Tag: democracy

19. September 2025.

Initiative For a Free Croatia: More than 1,200 citizens and 175 organisations call on the Government to put an end to bans on festivals and concerts

The appeal to the Government, entitled “The Constitution is valid for everyone – the Government must prevent any threat to artistic and journalistic freedoms”, has so far been signed by 175 civil society organizations, unions, and institutions, as well as more than 1,200 individuals.

30. April 2024.

The importance of civic education: What lessons can we learn from Finland, Austria, and Romania?

In countries where there is a lack of legal framework related to the formal implementation of Civic Education into the school system, a significant role is played by non-formal education. In Croatia, this responsibility is largely carried out by civil society organisations, as a new Gong research on non-formal civic education programs is showing.

21. February 2024.

The new guise of HDZ's bots: They changed names and pictures, but still deceive citizens

After Gong exposed that the ruling party is using a multitude of bots on its official Facebook page to artificially support the insults against the opposition and protesters, HDZ did not delete the bots, but instead changed their names and profile pictures to continue their activities in a new disguise.

20. February 2024.

Plenković just as Vučić: HDZ uses bots against opposition and citizens

Gong's analysis has revealed that a multitude of bots, programs that automatically perform tasks with the aim of mimicking human activity, are providing support for HDZ's insults against the opposition on Facebook and manipulating citizens in the crucial election year.

22. December 2023.

Croatia needs a referendum law that recognizes the importance of local democracy

Gong's in-depth study, fueled by data collected through Imamopravoznati.org, uncovers the reasons behind unsuccessful referendums and suggests ways of solving the issue.

24. April 2023.

Gong calls for discussion of election rules to be professional, transparent and inclusive

In democratic societies, electoral laws are amended in an inclusive and transparent manner, as they represent the fundamental rules of political competition that affect all political actors.

15. March 2023.

Gong and 24 civic associations to Plenković: Clear St. Mark's Square for the free assembly!

We ask of the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior to open the space where the key democratic institutions are located - the Parliament, the Government, and the Constitutional Court.

13. March 2023.

Pests, hypocrites and commissars: This is what the official HDZ communication on Facebook looks like

An analysis of posts on the official Facebook page of HDZ, published in the last three years, revealed a constant growth of insulting discourse with no signs of stopping, as a result of which civilized discussion, the encouragement of dialogue, and ultimately democracy are declining.

9. December 2022.

Which political parties do not want children to learn about democracy and human rights in school?

Civic education has no alternative if Croatia wants to improve the lives of citizens who will actively work on building democracy and strengthening democratic behavior.

3. October 2022.

Gong to politicians: Enable development of local democracy by changing the referendum law

Gong invites citizens of Pula to participate in Sunday's referendum and decide the future of Lungomare area.

European perspectives: Fight against disinformation by improving standards in journalism and empowering citizens

The conference concluded that regulation disinformation is not enough; we need to empower media, media literacy and democratic political culture.

24. March 2022.

Croatian PM simulates anti-corruption while keeping corruption suspects in his government

Gong's letter to GRECO and other EU actors against corruption notes the Government's undermining of the Croatian Rule of Law.

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