Croatian city and Montenegrin officials confront hate‑speech symbols

The SDP city organization in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, condemned a graffiti that called for violence against the Serbian minority, describing the messages as hate speech that attacks fundamental human values and public safety. The group urged police to identify the perpetrators and called on the city council to adopt a declaration denouncing the act, emphasizing that merely removing the graffiti would not be enough.

In Montenegro, the civic initiative STEGA – Strategy for European and Civic Montenegro asked the President of the Capital City Assembly, Srđan Perić, and the mayor, Saša Mujović, to publicly state whether they support removing the name of anti‑fascist poet Radosav Ljumović from the municipal library. STEGA labeled the proposal as historical revisionism that threatens the core values of Montenegrin society and demanded a clear stance from the officials.

Both incidents reflect growing regional scrutiny of symbols and messages perceived as hateful or revisionist, with civil groups pressing authorities for decisive action.