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Suspects in war crimes to be tried in absentia? (KIM radio, Kontakt plus radio)

Round table in organization of NGO Aktiv dealt with possible amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, which would enable war crimes trials for persons in absentia.

In this way, many laws, international charter and conventions would be violated, it was said at a round table held in northern Mitrovica yesterday.

Positive or negative connotations that may arise have been discussed, if the amendment proposed by the Self-Determination is adopted.

Serbian list will not participate in the work of the Kosovo Assembly (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio, RTV Puls)

The Serbian List says it will not participate in the work of the Kosovo Assembly until a 100-percent tariffs are withdrawn for the imports of goods from central Serbia.

The Serbian List stated that the position of the deputies was "not to participate in the work of the assembly in Pristina until the tariffs imposed by Pristina have been withdrawn, which thereby endangered the survival of the Serb people in Kosovo."

Stanislav Hocevar: Fewer Catholics in Kosovo, less readiness for dialogue ( Kontakt plus radio, Vecernje Novosti)

Stanislav Hocevar, Belgrade Archbishop in an interview with Belgrade based daily Vecernje Novosti says that Catholics have many problems in Kosovo, especially with emigration. Less Catholic believers in Kosovo, less readiness for dialogue.

He added that it would be good if the Catholic Church is included in the dialogue on the future of Kosovo.

Today in South Mitrovica begun signing of petition for the unification of Mitrovica (Kontakt plus radio)

Radio Kontakt Plus reports that today in South Mitrovica, at the proposal of Mayor Agim Bahtiri, signing of the petition for “unification” of Mitrovica has begun.

Bahtiri announced on Friday that he would launch the signing of a petition for the “unification” of Mitrovica together with the citizens of that municipality and that he hoped that the petition would be signed by Serbs from the northern part of the city.

OSCE: Report on communities' access to pre-university education in Kosovo (Kontakt plus radio)

The OSCE Mission in Kosovo published yesterday a report which assesses the access to pre-university education for non-majority communities in Kosovo. The report, Communities’ Access to Pre-University Education in Kosovo, covers the period from 2014 to 2017 and looks into the provision of education in the majority and community languages.

Church desecrated in Vitina municipality (KIM radio, TV Most, Kontakt plus radio, N1, Beta)

The Orthodox church of St Nicholas in a village Grncare, in the municipality of Vitina, has been robbed and vandalized, announced the Serbian List on Monday.

The List said that the interior of the church had been desecrated and called for the perpetrators to be found quickly “in order to send a clear message that this type of behaviour and endangering of the peace is unacceptable,” reported Serbian media.

UNS and DNKiM: ''Urgently provide information to the Serb people in KiM in their mother tongue'' (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)

The Association of Journalists of Serbia (UNS) and the Association of Journalists of Kosovo and Metohija (DNKiM) again urge Pristina to stop restricting the rights of the Serbian people in Kosovo to the information on their mother tongue and to urgently ensure unhindered distribution of the print media. These associations point out that, unlike other products, print media on the market are irreplaceable goods, especially given the fact that no daily or weekly newspaper in the Serbian language is printed in Kosovo, reports Serbian media in Kosovo.

Union of Women from Belgrade returned from Jarinje crossing on Sunday (Kontakt plus radio)

Kosovo police said on Sunday evening that members of the Union of Women from Belgrade have been returned from Jarinje because one of the main goals of the visit was a protest in North Mitrovica, with an assessment that they are a threat to the Kosovo's order and security, reports Kontakt plus radio.

Police stated in their press release that they arrived by a bus, in a non-scheduled /irregular line, however, reports the Kontakt plus radio, no humanitarian aid was mentioned.