Alcoholics, vagrants, nobodies --- Mile Mrvalj rattles off common prejudices against Zagreb's "invisible" homeless community as he leads a tour around sites that usually go unnoticed in the Croatian capital. "Now you will hear the story of a painful, tough Zagreb," the 58-year-old, who spent more than three years on the streets himself, tells local high school students at the start of a recent tour. During the next hour and a half he takes the group to seemingly ordinary spots in downtown Zagreb that are a lifeline for those without shelter, especially during cold winters. Croatia has a homeless population of around 2,000 and it is increasing, according to NGO estimates, whi...
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