Employees of the Court in Mitrovica North have decided to suspend their work in solidarity with citizens who are protesting in four municipalities in northern Kosovo.

In a letter sent to the President of the Cour, it is said that in the past week, the decision of Kosovo government has introduced a political embargo that jeopardized not only human and civil rights, but also questioned the physical existence of Serbian people throughout Kosovo.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, today expressed his concern over the restrictive impact on the distribution of Serbian print media in Kosovo following the introduction of recent trade measures, Serbian media report.

He recalled the necessity to preserve all citizen’s right to access to information in their language

Crisis Headquarters of the four northern municipalities decided today to organize a peaceful protest tomorrow in Mitrovica North, starting at 12.00, because of the taxes that Pristina authorities imposed on the goods from central Serbia, RTS reports.

Srpska Lista Deputy Chair, Igor Simic told RTS, that extraordinary sessions would be also held in Leposavic, Zubin Potok, Zvecan and Mitrovica North municipalities, to discuss current political and security situation in the north.

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic spoke on Saturday with President of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina Denis Zvizdic about the situation in Kosovo.

Brnabic and Zvizdic agreed in a telephone conversation that neither Serbia nor Bosnia-Herzegovina will introduce reciprocal measures for the time being, and will not make hasty moves towards Pristina, no matter how hard it might be in this situation, the Serbian Government announced.

Certain amount of medicament and newspapers reached Kosovo this morning, Serbian national broadcaster RTS has learnt. The newspapers were not distributed to the shops, but rather divided in the residential buildings, somewhere they were left in front of the doors or in postal boxes.

However, bread, milk and dairy products from central Serbia do not reach Zvecan for the fourth day in a row, since Pristina imposed 100 percent taxes.

The medicaments’ supply is also in decline, while the most difficult situation is with oxygen reserves, RTS correspondent said.

A protest was held in Gracanica regarding the decision of the Kosovo government to increase taxes on goods coming from Serbia and BiH to 100 percent, reports KIM radio.

The protest was attended by several hundred citizens, including representatives and employees of the Municipality of Gracanica, the Provisional Authority of Pristina Municipality, the Hospital Gracanica and the Health Center.

There are no daily Serbian newspapers in Kosovo today either, Tanjug news agency reports.

Zvezdan Mihajlovic from “KIM Beokolp” company, responsible for distribution of the Serbian newspapers in Kosovo, told Tanjug news agency that Kosovo customs officials did not allow transport of the newspapers through Jarinje crossing point, due to allegedly irregular documentation.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic commenting on the burning of Serbian goods in Kosovo, said that the worst kind of Nazism is in place, B92 reports.  

He made these remarks in a meeting with the Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija in Belgrade today, saying nowhere else but in Kacanik could be seen burning of the goods and organizing a pyre. “It is the same as burning Jewish books in Nazi Germany. We have the worst kind of Nazism in place,” Vucic noted.

Decision of Pristina authorities to increase taxes by 100 percent for the goods from central Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, entered into force yesterday, immediately after its adoption, Serbian media report.

Representatives of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija will discuss this with the President of Serbia during the meeting that was scheduled today. Chairperson of Srpska Lista, Goran Rakic said he will familiarize President Vucic with the situation on the ground, adding that Serbian representatives will be with their people.

Twelve Serbian non-governmental organizations, mostly from northern Kosovo issued a press statement reacting to the Pristina decision to increase taxes by 100 percent on the goods from central Serbia.