http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A letters@croatia.org Sun, 03 May 2026 09:04:10 +0000 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11442/1/Tomislav-Gavranic-1937-2025-Croatian-doctor-of-Aboriginal-Health-in-Australia.html Tomislav Gavraniæ, born in Croatia on the island of Korèula (in the town of Blato), was very passionate, loyal and dedicated to the Aboriginal people which we all know. This was shown in both his private and working life. He was honoured whilst working in Gove to be initiated into the Marika Clan in Yirrkala. His aboriginal family kept in contact and they would come to visit, where many a story was told around a very multicultural table. We provide a text written by Mrs. Tuga Tarle, in Croatian. It was a part of her PhD thesis, and included into her very interesting monograph published in 2024 in Zagreb. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11391/1/Vukovar-road-to-recovery.html We provide an audio presentation "Vukovar road to recovery" by Thomas Burns. We also provide a description of the drama in the Vukovar Hospital by the end of 1991, when its director was late Dr. Vesna Bosanac (on the photo). Dr. Vesna Bosanac sent numerous messages during several months of Serbian attacks on the city, asking for help. We also add a video-film "Operation Storm" produced by Nikola Knez. Another video contains a song Croatia written and composed by Dr. Drago ©tambuk in 1991, musically arranged by Arsen Dediæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 11 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11374/1/Dr-Vesna-Bosanac-1949-2022-Croatian-hero-of-the-city-of-Vukovar.html Dr. Vesna Bosanac was born in 1949 in the city of Subotica, and her family moved to the Borovo Naselje near Vukovar when she was less than 1 year old. Her grandmother was Bunjevci Croatian. Since July 1991, during the Serbian military aggression on Croatia, she was emolyed as the director of the famous Vukovar Hospital. Until the end of 1991, during the most savage bombing and shelling of the city, The Vukovar Hospital took care of about 4000 people. About 2250 people underwent difficult and long term operations. Each day approximately 700 (seven hundred) granades was falling on the building of the hospital. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11330/1/Romain-Rollands-1924-book-quotMahatma-Gandhiquot-translated-into-Croatian-as-quotNa-Gandhiquot-Our-Gandhi.html Romain Rolland's book was published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi (celebrated in 2019), and Stjepan Radiæ (honored in the year 2021). The original Croatian version of the book was published in 1924, entitled "Na¹ Gandhi" (Our Gandhi!). Issuing this reprint was suggested by Mr. Joginder Singh Nijjar, the president of Croatian-Indian Society in Zagreb. It appeared under the auspices of highest Croatian political, cultural and scientific institutions, as well as under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of India to Croatia. We provide a presentation of the reprint written by Ante Beliæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11329/1/An-appeal-to-world-leaders-regarding-the-status-of-Croats-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina.html This appeal was sent by Mr. Miro Gavran, distinguished Croatian writer and the current president of Matica hrvatska (Matrix croatica), to several world leaders: Mr Joe Biden, President of the USA, Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic; The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Mr Olaf Scholz, federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Holiness Pope Francis, Mr Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Let us help Bosnia and Herzegovina become a country of equal nations and citizens, and to help open and secure the way for the country to become a member of European and Euro-Atlantic integrations. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11321/1/Vesna-Skulic-Croatian-cinderella-participating-in-White-Path-humanitarian-action-in-BiH-1993.html Vesna ©kuliæ is living in the village of Ra¾anac near the city of Zadar, Croatia. As an amateur radio operator, she She trasfered more than hundred thosand humanitarian messages. She actively participated in solving numerous problems related to the humanitarion action of White Path in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993. According to late Professor Slobodan Lang, Zagreb, who was the chief organizer of the action, this was the first ever successful joint Christian - Muslim humanitarian operation in history. Vesna Skuliæ, a courageos and charming Croatian woman, is a paraplegic. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11274/1/Elizabeth-Peratrovich-a-native-woman-in-Alaska-and-civil-rights-pioneer-bearing-Croatian-second-name.html Elizabeth Peratrovich (1911-1958) was a native Tlingit woman and civil rights pioneer who, in 1945, was instrumental in getting the Alaska legislature to pass what historians cite as the first anti-discrimination law in America (pre-dating the Civil Rights Act by 19 years). In 1988, the state of Alaska designated Feb. 16 -- the anniversary of the signing of the act -- as a holiday honoring Elizabeth Peratrovich. Her second name of Peratrovich comes from her husband Roy Peratrovich. His father Ivan was born in Croatia on the island of Hvar, and arrived to California in 1860. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11261/1/Christophe-Dolbeau-published-his-monograph-quotBy-the-Croatian-Patriotsquot-in-French-in-2019.html Christophe Dolbea published his new monograph entitled Aux cotes des patriotes croates (By the Croatian Patriots), as a private edition, in 2019. The book commprises 11 chapters, and ends with a complete bibliography of the author. In the middle of the book, twelve pages containing the photos of the main persons described in the book are exhibited. The book deals with Croatian emmigration in France, with parts of which the author was very close. We also learn of Dominque Gay, a young Frenchman who fought during Homland Defensive War and tragically died in Croatia in 1992 near te town Drni¹. The book represent an important contribution to the study of the history of Croatian emmigration in France. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 10 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11195/1/Ivanka-Bubalo-i-njezina-bijela-kosuljica-jos-bdiju-nad-Bosnom.html Ivanka Bubalo je poput ostalih Plehanèana protjerana s Plehana, ali se ona nikad nije rastala, ni svojim umom ni srcem odvojila ni od Plehana, ni od Plehanèana. Susreti s Ivankom bili su bogatstvo. Opredijeljena za trajne vrijednosti, bila je pravi prijatelj, u svakom, ba¹ svakom na¹la je bar zrnce dobra. Krhka izgledom, sna¾na duha, spremna svakom i uvijek pomoæi... Provela je i pomagala mnoge humanitarne aktivnosti, poticala na povratak prognanika kuæama, tje¹ila, hrabrila, pa je nisu bez razloga zvali Majkom Terezom Posavljaka. Mario Essert nam je poslao svoj èlanak objavljen u èasopisu Prsten. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 02 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11166/1/Vladimir-Paleeek-Croatian-humanist-and-founder-of-quotHungry-Childquot-international-fund-in-Croatia-1969.html Vladimir Paleèek: "A catastrophic earthquake hit Sicily in 1968 in which many men, women, and children lost their lives. Gibellina, Salaparuta, Santa Margarita, and Montevago were wiped off the map. ... When I walked through these places, when I saw hundreds of tents which had to replace warm homes, when I saw children without parents, when I saw children naked, barefooted, and hungry, who crowded around me, I came to the idea of creating a movement which would have one goal - TO HELP CHILDREN." With this article we mark 50 years since founding "Hungry Child", the only humanitarian NGO ever behind the "Iron Curtain". darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 19 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11104/1/Nenad-Bach-Dragica-Kragic-and-Sven-Maricic-participating-at-prestigious-MTF-Stockholm-Sep-7-9-2018.html The talks stage features an incredible lineup of inspiring people from around the world in conversation - representing all areas of industry, academia, the arts, sciences and public life. Rather than a series of keynotes, speeches, panel sessions or powerpoint presentations, the magazine-style interviews and intimate performances at MTF Stockholm provide a personal insight into the world and the stories of each of these amazing individuals. Three Croatian representatives are invited: Nenad Bach (with his project World Peace In One Hour), Danica Kragiæ (a leading expert in robotics) and Sven