During the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, communications links across former republics and with the outside world were severed.  In 1994, Zenska Infoteka, a women’s information and documentation center in Zagreb, created an electronic news group for women, many of whom had already been working together on peace, humanitarian and other related issues.  Each month electronic conferences were held in local languages.  At its peak in 1997, more than a thousand messages were posted.  While discussion of difficult topics was limited, this communication system provided a central communication point for women’s rights activists.