ASSOCIATION OF EX POLITICAL PRISONERS HOLDS CONGRESS IN OPATIJA

OPATIJA, June 8 (Hina) - The fifth congress of the international association of former political prisoners and victims of communism opened in the northern Adriatic seaside resort of Opatija on Saturday. The meeting was sponsored by Croatian President Franjo Tudjman. The association gathers national organizations from 17 countries and Slovenia was admitted to its full membership today. The president of the Croatian association of political prisoners, Kaja Perekovic, said that about 100,000 Croats had been imprisoned for political reasons during communist rule. She drew special attention to the suffering of women political prisoners. (hina) vm 081810 MET jun 96