Marièiæ (expert in 3D printing). darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/11077/1/Stjepan-Radic-1871-1928-a-great-Croatian-politician-humanist-and-martyr.html In 2018 we commemorate a tragic death of Stjepan Radiæ, one of the greatest Croatian politicians and humanists in history (on the photo with his grandchildren), assassinated in 1928 in the Belgrade Parliament. We provide an articl written by Dr. Ante Cuvalo, an information about a new street in the Prague bearing his name (and his wife Marija was a Czech schoolteacher), as well as an article about him written by a Danish writer Karin Michaelis, who used to know his family in person. We conclude the article with a very interesting article of Stjepan Radiæ about the Russian Branch of the noble Croatian family of Jelaèiæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 05 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10958/1/Marko-Veselica-1936-2017-Croatian-economist-and-politician-passed-away---article-by-Ante-Glibota.html Marko Veselica was distinguished Croatian economist and legendary human rights activist who spent 11 years in communist prisons in 1970s and 80s. We provide an article of his close colleague and friend Academician Ante Glibota, vicepresident of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Humanity in Paris, written in Croatian language. We also provide the titles of some of Veselica's relevant books and studies. ante.glibota@wanadoo.fr (Akademik Ante Glibota) Mon, 20 Feb 2017 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10893/1/Mother-Teresa-proclaimed-a-saint-in-2016-and-her-connections-with-Croatia.html Saint Mother Teresa was deeply connected with Croatian people. Croatian Jesuits stand at the beginning of her spiritual path, and her close collaborator in India was Ante Gabric, SJ, Croatian missionary and a good spirit of Bengal. In 1995, in Kolkata, she obtained an official Croatian passpoirt from the then Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia dr. Drago Stambuk, as an authorized representative of the Republic of Croatia for Humanitarian Aid. Saint Mother Teresa had spiritual speaches in Croatian language in the Zagreb Cathedral on several occasions. The photo on the left is from her Croatian passport. We also provide some anthological photos of Mother Teresa by Zvonimir Atletiæ, distinguished Croatian photographer. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10811/1/Umro-je-Dr-Slobodan-Lang-smrt-koja-nas-moralno-obvezuje-na-gradnju-mira-i-einjenje-dobra.html Umro je ... hrvatski domoljub i nacionalist, ®idov i Hrvat, ¹tovatelj i sljedbenik ideja i vjere Isusa Krista, hrabar èovjek u ratu, spasitelj brojnih ljudskih ¾ivota, idejni zaèetnik humanitarnih konvoja "Libertas" (uz Branku ©eparoviæ) i "Bijeli put" (s Hermanom Vuku¹iæem), odan suprug i bri¾an i nje¾an otac i djed, sin velikog znanstvenika i plemenitog èovjeka dr. Rikarda Langa ... Ni¹ta od onog ¹to je bio Slobodan Lang nije nikada pre¹utio i zatajio i zato bi nas njegova smrt mogla potaknuti na gradnju mira i èinjenje dobra. (Prof.dr. Slaven Letica) slaven1947@gmail.com (Prof.Dr. Slaven Letica) Tue, 23 Feb 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10790/1/Jimmy-Lyggett-an-American-boxer-and-trainer-of-Croatian-boxing-national-team-from-1939-to-1945.html Jimmy Lyggett (1897-1955) was an American boxer and trainer of Croatian boxing clubs in Zagreb, as well as of Croatian boxing national team from 1939 to 1945, on the photo on the right.  While he lived in Vienna, he met a woman of Croat descent, Roza, whom he married. The couple moved to Zagreb, Croatia in the early 1930s, where he opened his boxing school. He trained many young boxers in several boxing clubs in Zagreb, starting with boxing club Croatia, and later with clubs Herkules, Makabi and Radnik. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 17 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10787/1/Esther-Gitmans-interview-2016-about-Archbishop-Alojzije-Stepinac-and-his-role-in-saving-the-Jews-in-Croatia.html Dr Esther Gitman analized about 5000 archival documents kept in various Croatian archives. Especially important among them are 500 signed petitions for the rescue of Jews in Croatia during the WW2. Some of these documents contain as many as 150 names, signed by ordinary people, who risked their lifes in order to save the lifes of their endangered Jewish neighbors and friends. Furthermore, according to Dr Girtman, THOSANDS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE signed these petitions, which is a fact totally unknown in historigraphy (not only Croatian). Similar documents in such abundonce, cannot be found in any other European country, said Dr Gitman. We invite you to see and listen to this extremely interesting and important interview, conducted by the Laudato TV in Zagreb, Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 07 Jan 2016 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10761/1/The-Story-of-Ilija-Letica-by-distinguished-Croatian-filmmaker-Jakov-Sedlar-.html We present the readers of the CROWN a fascinating documentary by Croatian filmmaker Jakov Sedlar about the life and work of Ilija Letica in the USA, about his very successful LETICA CORPORATION in the USA, with a special emphasis on his ties with Croatia and on his life philosophy. LETICA is a multi-faceted packaging company with diverse talent and technologies to support business on a number of fronts. The company works in multiple technologies such as thermoform, injection mold, paper-forming and sheet extrusion as well as with multiple mediums including paper, rigid and thinwall plastic, reclaimed post-consumer fiber, and other environmentally-friendly materials. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10655/1/Frank-Westermans-book-about-the-Lipik-Lipizzaners-translated-into-Croatian.html Frank Westerman's book about Lipizzaner horses, with emphasis on their destiny in the 20th century, especially during the Serbian aggression on Croatia in 1990-1995, originally published in Dutch, has been translated into 15 languages and has 40 editions until 2015. As stressed by Frank Westerman in his book, the CROWN (Croatian World Network) and Nenad Bach had an important role in launching the international media campaign aiming to return from Serbia the stolen Croatian Lipizzaners from back to their homeland. Mr. Westerman visited on many occasion the town of Lipik, in which numerous noble Lipizzan horses have been mercilessly assassinated during the aggression. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 11 Mar 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10596/1/Operation-quotStormquot-1995-prevented-new-genocide-in-BiH-and-liberated-occupied-parts-of-Croatia.html Congratulations on the occasion of Victory Day and the Day of Croatian Defenders on 5th August to citizens of Croatia and all Croatians in the world.  The old Fortress of Croatian King Zvonimir (from 11th century) under the Croatian flag, in liberated town of Knin, just a few days after the start of the operation "Storm" in 1995, has been visited by dr. Franjo Tuðman, the then president of the Republic of Croatia, together with Gojko ©u¹ak, Minister of Defense (both on the photo), general Ante Gotovina and others. The town of Knin has been liberated after five years of occupation. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 03 Aug 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10582/1/Mark-Begich-US-senator-presented-with-the-Croatian-American-Bar-Association8217s-2013-Vinodol-Code-Award.html At the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2014, the Croatian American Bar Association presented the 2013 Vinodol Code Award to U.S. Senator Mark Begich, in recognition of his distinguished public service career and vigilant attention to international matters affecting the worldwide Croatian community, as specifically exemplified by his insight on matters affecting economic and political progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and for his introduction of Senate Resolution 131 on May 8, 2013 in the Senate. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10567/1/-Tomislav-Sunic-former-Croatian-diplomat-author-of-the-monograph-Chronique-des-Temps-Modernes-in-2014.html One is surprised when Tomislav Suniæ, a political theorist and former Croatian diplomat, states that Europeans have as much to learn from Americans as Americans, from Europeans. The reason is that far too many European nationalists still define themselves through a hostility and antagonism towards neighboring Europeans. As Sunic argues, in light of our current geopolitical situation, European nationalists cannot afford the luxury of dwelling on historical grievances, no matter how real they might be. