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Bosnia Probes Fascist Salutes at Croatian Singer's Concert
Bosnian prosecutors launched an investigation after videos showed fans making Ustasha salutes at a concert by Croatian singer Marko Perkovic, known for far-right associations.
- Over the weekend, videos showed dozens in Siroki Brijeg raising right arms and chanting the slogan of the Ustasha at Marko Perkovic's concert, while Bosnian prosecutors said on Thursday they are investigating complaints of fascist salutes.
- Despite drawing huge crowds, Perkovic is banned from performing on stage in some European countries and has long been accused of fascist sympathies, with far-right symbols often spotted among his concertgoers.
- The footage drew swift condemnation, with European Union representatives, the Israeli ambassador to Bosnia, and UN, OSCE Bosnian missions expressing concern and Bosnia's EU delegation condemning fascist glorification.
- Calls to ban the performer followed, with Perkovic's management denying he performed the salute, stating `Thompson has never glorified, and will never glorify, Nazism or fascism,` as investigations continue.
- Historic context shows the Ustasha killed and persecuted hundreds of thousands of Serbs, Jews, Croats and Roma during World War II, while footage recorded late last week in the Siroki Brijeg region has intensified ethnic tensions.
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Bosnia probes fascist salutes at Croatian singer's concert
Bosnian prosecutors said Thursday they were investigating reports of fans performing fascist salutes at a concert by an ultra-nationalist Croatian singer.
The delegation of the European Union (EU) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) announced tonight that there is no place in a democratic society for the glorification and relativization of fascist ideologies, which remind us of the darkest periods of European history.
The EU Delegation reacted to Fascist Symbols at Thompson's Concert
“Images and videos from a recent concert in Siroki Brijeg show participants chanting slogans and displaying paraphernalia linked to fascist ideologies. The glorification and relativisation of fascist ideologies have no place in a democratic society and recall the darkest periods of European history. The EU urges all to show respect for the victims of the […] The post The EU Delegation reacted to Fascist Symbols at Thompson’s Concert appeared fir…
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