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ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - Protesters against COVID-19 certificates on Saturday evening moved from Zagreb's central square to the part of the city where the HRT public broadcaster is located, demanding to see the HRT director and have their rally covered live and calling for an end to "censorship" by the HRT. Dissatisfied with the way the HRT covered their protest in the central city square at 3 p.m., the protesters shouted "We want elections", "Referendum and people's rule", "Thieves", "Treason", "God's law is above all laws", demanding to see the HRT director and have their rally covered live. The protesters were…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - RTL television reporter Goran Latković was attacked during a protest against mandatory COVID-19 certificates in Zagreb on Saturday while covering the event. At the protest, which draw several thousand people from all around the country, Latković was attacked from behind and he sustained two blows to the head, rib cage and elbow. As he was attacked from behind, the reporter did not see his attackers. He confirmed to Hina that he would report the incident to the police. The RTL television reported about the incident involving its reporter. For more news about Croatia, CLICK HERE.

ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - Several thousand people from all over Croatia arrived in Zagreb on Saturday for a protest against mandatory COVID-19 certificates and epidemiological restrictions in force. The Zagreb city police department said earlier in the day that the protest had not been announced. "I believe scientist Gordan Lauc", "No to blind belief in authorities", "Live and let others live" were some of the messages on banners carried by the protesters who gathered in two squares, Trg Francuske republike and Trg žrtava fašizma, before starting their march towards the city's central Trg Bana Josipa Jelačića square. Participants in the…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 -  In the past 24 hours Croatia has registered 65 COVID-19-related deaths and 5,614 new infections, the national COVID-19 response team said on Saturday. There are currently 34,882 active cases of the infection. A total of 2,542 COVID patients are hospitalised and 320 of them are on ventilators. As many as 27,969 people are in self-isolation. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, there have been 566,118 registered cases of the contagion and 10,243 people have died. A total of 520,993 people have recovered, including 5,640 in the past 24 hours. To date, 3,339,432 people have been tested for COVID-19, including 12,823 in…

November 20, 2021 - ''I want people to look at my photographs, and simply desire to be right there in the place their eyes are seeing'', says Timotej Gošev, better known as Timotej on Instagram, inviting thousands of people every day to experience the Adriatic summer through his photographs. Total Croatia News managed to interview the photographer with Varaždin roots. In what ways can photography positively impact the promotion of tourism in Croatia? The question may sound simple to answer, but nowadays photography can be manipulated in such a way that the first impression of a tourist upon arriving at…

November 20, 2021 - The latest flight news to Croatia as reduced Qatar Airways Zagreb flights have been announced in December, and Croatian Airlines remains the only route between Zagreb and Heathrow... for now.  One World Alliance member Qatar Airways is reducing the number of weekly rotations between Doha and Zagreb in mid-December, reports Croatian Aviation. The news does not come as a surprise as the occupancy of aircraft on this route is relatively low, with few arrivals from Asia. Qatar does not have a wide base of transfer passengers that were the backbone of the line to Zagreb before…

November 20, 2021 - Anđelo Kvesić and Lucija Lesjak have won bronze medals in the heavyweight category at the 25th Karate World Championships in Dubai! On the penultimate day of the championship, Lucija Lesjak was more experienced, concentrated, and in the end, better than the Czech Martina Sachova (3-2). She carried a steady advantage, either through senshu or a minimal point advantage. Lucija finally celebrated her first individual senior medal in major competitions. She was a member of the bronze team at the European Championships in Poreč, and in recent years she has won the world champion title in the competition…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 - A requiem mass was said and wreath-laying ceremonies were held on Saturday on the premises of the Velepromet storage facility,  which was converted into a concentration camp by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and Serbian paramilitaries and rebels during the siege of Vukovar in 1991.  An estimated 10,000 people were detained in the "Velepromet" buildings from late 1991 to March 1992 when this camp was closed, according to statistics kept by former detainees' association. Of those 10,000 detainees, some 700 were killed, and the head of the association Danijel Rehak said today that this was the biggest execution…

ZAGREB, 20 Nov, 2021 -  The Constitutional Court has upheld several appeals against the rule of permitted maximum age limits on taxi vehicles and on vehicles used for private hire in Croatia, the Večernji List daily reported on Saturday. The age limit was introduced by the transport ministry only on taxi vehicles and on private hire vehicles with up to 8 seats, whereas other categories in the provision of passenger transport services were exempted from that limit. The age limit would have been taken effect in 2023, and in the event that it had been confirmed by the constitutional court, taxi vehicles…

November 20, 2021 - The Filip Hrgović Las Vegas fight has officially been confirmed for December 4, when the Croatian boxer will meet American Scott Alexander at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Croatian boxer Filip Hrgović (13-0) will have his next professional fight on Saturday, December 4 in Las Vegas against American Scott Alexander (16-4-2), whom BoxRec ranks 179th among the best heavyweights in the world, reports Sportnet.hr. Hrgović thus returns to the ring after winning against Montenegrin Marko Radonjić on September 10. According to the IBF, the Croatian heavyweight is next in line for the fight of challengers in the…