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 26 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10565/1/Ljubo-Krasic-director-of-Croatian-Ethnic-Institute-in-Chicago-USA.html The Franciscans established the Croatian Ethnic Institute in 1975, with headquarters in Chicago, for the purpose of preserving and promoting the Croatian heritage in the United States and Canada. This foundation was established with one far-sighted goal, namely, that all which is valuable and in any way related to the Croatians could be found in one place and used for various kinds of research. An additional goal of the Institute was to promote Croatian history, culture, literature, and heritage. The current director of the Croatian Ethnic Institute is fra Ljubo Krasiæ. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 22 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10562/1/Ivan-Hrvoic-Croatian-scientist-inventor-entrepreneur-and-benefactor-in-Canada.html Ivan Hrvoiæ completed his studies in Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb, and earned his PhD in the field of Experimental Physics from the same university. In 1972 he immigrated to Canada, where in 1982 he founded Geo Systems, Inc., which is today the leading producer of magnetometers in the world, exporting its product to numerous countries, including Israel. In the late 1980's he participated in founding the Alumni Society of former students of Croatian Universities (AMCA Toronto), and from 1990-1995 was the president of this organization. His humanitarian and media activities in Canada were extremely important during the 1990-1995 aggression on Croatia. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 16 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10539/1/Katarina-Peroeeviae-published-The-Right-to-Dignity-on-The-Cyprus-higher-education-Portal-.html Even at first glance, it is clear that we live in a materialistic world, where man is (or has already become) the means and the goods to make a profit. We live in modern  slavery, where slaveholders have been replaced by employers, in which hard labor work has been replaced with working hours from morning to evening and in which, instead of meals, we get a cellphone and the company car, so we can always be available and on time. That is the reason why today, more than ever, human rights are being heavily discussed and among them also the right to dignity. Isn’t that a paradox in a society where the basic human needs are not achieved... letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 24 Mar 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10504/1/Dr-Peter-Kuzmic-authority-on-Christian-response-to-Marxism-and-on-Christian-ministry-in-post-Communist-contexts.html Dr. Peter Kuzmic is the foremost evangelical scholar in Eastern Europe and is considered an authority on the subject of Christian response to Marxism and on Christian ministry in post-Communist contexts. He co-founded and directs Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek, Croatia, the first evangelical theological school in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. He also founded Timisoara Theological Institute, a Romanian school affiliated with ETS. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 03 Jan 2014 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10495/1/Bijeli-Put---White-Path-10-26-December-1993-the-greatest-humanitarian-action-in-European-History.html Dr. Slobodan Lang is one of initators of White Path / Bijeli Put humanitarian project. Bijeli Put 1993 is the greatest humanitarian project in European History. It is the first and only successful joint humanitarian project of Catholic Christians and Muslims. In December 2013 the 20 years since the White Path has been solmenly marked in the building of the Council of the City of Zagreb. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10483/1/Vukovar-is-an-indelible-part-of-European-and-World-History.html In this article we have collected some of the songs and verses dedicated to the tragic destiny of the city of Vukovar and its citizens. The destiny of numerous victims is still not known. This Baroque city on the Danube river was savagely destroyed in 1991. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 18 Nov 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10467/1/Jakov-Sedlar-distinguished-Croatian-filmmaker-Who-wants-to-kill-Yulia-Tymoshenko.html   FILMIND Tel Aviv & Coppola film London presents: Who wants to kill Yulia Tymoshenko? directed by Jakov Sedlar, distinguished Croatian filmmaker. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 03 Oct 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10443/1/Carmen-Verlichak-Croatian-Argentinean-writer-published-a-monograph-El-Cardenal-Stepinac-in-Buenos-Aires-2013.html In 2013 Carmen Verlichak, Croatian-Argentiean writer living in Buenos Aires, wrote a monograph about Blessed Cardinal dr. Alojzije Stepinac 1898-1960, entitled El Cardenal Stepinac. It has been published by the Krivodol Press in Argentinean's capital. This is the first monograph in Castellano about this important historical and religious figure published in South America. In 1998 Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Marija Bistrica, during his second Apostolic visit to Croatia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10411/1/Luka-Misetic-and-Tomislav-Kuzmanovic-presented-with-the-2012-Vinodol-Code-Award.html   The Croatian American Bar Association presented the 2012 Vinodol Code Award to each of Luka S. Misetic (on the photo) and Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic, as the joint recipients, in recognition of their distinguished legal careers and outstanding contributions to the Croatian-American community. Mr. Misetic and Mr. Kuzmanovic represented General Ante Gotovina and General Mladen Markaè before ICTY’s Appeals Chamber. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10404/1/Michael-Coren-interviewed-Judith-Reisman-who-visited-Croatia-in-support-of-Karolina-Vidovic-Kristo.html Sun News Networks' Michael Coren interviews Judith Reisman on The Arena. They discuss the recent visit of Judith Reisman and Tim Tate to Croatia in support of Karolina Vidoviæ-Kri¹to, a respected and successful journalist and tv host, who got suspended after reviewing Tim Tate's documentary on her public television show. On the photo Judith Reisman and Karolina Vidoviæ-Kri¹to. We also provide a related article by Mons. Nikola Radiæ, island of Krk, and a lecture by Dr. Ivan Poljakoviæ from the University of Zadar, both in Croatian. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 07 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10397/1/Margaret-Thatcher-1925-2013-It-is-a-great-pleasure-to-speak-to-you-here-in-the-ancient-capital-of-your-beautiful-country.html Margaret Thatcher passed away on 8 April 2013. One of her greatest achievements came when she was no longer Prime Minister. She came out in support of recognising and arming Croatia in 1991 when Serbia had invaded and she did the same for Bosnia-Hercegovina when Belgrade turned its aggression onto that country. In so doing she helped focus international onto who was the aggressor. She played her role in combating the return of genocide to Europe. (Brian Gallagher, London) darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 09 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10393/1/Ferdinand-Kulmer-1925-1998-distinguished-Croatian-painter-author-of-Croatia-Phoenix-series--in-1991.html According to Mr. Ante Glibota, distinguished Art Historian, a Croatian living in Paris and Shanghai, nobody in the contemporary history of Croatian art has so successfuly and convincingly described the drama of the creation of the Republic of Croatia, as Ferdinand Kulmer. Ferdinand Kulmer was a witness of the drama, which he superbly described in his paintings, and announced the victory in a series called Croatia Phoenix already in 1991. Born in France, Kulmer was a descendant of Croatian nobility, sharing the destiny of all Croatians. His works of art are described in several representative monographs written by Ante Glibota. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10372/1/Oleh-Hirnyk-translated-Hrvoje-Kacics-monograph-from-Croatian-into-Ukrainian-and-published-in-Kyiv-2013.html   Mr. Oleh Hirnyk translated an important monograph by Dr. Hrvoje Kaèiæ, Serving My Country (U slu¾bi domovine), from Croatian into Ukrainian. The Ukrainian title is Hrvats'ki proriv (Croatian Break Through). The monograph has an extensive preface to the book, written by the translator, revealing many little known details from the history of relations between Croatia and Ukraine. The book has been published in 2013 in Kyiv, and we congratulate Mr. Oleh Hirnyk and the Ukrainian publisher Tempora on great job. The book was previously translated from Croatian into English, Castillian, German, and now into Ukrainian. