Daniel Ivin

Daniel Ivin (born Danko Goldstein; 16 April 1932 – 20 June 2021) was a Croatian writer, politician and human rights activist.

At the end of 1942, he watched over Ustaše captive Jure Francetić and informed the Partisan headquarters about the latter's health.

[1] He changed his name from Danko to Daniel/Danijel, and surname from Goldstein to Ivin (meaning son of Ivo) in honour of his late father.

In 1966, for his attempt to start the non-Communist newspaper Slobodna riječ (Free word), he was sentenced to several months in prison under charges of organizing the assassination of Josip Broz Tito.

[1] In 1989, together with his brother Slavko, Ivin founded the Croatian Social Liberal Party.