On the occasion of March 8, the International Women's Day, the Croatian Women Network orgnized a protest walk in Zagreb, under the motto "Unfulfilled Women's Rights - the Debt the State owes to Women", to warn about the bad status of women in society. A procession of about 50 women, primarily activists, gathered at the Stone Gate and Neva Tölle, Coordinator of Autonomous Women House, gave a short speech on the bad status of women, after which they proceeded to the Ban Jelačić Square.

(Foto: A. Panjeta/Sarajevo-x.com)The CURE Foundation organized, on the occasion of March 8, International Women’s Day, a protest march in Sarajevo, to raise the awareness about status of women’s rights in BiH. Foundation representatives noted that the aims was to raise the awareness of women that they are equal members of the society who want equal, not special rights.

Douglas ElliottProminent Canadian barrister Douglas Elliott, in his office of Chair of the Advisory Committee of the international academic conference “Justice in the Balkans: Equality for Sexual Minorities”, wrote to Slavica Đukić Dejanović, the Speaker of Serbian Parliament, asking to accellerate the procedure for election of Equality Commissioner for Serbia, in view of the fact that the last deadline for election expired on March 1, 2010.

Pravo na Grad shipping container in VaršavskaThe Head of the City Office of Civil Construction Davor Jelavić denied yesterday his statement of February 23, when he claimed that no new official approval would be necessary to allow takeover of Varšavska Street to create construction site for the building of access ramp to the “Cvjetni Project” undeground garage, developed by the Hoto Group, and signed a new decision that was presented to the tenants of the street.

(Photo: danas.net.hr)Croatian Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Civil Construction accepted the complaints filed by seven tenants and shop-owners in Varšavska Street in Zagreb, “shooting down” the project of tycoon Tomo Horvatinčić to build access ramp to the underground garage.

Pro Concept and BIRN invite the citizens to take part in the public street action under the "Put the Budget in Order!" project, on Saturday, February 27, in the plateau in front of the Terazijska česma, in Belgrade, starting at 12:00 h.

MostarDuring last week's antifascist action to clean the monuments dedicated to antifascist fighters in Mostar, there were attempts to physically attack organizers and participants. Those attempts were followed by a smear campaign in the right-wing media. Robert Jandrić from Kre(A)ktiva informal civic group responded to those attacks.