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Croatia: The Anti-Sanader Facebook Group Controversy
A group called, "I bet you'll find that in 5000 Facebook users who do not like Sanader!" was formed on Facebook in criticism of Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. In addition to the creator of the group being detained by police, it has incited Croatian citizens who are realizing that their freedom of speech is being threatened.
Croatia: The Death of Dinko Šakić
A few days ago Dinko Šakić, the commander of the infamous WWII Jasenovac Concentration Camp (Croatia) died, having served only half of the sentence in jail for his role in the extermination of inmates. He was buried in his war-time Ustaša (Nazi Croatian movement) uniform, causing a stir in Croatia.
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February 4th, 2009
Croatia: Changing Eminent Domain for a Golfing Gain
On the 15th of December, 2008, the Croatian Parliament passed a law that allows private golf course development to acquire land through the use of eminent domain. The full extent of this law is just starting to be realized by the public as those who speak out against it are being taken to court.
December 10th, 2008
The Balkans: Human Rights and LGBT
Sinisa Boljanovic reviews the situation with gay rights in the former Yugoslav republics.
October 24th, 2008
Croatia: Car Bomb Assassination of Journalists Ivo Pukanić & Niko Franjić
Zagreb, Croatia's capital, was stunned by a car bomb attack directed at newspaper publisher and editor-in-chief Ivo Pukanić, which killed both him and fellow journalist Niko Franjić on Thursday.
July 23rd, 2008
Croatia: Reactions to the Karadžić Arrest
While not having suffered as severely as the Bosniaks at the hands of Radovan Karadžić, opinions amongst Croatians were varied, although most were pleased with his arrest and looked forward to the day when he will face trial. Here are some opinions from the Croatian blogosphere.
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