PROTEST OF REFUGEES IN ZADAR

ZADAR, Nov 15 (Hina) - About 100 refugees, accommodated in private houses, protested in Zadar on Monday against the decision which says that refugees cannot eat in hotels. The decision was founded on the Law on the status of refugees and displaced persons which made possible for them to further receive regular financial aid and packages of food from the Red Cross or Caritas, but not food in hotels. Prefect of the County of Zadar and Knin Sime Prtenjaca and representatives of the Croatian Parliament Josip Sparaka and Julije Derosi met with the refugees. The refugees said that they still need food from hotels because they have not received financial aid for several months already. It was concluded that the implementation of the Law will be postponed until the problems are resolved and that public kitchens will be organized in Zadar. 151529 MET nov 93