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Political prisoners in Yugoslavia
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Political prisoners in Yugoslavia
Socialist Yugoslavia (1945–92)
Adem Demaçi. Demaçi was first arrested for his opposition to the authoritarian government of Josip Broz Tito in 1958, serving three years in prison. He was again imprisoned 1964-1974 and 1975-1990. He was released from prison by new president of Serbia, Slobodan Milošević.
Alija Izetbegović. He was arrested by the Yugoslav communists following the war and sentenced to three years in prison in 1946, not for collaboration but because he was opposed to Josip Broz Tito's communist regime. In April 1983, Izetbegović and 12 other Bosniak activists were tried before a Sarajevo court for a variety of charges called "offences as principally hostile activity inspired by Muslim nationalism, association for purposes of hostile activity and hostile propaganda". Izetbegović was further accused of organizing a visit to a Muslim congress in Iran. All of those tried were convicted and Izetbegović was sentenced to fourteen years in prison. In 1988, as communist rule faltered, he was pardoned and released after almost five years in prison. His health had suffered serious damage.
Borislav Pekić.
Dražen Budiša. Arrested on December 11, 1971, and subsequently in the aftermath of the Croatian Spring student movement. He served four years in Stara Gradiška and Lepoglava. He subsequently became a significant politician in the Republic of Croatia.
Dobroslav Paraga. Arrested and tried in May 1981 for collecting signatures for a petition calling for the release of political prisoners. He was released in November 1984.
Hasan Čengić. Arrested in April 1983, along with 12 other Bosniak activists. Released in 1988.
Marko Veselica. Arrested and tried in 1971 for "felonies against the people and the state" and sentenced to seven years in jail and a subsequent four-year ban on public actions. He was released in 1977, and gave an interview for Der Spiegel about the political situation in Yugoslavia. The interview led to new charges laid against him, with a sentence of eleven years in jail and another four-year ban on public actions. He was shortly detained in 1989 for taking part in the establishment of new political parties and violating the ban on public acts.
Omer Behmen. Arrested in April 1983, along with 12 other Bosniak activists. Released in 1988.
Radomir Pejić. Served a sentence from 1972 to 1974 in Stara Gradiška for a "verbal offence against the state".
Vojislav Šešelj. Imprisoned 15 May 1984–March 1986.
