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==Early life== ==Early life==
A native of ], Glavašević finished primary school there and entered the ], where he graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature. During the ], he was chief editor of ]. {{cn|date=March 2014}} A native of ], Glavašević finished primary school there and entered the ], where he graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature. During the ], he was chief editor of ]. {{citation needed|date=March 2014}}


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==Death== ==Death==
Glavašević disappeared shortly after this last report. He had been beaten and executed by ]n paramilitary forces, along with hundreds of others between 18-20 November. In 1997, his body was exhumed from a ] in a nearby farm in ]. He was 31 years old. Both Glavašević and fellow journalist Branimir Polovina, a native of Ovčara, were featured cases in ]'s 1993-94 ''Campaign Against Disappearances and Political Killings''. Polovina’s funeral was held in Zagreb on 11 March 1997.<ref name="amnesty"/> Glavašević disappeared shortly after this last report. He had been beaten and executed by ]n paramilitary forces, along with hundreds of others between 18–20 November. In 1997, his body was exhumed from a ] in a nearby farm in ]. He was 31 years old. Both Glavašević and fellow journalist Branimir Polovina, a native of Ovčara, were featured cases in ]'s 1993-94 ''Campaign Against Disappearances and Political Killings''. Polovina’s funeral was held in Zagreb on 11 March 1997.<ref name="amnesty"/>


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| NAME = Glavasevic, Sinisa | NAME = Glavasevic, Sinisa
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| DATE OF DEATH = 20 November 1991 | DATE OF DEATH = 20 November 1991
| PLACE OF DEATH = Ovcara, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Yugoslavia (present-day Ovcara, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia)}} | PLACE OF DEATH = Ovcara, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Yugoslavia (present-day Ovcara, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Croatia)}}

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Siniša Glavašević (4 November 1960 – 20 November 1991) was a Croatian reporter who was killed by Serbian paramilitaries following the Battle of Vukovar.

Early life

A native of Vukovar, Glavašević finished primary school there and entered the University of Sarajevo, where he graduated with a degree in Comparative Literature. During the Croatian War of Independence, he was chief editor of Radio Vukovar.

War

During the Battle of Vukovar, Glavašević was regularly reporting from the besieged city. He is particularly remembered for a series of stories he had read to the listeners, that talked about basic human values. On 16 October 1991, Glavašević said on Croatian Radio:

Vukovar submits to Croatia, Europe and the world - either the Croatian authorities will do everything to obtain a permanent cease-fire, or they will send the necessary and efficient assistance, of the military kind, or they will evacuate the entire civilian population of this area. There is another option, and that is the complete and final destruction of the city and a massacre of the population, as well as two hundred and fifty heavily wounded. However, that option isn't on anyone's mind here. The heroes of this city are necessary for some time yet, as living witnesses of this war. Thank you Zagreb. Don't cut this part...

On 18 November 1991, Glavašević sent in his last report, which ended with:

The picture of Vukovar at the 22nd hour of the 87th day will remain forever in the memory of the witnesses of this time. There are infinite spooky sights, and you can smell the burning. We walk over bodies, building material, glass, detritus and the gruesome silence. ... We hope that the torments of Vukovar are over.

Death

Glavašević disappeared shortly after this last report. He had been beaten and executed by Serbian paramilitary forces, along with hundreds of others between 18–20 November. In 1997, his body was exhumed from a mass grave in a nearby farm in Ovčara. He was 31 years old. Both Glavašević and fellow journalist Branimir Polovina, a native of Ovčara, were featured cases in Amnesty International's 1993-94 Campaign Against Disappearances and Political Killings. Polovina’s funeral was held in Zagreb on 11 March 1997.

Legacy

In 1992, Matica hrvatska printed Stories from Vukovar (Template:Lang-hr), a collection of stories by Glavašević. English translation of the collection was published in 2011.

References

  1. Template:Hr icon Vukovarske novine: Sjećanja ratnih novinarki legendarnoga Hrvatskog radija Vukovar; retrieved 23 December 2011.
  2. ^ Croatia: Amnesty International Calls for Justice for Siniša Glavašević and Other Victims of Unlawful Execution in Vukovar; retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. "Glavašević nakon dvadeset godina preveden na engleski". Večernji list (in Croatian). October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

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