War Victims in Croatia Punished by Courts
Some of the victims of war crimes in Croatia have been forced to pay court expenses after their claims for reparation failed.
Vukovar Still Imprisoned by its Bloody Past
Two decades after a Serbian siege almost reduced the town to rubble, Vukovar is an unsettled place, home to two communities that face separate ways.
Vienna’s Young Yugoslavs Still Pine For ‘Home’
Searching for an identity in a country that looks askance at them, second generation ex-Yugoslavs are often bigger Serbs, Croats or Bosnians than their parents.
‘Storm’ Survivors Await Justice in Croatia
On the 16th anniversary of the Croatian offensive that quashed a Serb revolt, Croatian Serbs are divided over whether April’s Hague tribunal ruling on two former generals has brought closure.
The Old Lady of the Adriatic
With its rich royal past, the Croatian seaside town of Opatija is still one of the poshest resorts on the Adriatic coast.
Hadzic Arrest Village Tastes Moment of Fame
Krusedol, home to 500 people, is not often on the front page. But as the site where police nabbed a top war-crimes suspect on Monday, it is making the most of the limelight.
Journey to the centre of the earth
You probably weren’t aware that the centre of the world is just few hours drive away, in Croatia. On April 1st the inhabitants of the town of Ludbreg will be happy to try and prove it to you.
Normality Slowly Returns to Vukovar
The people of Vukovar are much like their town - both still carry the scars of the destruction from the 1991 war, but just as the town is being rebuilt, relations between the Serb and Croat communities are also slowly being restored.
The F Word
Social networking has become a part of the daily lives of many people across the world and Serbia and Serbians are amongst the most active participants, spawning the launch of websites about websites and even events related to websites. What the F is it all about?
Zagreb Learns to Love What's Local
A new generation of entrepreneurs, offering sophisticated homemade produce, is transforming the retail scene in Croatia’s capital.
Fading Jewish Community Stirs to Life in Croatia
Two Cheers for Steam Trains and Peasant Skirts
It’s not the Yugoslav state I miss so much as a couple of aspects of the pre-war life that it had quite inadvertently preserved.
Serb Refugees Unmoved by Gotovina Trial
Ten Years On, Refugees Remain On the Outside
Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia who arrived in the 1990s say they are still victims of local hostility.