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10357/1/Karolina-Vidovic-Kristo-distinguished-Croatian-journalist-on-HTV.html   Karolina Vidoviæ Kri¹to is producing an excellent program for Croatian diaspora, for which she deserves our deep gratitude. She is engaged, among others, in defending human rights of children in Croatia, and promoting deeper ties between Croatia and its diaspora. Her professionalism and honorable engagement ranks her among the leading figures on Croatian Television - Hrvatska televizija (HTV). darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10354/1/Merry-Christmas-to-Mr-Slobodan-Praljak-and-to-Mr-Dario-Kordic-with-their-families.html Christmas of joy and pain. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10346/1/Jeffrey-Kuhner-The-Washington-Times---Croatia8217s-national-independence-finally-has-been-secured.html Croatia’s national independence finally has been secured. This is the real meaning of the recent ruling by the U.N. war crimes court in The Hague to overturn the conviction of Croatian Gen. Ante Gotovina. Gen. Gotovina embodies Croatia’s struggle for independence. Gen. Gotovina’s actions effectively smashed Belgrade’s campaign of mass killings and ethnic cleansing. No one - neither the European Union, the United Nations nor NATO - did more to end the savage fighting in Croatia and Bosnia than Gen. Gotovina. Rather than being a war criminal, he is a great Croatian patriot and hero. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10341/1/Brian-Gallagher-a-historic-day---the-Croatian-diaspora-can-take-pride-in-its-support-of-Croatian-generals.html Brian Gallagher: Certainly there were those outside Croatia who also supported the generals. I will single out here the former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, Robin Harris. He helped raise the profile of the case and was forthright in support. That was quite brave; believing in the innocent of alleged war criminals is not necessarily a very popular thing to do. The Croatian diaspora can take pride in its support. Indeed, Croatian Americans took part in the defence – Luka Misetic and Tom Kuzmanovic. And from Canada was Ana Katalinic, the Gotovina case manager. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10333/1/Nenad-Bach-Band-in-Zagreb-at-the-Vatroslav-Lisinski-Concert-Hall-on-Friday-30-November-2012-20pm.html We are pleased to announce the forthcoming concert of Nenad Bach and the Nenad Bach Band in Croatia's capital Zagreb, on Friday 30th November 2012, 20 pm. His special guests will be distinguished Croatian musicians Arsen Dediæ, Klapa Sinj, Radojka ©verko, Miroslav ©koro, and Marko Tolja. It is for the first time that Nenad Bach has a soloist concert in his native city of Zagreb, after about thirty years of very successful career in the USA and worldwide. Through his singing and songwriting, Nenad’s goal is to spread the message of joy and universal peace. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10339/1/Petar-Janjic---Tromblon-defendor-of-Vukovar-and-Croatia--in-1991-and-twenty-years-after.html Petar Janjiæ nicknamed Tromblon, was an active participant of the defense of Vukovar in 1991, and survived infamous concentration camps in Serbia. He is speaking about his life and about Croatian defenders in his important and unique autobiographic book about the 1991 Vukovar tragedy, entitled "®edni krvi gladni izdaje" (Those Thirsty of Blood and Hungry of Treason). He is openly and very courageously describing some of the current problems of contemporary Croatia. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10338/1/Ante-Gotovina-and-Mladen-Markach-with-their-families-in--Croatia-after-seven-years-of-grave-injustice-in-the-Hague.html   We are pleased to send our cordial greetings to Mr. Ante Gotovina, Mr. Mladen Markaè, Mr. Slobodan Praljak, Mr. Dario Kordiæ, and their families, in the name of the readers of the CROWN. They are all defenders of European values and true Croatian ambassadors in the EU. Croatian general Mr. Ante Gotovina contributed enormously to the dignity of Europe during the operation STORM in 1995, which according to distinguished Croatian humanist Dr. Slobodan Lang, was the first ever military action that prevented genocide. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10329/1/-The-unbelievable-story-of-a-Croatian-hero-Michael-Palaich.html We asked Mr. Palaich about his activities during the 1991-1995 war in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, as well as about an indictment against him in the USA, that stemmed from his efforts to help Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina to defend themselves against Serbian aggression. Those who know Mike, are well aware of his hesitation to talk about himself. But since so many have already forgotten about what happened in a not so distant past, and for the sake of new generations, he agreed to answer to a few questions, so that we may all remember how much liberty and independence meant, not only to Croatians in the homeland but to those around the world as well. cuvalo@gmail.com (Dr. Ante Èuvalo) Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10326/1/Dr-Borislav-Arapoviae-A-Remarkable-Address-Given-by-a-Croatian-Minister-to-Those-Going-to-War-1778.html An amazing anti-war, pacifist sermon was given in 1778 by an anonymous Croatian preacher to Croatian soldiers, immediately before the battle between Austrian and Prussian troops in Bohemia. While the Croatian original is still unknown, that same year eight translations were published in German in 1778, Dutch in 1778 (in the Hague (sic!), Amsterdam, and Leeuwarden), in Swedish in 1778 and 1779, and in Latvian in 1804 and 1805. The existing documents have been published by Dr. Borislav Arapoviæ, Croatian scholar living in Stockholm, honorary president of the Biblical Institute in the capital of Sweden, foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 07 Oct 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10324/1/Joint-Injustice-Against-Croatia-and-Croatian-Generals.html All the participants in documentary film "Joint Injustice", made by Vecernji List newspaper and journalist Jadranka Juresko-Kero, have followed closely the work of the ICTY Tribunal for many years and conclude that the court proceedings demonstrate failings of an ad hoc court and that the judgment against the Croatian Generals dated 15th April 2011 was delivered on the basis of inadequately confirmed and inadequately legally relevant evidence. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 26 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10322/1/Conference-on-victims-of-UDBA-in-Klagenfurt-Austria-September-25-2012.html Croatian historians and the Association of the victims of UDBA invite you to a press conference on Tuesday September 25, 2012 which will be held at the Palais Salzamt hotel in Klagenfurt / Celovec, Austria. Prior to the press conference, participants will be received in the Cartinthia state assembly, where they as victims and witnesses for the Parliament's investigative commission will testify on UDBA crimes. For the first time, dossiers of Austrian citizens who were collaborators of the UDBA will be released. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10317/1/Gradovrh-a-new-web-portal-for-Croats-in-Tuzla-is-launched.html Until its destruction, the Gradovrh monastery was a spiritual and cultural center for Croatian Catholics in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina centered around Tuzla. Even though the monastery no longer exists, its name is still revered by Croats in the Tuzla area to this day. Not only does the journal published by Matica Hrvatska in Tuzla carry its name, but a new website aims to preserve Gradovrh's legacy in this digital age and report on the situation of Croats there. