Croatia | Preservationists try to stop vandalism of monuments to anti-Fascist fighters in WWII
- Dave Harmon, PW editor
- May 21, 2019
- 1 min read
After the break-up of Yugoslavia, thousands of monuments dedicated to anti-fascist Partisan fighters and victims of Croatia’s World War II Ustasa regime have been vandalised or demolished - but some activists are now determined to halt the destruction.
A photograph from the small Croatian coastal town of Kastel Luksic, taken in April, in which a statue dedicated to the fallen fighters of World War II is pictured lying on its back amid construction refuse, went viral in Croatia and appalled many people.
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