Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County

A Croatian far-right leader said he had been libelled by the director of the memorial park at Jasenovac, a concentration camp where tens of thousands were killed by the fascist Ustasa regime.

Several hundred people including top Croatian politicians gathered on Sunday at the monument to the Jasenovac victims to lay wreaths and attend a memorial service.

“At this site, a crime that was genocide was committed and it will always be painful and we will never forget it,” Croatian President Ivo Josipovic told the ceremony.

Croatian leader at Jasenovac: Evil should not be forgotten

JASENOVAC -- A commemoration marking the 69th anniversary of the breakout of prisoners of the Ustasha death camp Jasenovac was held on Sunday.

Attending the event, Croatian President Ivo Josipović said genocide had occurred at that location and that it should never be forgotten.

JASENOVAC - A commemoration marking the 69th anniversary of a breakout by the prisoners of the Ustasha concentration camp Jasenovac was held on Sunday, and Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said genocide had occurred at that location and that it should never be forgotten.

JASENOVAC - Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) held a memorial service in the Saint Ilija Cathedral in Mlaka near Jasenovac on Tuesday to mark April 22 as the day of the breakthrough of the Jasenovac prison camp inmates.

Patriarch holds memorial service for Jasenovac victims

MLAKA -- Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) on Tuesday held a memorial service in Mlaka near Jasenovac, the site of Croatia's WW2 death camp.