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10291/1/Kathy-Wilkes-Dr-Honoris-Causa-of-the-University-of-Zagreb-2001.html Dr. Katheleen Wilkes (1946-2003), during her speech at the University of Zagreb in 2001: A charming thought to start a rather depressing talk. Johann Gottfried von Herder, in 1791: “How wonderfully has Nature separated nations, not only by woods and mountains, seas and deserts, rivers and climates, but most particularly by languages, inclinations and characters, so that the work of subjugating despotism might be rendered more difficult...” darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10286/1/To-the-Security-Council-of-The-United-Nations-regarding-the-Croatians-of-Bosnia-Herzegovina.html Croatian general Slobodan Praljak, exceptionally educated person, has diplomas of three faculties: Faculty of Arts, Electrical Engineering and Film Academy, all from the University of Zagreb. He elaborates about: The training and equipping of entire BH Army units in Croatia; The taking up of hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees in Croatia; The organisation of ex-territorial education and schooling for Muslim refugees in the Republic of Croatia; About low blows of Carla del Ponte and a Canadian general plus many other issues. darko.zubrinic@gmail.com (Darko ®ubriniæ) Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10263/1/Bosnia-and-Herzegovina-where-the-God-weeps.html Even though religious freedom is enshrined in the 1995 constitution (Article 2), there are alarming cases of discrimination and violence. Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox have all reported many cases of aggression and religious intolerance. Religious practice is relatively low but there are some areas where religion is taken very seriously. Examples of this include the Croatian Catholic communities in Bosnia, where they are a minority. They find themselves in a difficult position, fighting for survival... Martyred nuns have been beatified in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2011. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 23 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10259/1/HRT-dokumentirao-Jugoslavenske-tajne-slube-na-YouTube-u-Bleiburg-planiran-jo-u-Drvaru.html Jugoslavenske tajne slu¾be 1-7 opisane su na YouTube-u. Filmove je priredila i emitirala HRT (Hrvatska Radio Televizija), a sinopsis napisao Obrad Kosovac, pod struènom recenzijom prof.dr. Josipa Jurèeviæa. Scenarist je Andrej Rora, a producent i redatelj Miljenko Manjkas. Glavni urednik dokumentarnog programa HRT je Ninoslav Lovèeviæ. Poèetak osvjetljavanja tamne pro¹losti, tako da iz povijesnih dokumenata uèimo i ne ponavljamo iste gre¹ke. Jedini pravi naèin izgradnje temelja prave demokratske Hrvatske je suèeljavanje s pro¹lo¹æu, bila ona dobra, lo¹a ili indiferentna. Na¹a je. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10241/1/Ljubica-Stefan-1921-2002-Croatian-Righteous-courageous-historian-and-publicist.html With this article we commemorate 10 years since the death of Ljubica ©tefan, distinguished Croatian intellectual, exceptionally courageous historian and publicist, recipient of the medal of Righteous among the Nations from Yad Vashem. On 17 March 2012 the Holy Mass has been served in her memory by Rev. Josip Kuhtiæ in the Zagreb Cathedral, assisted by Mons. Dr. Juraj Batelja. She risked her life living in Belgrade until 1992,  and publishing her books in Zagreb under several pseudonims during the Serbian aggression on Croatia and BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In 1992 she left Belgrade leaving there literally all her property. The Prize of Ljubica ©tefan has been established in her honour in Zagreb in  2009 for exceptional publicist and scientific work. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10235/1/The-Righteous-Road-of-Stepinac---film-by-Jakov-Sedlar-produced-by-FILMIND-Tel-Aviv.html Important testimonies of Amiel Schromony (1917-2009), Dan Baran and others about blessed cardinal Alojzije Stepinac (1898-1960) in a film by Jakov Sedlar. Text written by Rev. ®ivko Kustiæ, narrated by Rick Alerson,  produced by Ron Assouline, Jakov Sedlar and Igor Prizmiæ, executive producers Dominik Sedlar and Stephen Ollendorf. Digital postproduction by FILMIND - Tel Aviv, 2009. Available on YouTube since February 2012. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10224/1/Professor-Davor-Solter-one-of-the-first-to-postulate-genomic-imprinting-interviewed-in-Singapore.html In seminal experiments studying the developmental potential of maternal and paternal genomes by nuclear transplantation, professor Davor Solter was one of the first to postulate genomic imprinting. His research focuses on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms regulating mouse preimplantation development. He made significant contributions to many areas of mammalian development, including differentiation of germ layers, the biology and genetics of teratocarcinoma, the biology of embryonic stem cells, cloning, and reprogramming. Professor Solter was born in Croatia's capital Zagreb, where he studied medicine and earned his PhD. In the period of 1991-2006 he was the Director of the  Max-Planck Institute of Immunobiology in Freiburg in Germany, and now working in Singapore. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10215/1/REFERENDUM-AFTER-THE-FINAL-VERDICT-FOR-CROATIAN-GENERALS.html The Geneva convention states that: ”Nothing in this Protocol shall be invoked for the purpose of affecting the sovereignty of a State or the responsibility of the Government, by all legitimate means, to maintain or re-establish law and order in the State or to defend the national unity and territorial integrity of the State.”! In stark contrast to these proclamations, the EU punished Croatia by abolishing the Phare programme on only the second day of the liberating military operation “Storm”, calling upon false accounts of excessive shelling of Knin. Following on from this logic, the prosecution of the ICTY indicted the Croatian Generals and fabricated the legal norm of a “joint criminal enterprise” so that it would be able to charge the entire Croatian civil and military leadership. ... darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10211/1/Msgr-John-E-Kozar-Croatian-American-appointed-president-of-the-Catholic-Near-East-Welfare-Association.html Msgr. John E. Kozar, former national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, has been appointed president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association and the Pontifical Mission for Palestine. John E. Kozar: "Family. It is, perhaps, what comes to mindmost often during the Christmas Season. So at this time of year then, I think often of my visits with our mission family..." ... "Family in need. Family offering loving service. And through it all, you are there - at Christmas and all through the year - supporting, in prayer and generous sacrifice, the Church in the Missions in its outreach to the poor. May the hope and peace of the Lord be with you in the coming year!" darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10201/1/VUKOVAR-1991---2011-CRIME-WITHOUT-PUNISHMENT---ZLOEIN-BEZ-KAZNE.html Remember Vukovar! darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10174/1/Suncica---Sunny-Way-of-the-Cross-of-Croatian-women-and-children-in-Serbian-concentration-camps-1991-1995.html Sunèica - Sunny was only eight months old when she was taken prisoner with her mother in Vukovar 1991. Twenty years later, Sunny is a grown girl and knows what was done to her and her mother. Croatia is interwoven with the strength of countless Sunnies. Sunèica - Sunny is the title of a bilingual Croatian-English book written against the crime of silence and suppression still being commited against her and her mother today. The book was published by the Society of former detainees of Serbian concentration camps in 2011. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10152/1/Gordan-Lederer-Croatian-cameraman-and-reporter-killed-during-Serbian-aggression-on-Croatia-in-1991.html A letter from Gordan Lederer's mother: I hereby announce publicly that my son GORDAN LEDERER was treacherrously murdered on 9th August 1991, by a mercenary gang of Chetniks while holding a camera in his hand, and that, thanks to the Chetnik collaborator, General Raseta, he was denied any chance of survival. Gordan Lederer's mother, Vlasta Lederer, Ph.D., consultant, spec. anaesthesiology and reanimatology. Published in Vjesnik, Zagreb 14th August 1991. With this article we mark 20 years since the tragic death of our friend Gordan on 10th August 1991. Seventeen Croatian newspaperman and cameraman have been assassinated during the Serbian 1991-1995 aggression on Croatia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10149/1/Visnja-Anics-1991-letters-from-Croatia-to-M-Thatcher-H-D-Genscher-H-Kohl-and-A-Mock.html The letters by Vi¹nja Aniæ, professor of English and German, Zagreb, illustrate some of endeavours of Croatian intellectuals in the defense of Croatia from Serbian aggression that started in 1991. She was then employed at the Foreign Languages School in Zagreb. She is also a talented artist, who introduced the concept of "painting with the sea" with her husband. