Many members of Croatia’s Serb minority feel they are put under pressure to deny what they see as their ethnic and religious identity in the country’s current census. A hitherto unkown group appeals for people to declare themselves to be members of a „Croatian-Orthodox Church“. This brings back memories of WW II, when Croatian Fascists slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Serbs in Europe’s probably cruellest genocide to date.
Weiterlesen „Identity Politics A Genocide Later“
Bosnian authorities have dumped 800 refugees atop a former landfill in Vučjak near Bihać. This is the latest escalation in the country’s ongoing refugee crisis, caused by the EU trying to keep refugees out at all costs and the apparent unwillingness of Bosnian government(s) to deal with the situation.
Weiterlesen „800 People Dumped on Former Landfill“
This Japanese tourist loves the Croatian Football Team very much. So much that he wears it in a place most people don’t dare. At least not until Wednesday. Weiterlesen „The Japanese Who Knows No Fear“
In terms of sports, Yugoslavia won big last night at the World Cup match Serbia – Switzerland. In terms of culture and politics, it was buried. Strangely enough, Xherdan Shaqiri, one of last night’s undertakers could be the one to resurrect it. He may want to have a serious conversation with his mother first, though.
Weiterlesen „How Yugoslavia Was Buried Last Night. And Why It Still Lives.“
Der Konflikt um das Bildungssystem spaltet die kroatische Gesellschaft. Große Teile der Zivilgesellschaft fordern, dass es wie versprochen modernisiert wird. Die Rechtsregierung unter Führung der nationalistisch-konservativen HDZ versucht offenbar, kirchennahe und konservative Inhalte in die Lehrplanreform mit einzubringen. Dagegen sind landesweit zehntausende Menschen auf die Straße gegangen. Balkan Stories hat die Proteste in Zagreb begleitet.
Karlovačko aus Karlovac, Kroatien. Fotografiert in Wien.
Dieses Video aus Bosnien bringt die Menschen in ganz Ex-Jugoslawien zum Lachen. Es zeigt einen Kroaten und einen Serben, die in Zagreb betteln. Oder so.
Die Gewehre und Kanonen verstummten in Bosnien vor 22 Jahren. Für hunderttausende Bosnier hat der Krieg auch danach nie aufgehört. Sie leben in Gegenden, in denen mehr als 100.000 Landminen jeden Tag ihr Leben bedrohen.
Watch the best take so far on Donald Trump and his quest to make America great again. Croatians are the best at sticking it to number 45. It’s true.
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