Overview
- Demonstrations branded United against Fascism drew several thousand people on Sunday in Zagreb, Rijeka, Pula and Zadar, with marchers chanting We are all anti-fascists.
- Protesters urged authorities to curb pro-fascist symbols linked to Croatia’s World War II puppet regime, which ran camps where tens of thousands were killed.
- Counter-groups of young men in black appeared in Rijeka and Zadar, where minor scuffles with police were reported and at least one person was detained, according to the Index news portal.
- Recent flashpoints include masked men disrupting a Serb cultural event in Split with Ustasha gestures, as well as intimidation targeting liberal figures and foreign workers.
- Critics trace the climate to a July mega-concert by singer Marko Perkovic Thompson and to right-wing displays in parliament, while Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic denies tolerating extremism and says opponents exaggerate the problem.