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10135/1/Dr-Hrvoje-Kacic-The-Hague-Tribunal-omits-establishment-of-the-truth.html Dr. Hrvoje Kaèiæ, distinguished Croatian expert in maritime law, gave two interviews. In the first one he describes the importance of the decision of the Badinter Comission on 7 September 1991 about factual recognition of Croatia. The second interview concludes that the Hague Tribunal does not meet the goals for which it was established. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10128/1/Dora-Maar-robbed-by-The-Direction-of-French-Cultural-Patrimony.html The Direction of French Cultural Patrimony (La Direction General des Patrimoines) disregarded the realm of Law and Private property, and took everything from Dora Maar's inheritance for the state. The Croatian citizen Mrs. Dragica Markoviæ married Brkljaèiæ was left without any inheritance contrary to existing French law. Mr. Predrag Brkljaèiæ, the son of late Mrs. Dragica, and Croatian-American citizen, professor of English, French and Spanish, tries to get some just solution. denisebrk2@yahoo.com (Predrag Brkljaèiæ) Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10127/1/Homeland-defense-is-a-right-not-a-crime.html  It is time to judge the judges. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10117/1/Mijo-Juric-Wolves-in-Springtime-in-German-with-foreword-by-Dr-Alois-Mock.html Mijo Juriæ's book "Wolves in Springtime" - Life under a Dictatorship, has been published in German with a foreword of dr. Alois Mock, former vice-counceller and minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Austria, while the afterword wrote dr. Hannes Swoboda, distinguished Austrian politician. It is an expanded version of his book "Osamnaesto proljeæe" (Eighteenth Spring) published in Croatian in Zagreb. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 21 May 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10112/1/Dr-Slobodan-Lang-quotStormquot-was-humanitarian-operation-that-prevented-genocide.html Dr. Slobodan Lang, distinguished Croatian scholar and humanist, gave interview for the readers of the CROWN on 25 April 2011 concerning the 1995 operation "Storm": "... This Court never heared me speaking! It is too strongly afraid of its own shameful history. And that's why it will be a Court of shame! There will be nothing that will be remembered of it, because it did not start from anything. And that's why it is a failure. ..." darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sun, 01 May 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10107/1/Statement-by-the-Croatian-Conference-of-Bishops-on-The-Hagues-Verdict.html The formulation "joint criminal enterprise" is an unfounded and grave insult to the Croatian people, and to justice in general. This is also how we feel about the verdict against the Croatian state leadership at that time and the generals who led campaigns to liberate territory during the war. We believe that these judgments could provide dangerous and indirect support for new violence, as well as a source of further injustice in the world. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10105/1/Blessed-Easter-to-Mr-Gotovina-Mr-Markac-Mr-Praljak-Mr-Kordic-and-their-families.html  Happy and blessed Easter to Mr. Ante Gotovina, Mr. Mladen Markac, Mr. Slobodan Praljak, Mr. Darijo Kordiæ, and their families from Nenad Bach, Darko ®ubriniæ, CROWN Team and from the readers of the CROWN. Happy and blessed Easter to all the people of good will. darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Fri, 22 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10100/1/Slobodan-Praljak-The-truth-about-Croatia.html Slobodan Praljak: Who destroyed the bridges in Mostar and the water pipelines which connected the sources (right coast of Neretva) and the eastern part of the town? The Old Bridge was destroyed on 9th November 1993. The started investigation about the tank crew which fired on the Old Bridge, in spite of my requests was never completed by any authority of BIH or Federation of BIH. A perpetrator was produced and a lie became the "truth". darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10087/1/Croatian-generals-are-not-guilty.html The monograph [PDF], published in English by the Croatian Cultural Council, contains contributed articles by Milan Vukoviæ, Josip Jurèeviæ, Robin Harris, Mile Bogoviæ, Miroslav Tuðman, Hrvoje Kaèiæ (on the photo), Josip Peèariæ etc. From the introducton by Hrvoje Hitrec: "In August, 1995, the Croatian Army liberated large sections of its territory, which had been occupied by the Serbs for many years. This operation is known as Operation Storm (Oluja). In Dalmatia, the most critical part of the operation was headed by Croatian general Ante Gotovina." darko@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach and Darko ®ubriniæ) Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10000/1/Jack-Baric-Croatian-American-filmaker-UN-Should-Be-Trailed.html Jack Baric: "...I wonder who is going to open a court to judge the UN, because in my estimation they were complicit during the war [in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina] in the sense of their inactivity in stopping it..." His film Searching for a Storm deals with Croatian general Ante Gotovina. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10096/1/The-Hague-Tribunal-does-not-meet-the-obligations-for-which-it-was-established.html Dr. Hrvoje Kaèiæ, writing about omissions of the Hague tribunal and the problem of “artillery logs”: ...there is no word of Vukovar, Vinkovci, Osijek, Sisak, Gospiæ and Dubrovnik (in particular the village of Osojnik), resulting in thousands of victims. The Hague tribunal was silent,... This farce has been going on too long, and the consequences can be worrying and painful. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10095/1/Dr-Slobodan-Lang-Goodness-has-a-right-to-be-recognized-as-a-part-of-truth.html Dr. Slobodan Lang, distinguished Croatian humanist and scientist, learned from Gandhi to treat concrete people with their faith and culture as basic partners in facing and solving problems. He also developed the concept of Postholocaust, meanning that we have to use it as a way to prevent future genocides, concentration camps, hate, as well as promote the universal responsibility of righteous among nations and right to a home. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10083/1/Dr-Esther-Gitman-Croatians-saved-thousands-of-Jews.html Dr. Esther Gitman, American historian living in New York, wrote an important monograph entitled When Courage Prevailed. It is a scholarly study dealing with the history of  saving the Jews in Croatia during the WW2. She published original petitions signed by hundreds of ordinary Croatians in order to save their Jewish friends. According to dr. Gitman, no other European nation can show such documents. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10072/1/Dr-Kathleen-V-Wilkes-1946-2003-devoted-her-life-to-the-victory-of-Croatia.html Dr. Kathleen Vaughan Wilkes was a distinguished British humanist, professor of philosophy at the University of Oxford, and also taught at the Inter-University Centre in Dubrovnik, Croatia. During the Serbian siege of the City in 1991 and 1992, she was spreading the truth about its merciless destruction. Dr. Wilkes wrote on Dec 26, 1991: "Dubrovnik... there is still no water or electricity, scant food, no glass in the windows, temperature at freezing point..." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10071/1/Dr-Hrvoje-Kacics-book-Serving-My-Country-translated-into-several-languages.html Prof. dr. Hrvoje Kaèiæ is a distinguished Croatian specialist in maritime law.  Since 1990 he was an independent M.P. of the Croatian Parliament, elected chairman of the Committee for Foreign Affairs during the first mandate. From 1994 to 2001 he was president of the State Commission for Borders of the Republic of Croatia. His book Serving My Country has been published in Croatian, English (three printings), Spanish and German. It will soon appear in Ukrainian and Polish. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10068/1/Dr-Slobodan-Lang-and-his-concept-of-the-Challenge-of-Goodness.html Dr. Slobodan Lang, professor of medical ethics at the University of Zagreb and at Harvard, is best known for his tireless work on humanitarian issues, without precedent in contemporary history. He initiated the concept of „Challenge of Goodness“ and proposed and presented prevention of hate and genocide, protection of hospitals, prisoners of war and refugees, as well as responsibility for goodness by human beings during conflict. