The Croatian firefighting community has decided to support the national campaign to end the practice of keeping dogs in chains, which complicates their rescue actions towards animals

The 30th Anniversary of the shelling of Zagreb was celebrated; the mayor and survivors of the 1995 attack honoured the victims of what he called 'a cowardly act of revenge', lighting candles at 10:23 a.m. – the time the attack occurred

The 80th anniversary of the breakout of prisoners from the World War II Jasenovac concentration camp was commemorated with a solemn celebration entitled 80 Years, 80 Destinies, attended by Croatian leaders, minorities, anti-fascists, surviving prisoners

Radio and tv workers have rallied against layoffs: employees at Croatia’s public broadcaster protested against a government ‘consolidation plan’, which includes cutting 700 to 800 employees – about a third of the total staff

A nationwide teachers' strike was held, affecting around 1.000 schools and universities; unions have announced that 93,54% of the affiliated schools have joined the strike