Yugoslavia: Information on the situation of Hungarians in Vojvodina (1991-1992), including whether Hungarians are conscripted into the federal armed forces
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG10966 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Information on the situation of Hungarians in Vojvodina (1991-1992), including whether Hungarians are conscripted into the federal armed forces, 1 May 1992, YUG10966, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab9d14.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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Please find attached a number of articles from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) on the situation of Hungarians in the Vojvodina province of Serbia in Yugoslavia.
The 8 May 1992 report from RFE/RL indicates that Hungarians "have been drafted into the federal army and sent to the front in numbers well out of proportion to their share of the population..." (8 May 1992, 30). A correspondent with Vreme also indicated in a fax of 3 December 1991 that Hungarians from Vojvodina were being conscripted. Further, a recent report from the Hungary-based Kossuth Radio Network indicates that in some areas of Vojvodina, reservists have refused to mobilize (11 Apr. 1992). These reservists have the support of the Democratic Community of Vojvodina Magyars and opposition parties in Vojvodina (Ibid.).
In addition, for your interest, please find attached Response to Information Request YUG10605 of 15 April 1992 on the status of Vojvodina province in Serbia. Further, please consult the Response to Information Request YUG10630 of 8 April 1992 on military conscription, available at your Regional Documentation Centre.
References
Kossuth Radio Network [Budapest, in Hungarian]. 11 April 1992. "Vojvodina Magyars Boycott Mobilization Order." (FBIS-EEU-92-072 14 Apr. 1992)
Military Affairs Correspondent with Vreme [Belgrade]. 3 December 1991. Fax received in response to questions submitted by a Research Officer.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 8 May 1992. RFE/RL Research Report. Vol. 1, No. 19. Edith Oltay. "Minorities as Stumbling Block in Relations with Neighbors."
Attachments
Immigration and Refugee Board Documentation Centre (IRBDC), Ottawa. 15 April 1992. Response to Information Request YUG10605.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 8 May 1992. RFE/RL Research Report. Vol. 1, No. 19. Edith Oltay. "Minorities as Stumbling Block in Relations with Neighbors," pp. 29-30.
. 13 December 1991. Report on Eastern Europe. Vol. 2, No. 50. Patrick Moore. "The Minorities' Plight Amid Civil War," pp. 31-32.
. 20 September 1991. Report on Eastern Europe. Vol. 2, No. 38. Edith Oltay. "Hungarians in Yugoslavia Seek Guarantees for Minority Rights."