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10049/1/Mime-Cuvalos-FireFTP-downloaded-almost-18-million-times-by-the-end-of-2010.html Mime Èuvalo's FireFPT was downloaded 17,845,269 times by the end of 2010! To see the trend, the number of downloads until September 2004 was 4.5 million. Just in the course of the last month and a half the number of downolads was more than half a million. Half of all proceeds go towards helping various orphanages in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina and in Vukovar, Croatia. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10030/1/Violi-Calvert-Nenad-Bach-in-China-to-be-interviewed-by-China-Radio-International.html Violi Calvert, collaborator of the CROWN from Sydney: Hi,  I wish to advise that Nenad will be interviewed by Croatian radio in Beijing, which could be streamed through the website: http://croatian.cri.cn on Monday, 18 October at 4-5pm Beijing time [10-11am Zagreb time; 4-5 am New York time; 7-8pm Sydney time]. violicalvert@optusnet.com.au (Violi Calvert) Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9996/1/Sir-Iain-Chalmers-medical-scientist-interviewed-at-the-University-of-Split-Croatia.html In 2010 Sir Iain Chalmers, distinguished medical expert from UK, was a guest of the School of Medicine of the University of Split, Croatia. On this occasion he gave an interesting interview dealing with his contacts with Croatian scientists, Croatian Medical Journal, and his rich medical experience. He practised as a clinician for seven years in the UK and the Gaza Strip, and then became a full time health services researcher. mmarusic@mef.hr (Prof. Dr. Matko Maru¹iæ) Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9957/1/Dr-Edward-L-Miloslavich-Croatian-investigator-of-the-Katyn-Forest-tragedy.html Dr. Edward Lucas Miloslavich (Eduard Luka Miloslaviæ), professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, was one among 12 medical experts who investigated the Katyn Forest tragedy in 1943. In 1951 and 1952 he gave an official report also to the Congress of the USA. We express our deep condolances to the Polish people on the occasion of the airplane tragedy of April 10 2010. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9888/1/Croatians-in-the-Banja-Luka-bishopric-in-Bosnia-and-Herzegovina.html Dr. Franjo Komarica, bishop of Banja Luka on the left, warmly accepted a group of visitors from Zagreb. He described the life of Croatians from that part of BiH, now scattered throughout the world, as very difficult. Those rare who returned have problems from existential to unsecured basic human rights, as witnessed by the bishop. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9884/1/Konvoj-Libertas-plovi-prema-hrvatsko-slovenskoj-granici-7-studenog-2009.html Znameniti Konvoj Libertas plovi prema hrvatsko-slovenskoj granici 7. studenog 2009. Prikljuèite se! Kontakt: Zvonimir ©eparoviæ, na e-mail  adresu zvonimir.separovic@zg.t-com.hr (u zaglavlje staviti Konvoj Libertas). Ugro¾eni su hrvatski nacionalni interesi. A famous convoy Libertas sails to the Croatian-Slovenian border on November 7th, 2009. Join! Croatian national interests are in danger. zvonimir.separovic@zg.t-com.hr (Branka ©eparoviæ) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9879/1/Vukovar-was-the-target-of-more-than-1500000-grenades-in-1991.html In 1991 the city of Vukovar in Croatia, on the Danube river, was the target of more than 1,500,000 grenades of all kinds of sizes in just a few months, and more than 13,500 houses were devastated. A favorite target during the Serbian aggression was 50m high water tower, on the left. The city is the birthplace of professor Lavoslav Leopold Ru¾ièka, distinguished expert in chemistry, one among three Croatian Nobel Prize winners. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9845/1/Nenad-Bach-guest-artist-in-Kansas-City-Concert-for-World-Peace-Aug-29-2009.html UMKC student/alumni will perform in a Concert for World Peace, Saturday, August 29, 2009, 7:30pm, Rose Theatre, Rockhurst High School, 9301 State Line Ave., Kansas City, MO 64114. The Conservatory students and alumni will perform with guest artist Nenad Bach. Nenad Bach is a recording artist, composer, performer, and peace activist.  He is originally from Croatia, but now lives in New York. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9778/1/The-Vukovar-Hospital-1991-important-monograph-about-its-tragedy.html The English edition of the monograph The Vukovar Hospital 1991 has been published in 2008 by the Vukovar Hospital and "Society of the Croatian doctors and volunteers in 1990-1991". Its Organizer council consists of Dr. Vesna Bosanac, Dr. Juraj Njavro, and Dr. ©tefan Biro. Especially important is an article by professor Andrija Hebrang, entitled: Silence of the International humanitarian organizations about the tragedy of the Vukovar Hospital. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9688/1/Reflections-on-the-final-report-of-the-Genocide-Prevention-Task-Force.html  “Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers” is an extremely important political and cultural event, not only for the American government but also for the countries and nations which have recently suffered tragic genocidal experiences (Rwanda and Bosnia) or are experiencing them right now (Darfur and Congo). slaven1947@gmail.com (Prof.Dr. Slaven Letica) Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9656/1/Dr-Drago-Stambuk-Speech-at-the-Holy-Mass-for-Vukovar-Victims-Tokyo-2008.html Dr. Drago ©tambuk in his speech in Tokyo at the Holy Mass for Vukovar Victims, November 16th 2008, said that "... Vukovar's treatment by the Serbian forces onslaught from August to November 1991, when up to 15,000 missiles would fall daily on this beautiful baroque town, turned its citizens into martyrs and town into a waste land. The lives of the inhabitants were conducted inside cellars..." darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Sun, 16 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9649/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-10.html Part 10 is the last one from the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ, entitled Blago Zadro. It will be available on Friday 07.11.2008 20.10. This episode is about legendary Blago Zadro and his influence on Vukovar's defenders. dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9641/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-8.html Part 8 of the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ, entitled Slavonska and Hercegovaèka Street will be available on Friday 24.10.2008, at 20.10. You'll meet Mirko Brekalo senior, Nenad Gagiæ (on the photo), Ivan Kapular, Ivica Lukiæ, Dragan Luketiæ, Ivica Habajec. dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9636/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-7.html Part 7 of the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ, entitled New Banijska Street will be available on Friday 17.10.2008, at 20.10. Main characters in this episode are Miroslav and Tomislav Josiæ, Vlatko Voloder, Ivica Bano¾iæ, Ivan Kapula and Dragutin ©pac (on the left). dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9632/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-6.html We invite you to see Part 6 of the Vukovar Heroes series by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ, entitled Technical building. It will be available via Croatian Television on Friday, October 10th, 2008,  at 20.10. Main characters in this episode are Marko Filkoviæ, Ivo Kom¹iæ, Zdravko Mamiæ, and Ivica Mikula (on the left). dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Fri, 10 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9622/1/Croatian-Heroes-Dr-Juraj-Njavro-legendary-surgeon-at-the-Vukovar-Hospital-died.html  Dr. Juraj Njavro (1938-2008) was a legendary Croatian surgeon at the Vukovar Hospital in 1991, during one of the most dramatic events in the history of Croatia. He was known as exceptionally pleasant and tolerant person. He wrote a book about his internment after the Serbian occupation of the city of Vukovar. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9616/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic-part-2.html Please, do not miss to see Episode 2 of the serial Heroes of Vukovar by Eduard and Dominik Galiæ on Croatian TV, Friday 12. 09. 2008. at 20.10.  