Tag Archives: Croatia

MEMORANDUM: MOVING FORWARD IN TRUTH, WITH COURAGE AND HOPE

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Tihomir Kukolja

In October last year the organizers of the ROM (Renewing Our Minds) Integration Forum released the Croatian edition of the Memorandum on the ROM Integration Forum, with conclusions and recommendations for Croatian government and non-government organizations and institutions, as well … Continue reading →

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Video Feature: Where are They Now?

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Tihomir Kukolja

Three years ago the Renewing Our Minds volunteers witnessed the incoming waves of refugees entering Europe via the Balkan route, and crossing Serbia and Croatia. We were only a small part of a much bigger effort that engaged churches, faith … Continue reading →

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Moving Forward in Truth, with Courage and Hope

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Tihomir Kukolja

Unique Integration Conference for Asylum Seekers Held in Croatia On Monday, September 24, 2018 the unique six-day conference was completed in the picturesque village of Fuzine, Croatia. More than 50 asylum seekers, including an international team of facilitators, humanitarian and … Continue reading →

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Linda Quist, Balkan Memories – Audio Interview

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Tihomir Kukolja

Linda Quist from Seattle, US remembers the years in the 60s and 70s when she and the group of American singers, dancers and musicians, all of them in their twenties and thirties at the time – loved to visit Croatia, … Continue reading →

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A Message to the Croatian Leaders

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Tihomir Kukolja

On Monday, 25th September, 2017, Donya Spanta addressed a group of Croatian leaders about the plight of refugees, asylum seekers in Croatia. She delivered her message in the Croatian Parliament at the reception given in honor to Tvrtko Barun, one … Continue reading →

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The First Iranian Christian Community Organized in Croatia

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Tihomir Kukolja

News Release Under the leadership of the Zagreb Malesnica Baptist Church and its minister Mihal Kreko, and with help of the visiting pastor Reza Ansari from Vienna, Austria, a group of 30 Iranian refugees established the first organized Iranian Christian … Continue reading →

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Today We are Ashamed

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Tihomir Kukolja

  Today EU and the Balkans have capitulated to fear and lack of empathy.  Balkan countries along the refugee corridor have sealed their borders, one by one. At the one end of the Balkan refugee corridor Slovenia closed its border … Continue reading →

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Why We Care about the Refugees?

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Tihomir Kukolja

These were the days of early September last year. We were only a couple of weeks away from the finish of the 2015 Renewing Our Minds (ROM) Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia. A group of ROM leaders developed a quick plan … Continue reading →

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Ugly Fences of EU Disunity

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Tihomir Kukolja

  Photo: Border fence at the property of my friend in Slovenia   Two months ago the Slovenian Government decided to fence Slovenia off from Croatia using many miles of barbed wire. It was done, supposedly, to protect the sovereignty … Continue reading →

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Have a Merry Belated Christmas!

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Tihomir Kukolja

The first thing I noticed as I entered the Refugee Camp in Slavonski Brod, Croatia less than three weeks ago was a big Christmas tree shining in the middle of the camp. It looked as a sign of hope in … Continue reading →

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