US EditionThousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents
More than 10,000 people joined protests demanding authorities curb far-right groups using pro-fascist World War II symbols and pledging to counter hate and fear.
- On Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, thousands of protesters organized as 'United against fascism' in four major cities including Zagreb, Croatia.
- After last year's parliamentary election, the governing conservatives allied with a far-right party, a shift marked by a July concert by Marko Perkovic and November incidents targeting ethnic Serb cultural events.
- Counter-Gatherings of young men in black appeared in Rijeka and Zadar, chanting pro-fascist slogans before police intervened in minor scuffles that detained one person, organiser Iva Davorija said.
- Protesters demanded that authorities curb hard‑right groups and pro‑fascist World War II symbols, while Plenkovic denied negligence and said critics exaggerate; hard‑right extremists also targeted liberal groups, politicians and foreign workers.
- The 1990s wars after Yugoslavia's breakup left more than 10,000 dead, and Croatia's EU membership since 2013 situates current tensions within a European Union country.
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Thousands march in Zagreb against far right
Several thousand people rallied in Croatia's capital on Sunday in an anti-fascist march protesting against the rise of World War II revisionism and far-right views in the country.
Thousands march in Croatia against far-right revival and WWII revisionism
Several thousand people rallied in Croatia’s capital on Sunday, denouncing the rise of far-right nationalism and attempts to glorify the country’s WWII pro-Nazi Ustasha regime. Similar marches took place in Rijeka, Pula and Zadar.
Thousands of people protested across Croatia today against the rise of the far-right, sparked by a series of incidents that have fueled ethnic and political tensions in the country.
“Against the dark!” , “All Nazis are losers”, “Fascism is hate” and “Where fascism dies, freedom is born” were some of the phrases expressed on the banners carried by the demonstrators.
Anti-fascist rallies were held in four Croatian cities, organized by the United Against Fascism initiative. Several thousand people gathered in Zagreb, and around a thousand also in Rijeka and Pula. The protest rallies were marked by incidents in some places. In Zadar, police arrested a man.
Anti-fascist rallies organized by the United Against Fascism initiative were held in four Croatian cities. Several thousand people gathered in Zagreb, and around a thousand also in Rijeka and Pula.
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