On the photo on the left is Marko Babiæ, a legendary Croatian defender. dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9610/1/Croatian-Heroes-Heroes-of-Vukovar-TV-serial-by-Eduard--Dominik-Galic.html What about heroic 1991 resistance in Vukovar, which made Croatian state possible? What about men who destroyed those tanks and created the myth about Vukovar. Where are they? What are their names? What were they doing before the war? Who are they after all? And maybe the most important - how did they defeat the enemy so much stronger? In ten episodes. dominik.galic@missart.hr (Dominik Galiæ, producer) Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9602/1/Croatian-Heroes-Dubrovnik-defenders-in-1991.html Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful mediaveal cities in the world. Its flag is unique by its inscritpion LIBERTAS, that is, Freedom. We want to remind the reader on the dramatic days in 1991 when the City was mercelesly bombed and shelled during the Serbian agression on Croatia. We also present the Memorial Room of Dubrovnik Defendres. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9560/1/The-town-of-Lipik-in-past-and-present-described-on-YouTube.html The town of Lipik is described by a series of very interesting and important films, all of them available via YouTube. Especially important are testimonies and endevours of Mark Cook from the early 1990s. ipuscenik@yahoo.com (Ivan Pu¹æenik) Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9394/1/Hiroshima-2007-requiem-Mass-for-the-victims-of-the-Vukovar-tragedy.html The requiem Mass was said by Hiroshima Bishop Misue Joseph Atsumi with the Croatian Ambassador to Japan, Drago ©tambuk. "Vukovar je umro da bi Hrvatska ¾ivjela. Preobrazio je suze u zvijezde, prostrijelne rane u snopove svjetlosti, mrtve u anðele. Vukovar je svod nebesnika, zaustavljenih u na¹em sjeæanju, podsjetnik na zemaljske nedostatnosti i zazivatelj vi¹e sudbine." letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9280/1/Vukovar-Croatian-Baroque-city-on-the-Danube-river.html Vukovar is reviving from ashes. Many of its wounds have been cured, but a lots remains to be done in the future. Of course, its extremely difficult past will not be forgotten. One of the symbols of the city is Sini¹a Glava¹eviæ (1960-1991), Croatian writer and newspaperman. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9308/1/Croatian-Franciscans-a-letter-to-ICTY-Den-Haag-regarding-the-Vukovar-Tragedy.html   Povodom Va¹e presude ratnim zloèincima ... za poèinjene zloèine nad civilnim stanovni¹tvom, te¹kim ranjenicima i gradom Vukovarom, ne mo¾emo ne izraziti Vam na¹e sveopæe èuðenje i ne postaviti upitnim cjelokupni rad Va¹eg Suda i njegovu dobronamjernost, praviènost i vjerodostojnost. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9303/1/66-out-of-300-Croatian-Lipizzan-horses-returned-home.html 66 Lipizzan horses stolen from the Lipik Stud during the Serbian aggression on Croatia in 1991 has been returned. This is a part of about 300 Croatian Lipizzans kept in Serbia, belonging to the Lipik Stud, counting progeny. A part of them starved from hunger and inappropriate treatment. ipuscenik@yahoo.com (Ivan Pu¹æenik) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9296/1/Freedom-From-Despair-Screening-at-the-European-Parliament-in-Brussels.html Freedom from Despair is a feature length documentary that explores the untold history of Croatia. Screening for the European Union at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, October 11, 2007 at 9:00 pm. Film by Brenda Brkusic. Music by Nenad Bach. bbrkusic@koce.org (Brenda Brkusic) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9295/1/Protest-in-front-of-the-ICTYs-headquarters-located-at-The-Hague-Netherlands.html Croatian Society of Victimology. Peaceful gathering is scheduled for Thursday, October 11, 2007 in front of the ICTY's headquarters located at The Hague, Netherlands. We urge the tribunal and the international community to take notice and assist in bringing forth true justice.   hrvatsko.zrtvoslovno.drustvo@zg.t-ht.hr (Prof.dr. Zvonimir ©eparoviæ) Tue, 09 Oct 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9283/1/Vukovar-is-THE-Croatian-sacred-ground-and-somebody-just-pissed-on-it.html The absurdly light or no prison terms handed out to the three most responsible for the Vukovar massacres and torture are not consistent with the crimes. It was not a lack of evidence but a devaluation of the crimes, or more accurately, the lives of the victims and all of us.  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9240/1/Uskoro-povratak-ukradenih-lipicanaca-Ergele-Lipik-by-Mato-Eaeiae-MSc.html  Put ukradenih lipicanaca bio je te¾ak. ... Prema na¹im procjenama sada je na prostoru Srbije oko 300 lipicanaca porijeklom iz Lipika. mcacic@inet.hr (Mato Èaèiæ, M.Sc.) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9238/1/Refugee-Lipizzaners-to-return-to-Croatian-home-Reuters.html  The horses, originally a herd of some 90 animals, became refugees in 1991, when rebel Croatian Serbs shelled their stables in the town of Lipik in eastern Croatia in the early stages of the 1991-95 war, killing and injuring dozens. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9237/1/Svjedoeanstva-o-zloeinima-jugoslavenskog-reima-1971-Mijo-Juriae.html  Sedam puta uhiæivan, pet puta suðen te godinu dana robija¹, Juriæ je naposljetku bio prisiljen bje¾ati u Austriju, gdje se potom, uhoðen i potvaran od sveprisutne Udbe i sumnjièen od austrijskih vlasti, dugo morao boriti da dobije politièki azil. prodecor@aon.at (Mijo Juriæ) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9224/1/Petition-for-unconditional-return-of-Croatian-Lipizzaners-from-Serbia.html  The Mayor of Lipik, Mr Antun Haramija, was among the first to sign a Petition for unconditional return of stolen Croatian Lipizzaners from Serbia to Croatia. We invite you to do the same. Did you know that Croatia is the leading world force in Lipizzaner's breeding? darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9180/1/Forensic-approach-to-investigation-of-human-right-violations.html Excavation of site in Dalmatian hinterland, near the village of Zagvozd. All remains were men, mainly middle-aged, with gunshot wounds to the head. All of the positively identified remains belonged to the Franciscan friars allegedly killed in Herzegovina and buried at the analyzed site.  mmarusic@mef.hr (Prof. Dr. Matko Maru¹iæ) Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9138/1/The-12-year-anniversary-of-the-genocide-of-Srebrenica-July-11th-1995---2007.html is a change in both tone and commemoration. For the first 5 years, Except for the still grieving mothers and family of the mostly yet unidentified victims, no one dared even observe the anniversary. We were lectured that it was not consistent with Dayton for Bosnians and Herzegovinians to scratch an old wound best left untouched.   aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9133/1/Women-in-Homeland-War---The-Power-of-Love-to-do-Good.html This is an extremely important collection of authentic testimonies of efforts of Croatian women to save children, wounded, as well as their own human dignity during the Homeland War in Croatia, 1991-1995.  darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9119/1/Dr-Joyce-Neu-Pursuing-Justice-in-the-Midst-of-War----Institute-of-Peace--invites-you.html   How do international tribunals operating during war to secure justice affect the work of peacemakers?   Do they help bring parties to the peace table, or do they hinder the prospects for peace?   Please join us as Senior Fellow Joyce Neu discusses her research. Thursday, July 5, 2007. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9118/1/Mo-Sacirbey-A-Convenient-Genocide-in-a-fishbowl.html   They preach but do not confess. They demand forgetfulness but ask for no forgiveness. Perhaps they believe that by preaching to the victims, they will then avoid accountability for their own failings. Their sermons cannot go unchallenged. These are efforts at rewriting history. aconvenientgenocide@mac.com (Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey) Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9037/1/91-Of-Croatian-Citizens-Say-Croatia-Should-Sue-Serbia.html Hina Centre for the market research conducted a survey on the representative sample of 1000 citizens about their attitudes regarding the war damage and genocide. On the question should Croatia sue Serbia for the genocide 91 percent of citizens answered it should. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 01 May 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8982/1/Genocides-most-wanted-Countries-and-people-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-get-away-with-genocide.html     rullid@yahoo.com (Dino Rulli, Ph.D.) Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8955/1/How-The-UN-Violated-Human-Rights-In-Bosnia-And-Herzegovina.html How the UN violated human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and why nothing has been done to correct it. A series of reports compiled by CROWN's Brian Gallagher.   brigall@yahoo.co.uk (Brian Gallagher) Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:00:00 +0000