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Satirists Feel Gagged in Ex-Yugoslav Media
Writing the wrong kind of column is a good way to get shown the door in the ultrasensitive media of today’s former Yugoslavia.
Zagreb Cheers and Split Jeers Gay Marchers
While Croatia’s capital is warming to its annual Gay Pride, now ten years old, the first such march in the country’s second city met a violent response.
Concrete Relics of Bygone Yugoslavia Slip into Oblivion
Few now visit the gigantic concrete memorials of the Tito era. But these monuments offer a window into the mentality of the former Balkan state, a new book by a Belgian photographer explains.
Croatia Feels Crucified By Hague Judgments
Prime Minister Kosor’s appeal for ‘cool heads’ in response to Gotovina verdict goes unanswered as country unites in anger.
Croats Hatch Plans for Life Beyond Bosnia
Formation of a Bosnian Croat assembly marks a new stage in the growing alienation of Croats from the state in which they live, but don’t feel at home.
Comment: Gotovina Judgement and the Politics of International Justice
The General’s conviction on basis of Operation Storm as a Joint Criminal Enterprise begs the question - among others - of why Storm’s high-ranking US sponsors were not even mentioned in the verdict.
Gotovina ‘Banking on Tourism’ if Freed by Hague
As Croatian general awaits tribunal’s verdict on Friday for his role in the 1995 Operation ‘Storm’, he is reportedly plotting a new totally non-military business venture if he is allowed home.
Comment: Hague Verdicts May Fuel Anti-EU Feeling in Croatia
Verdicts on Gotovina and other generals won’t cause violence - but they may well stoke an anti-EU mood that will effect the next election and the autumn referendum on EU membership.
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Lost in Transition
As few books are translated into regional languages, people in the Balkans know less about their neighbours than ever and the notion of ‘the other’ is reinforced, warn local authors.
Comment: Leaving Croats in Opposition Only Worsens Bosnia’s Crisis
By forming a government in Bosnia’s Federation entity without the main Croatian parties, the Social Democrat bloc has solved one problem only to create another.
Croatia Keeps its Mentally Ill Behind Closed Doors
Years after promising to develop community-based alternatives, patients with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems remain incarcerated in institutions that respect neither people’s dignity nor privacy.
Leaderless Rallies Shake Croatia’s Political Establishment
Huge protests demanding elections pose a threat to Jadranka Kosor’s government - but little seems to unite the demonstrators except anger with the state of politics and the economy in general.
Croatia: Solution in Early Elections
The centre of Zagreb was the scene of bloody unrest after protestors demanding that Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor and her ruling Croatian Democratic Union step down, clashed with police on Saturday.
The Balkans Must Broaden Approach to Human Rights
Vulnerable people, including those with disabilities and minority Roma and Jewish populations, remain exposed to grave abuses in the Balkans, says Human Rights Watch.
