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Office for KiM strongly condemns burglary of Staro Gracko healthcare facility (Radio KIM)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija in the strongest terms condemned the fourth burglary of a healthcare facility located in the village of Staro Gracko, Radio KIM reports. The Office said in a statement that “Serbia would repair consequences of this and every other similar attack”. Those responsible for the attacks against the Serbian healthcare facilities in Kosovo and Metohija were not identified, and this undoubtedly encourages attackers to organize new incidents, the statement further reads.

Kosovo police arrested, then released Jedinstvo journalist (RTS, KoSSev)

Yesterday around 15:00, Kosovo police has arrested Serbian-monthly newspaper Jedinstvo journalist Sonja Ivkovic from Novo Brdo, Serbian media report. After several hours she was released, while her vehicle was kept, RTS said. Jedinstvo Editorial Board said in a statement that Sonja Ivkovic was arrested on the Prekovce-Novo Brdo way, while carrying out the latest Jedinstvo edition to the Serbs living in the surrounding villages. “Kosovo police arrested journalist Ivkovic as a criminal, handcuffed her and took her to the police station in Gnjilane.

KLA graffiti in Strpce municipality (RTS)

During the weekend in the villages of Bitinja, Popovce, Brezovica and Rakanovac “KLA” graffiti and inscriptions “Kosovo-Albania” were written, RTS reports. The case was reported to the Kosovo police that is looking for the perpetrators. The inscription of graffiti has caused disturbance among the Serbs living in the area, where they make the majority and noted there were no inter-ethnic incidents happening before. The Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemned the incident saying it cannot be interpreted differently, but as an open threat to the Serbs in south of Kosovo.

Djuric: Belgrade finding the ways to supply Serbs in Kosovo's north (Beta, Politika, N1)

Belgrade is finding the ways to supply the Serbs in the north of Kosovo despite pressures and increased police controls, Head of the Government’s Kosovo and Metohija Office Marko Djuric told Serbian media.

Speaking for the Politika daily, Djuric said it was so important that the Serbs showed solidarity and readiness to fight for their fundamental human rights in a peaceful way. “Without that, our efforts would be in vain,” he added.

Desecration of Serbian Orthodox cemetery in Lipljan condemned (Serbian media)

Gracanica Mayor Srdjan Popovic in the strongest terms condemned demolishing of more than 20 tombstones at the Orthodox cemetery in Lipljan and requested a detailed investigation as well as identification of perpetrators. “Such incidents bring us back to the past and do not contribute to the stabilization, overall peace and building the trust. Ethnic, religious and cultural differences are the high societal values that we all must respect.

Office for Kosovo reacts to arrests of two Serbs (KoSSev)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija reacted to the arrest of two Serbs, Kosovo police accused of “espionage,” by saying that “campaign of intimidation of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija by arresting Serbs and holders of important public functions continues,” KoSSev portal reported. The Office said the arrest of Primary School principal from Vitina T.T and Technical School principal in Vrbovac B.D “is the most flagrant example of legal violence that reputable Serbs are being exposed to more frequently.” The Office added lawyers are engaged and necessary legal aid provi

Petkovic: Haradinaj’s trucks are not aid but deception (Vecernje Novosti, TV Pink, KoSSev)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Assistant Director Petar Petkovic said the trucks with the goods Ramush Haradinaj sent to the northern Kosovo are not aid but rather a deception, Vecernje Novosti reported. He told TV Pink sending the two trucks with the goods in the north of Kosovo is “a smuggling approach of Haradinaj” that represents a provocation. “These two trucks are not aid, but a provocation.

KiM Office Director, Djuric says hazardous chemicals stored in Kosovo Serb village (Beta, N1)

The Serbian government’s Office for Kosovo and Metohija chief Marko Djuric on Thursday called KFOR and the international community to react to the possible storage of hazardous chemical waste in the Serb village of Gorazdevac.

A statement said that plans have been made to transport and destroy 80 barrels of hazardous chemical waste in that Serb village in the Metohija region near the town of Pec.

Church of St. Paraskeva in Gojbulja near Vucitrn broken into (Kontakt plus radio, KIM radio)

In the village of Gojbulja, municipality of Vucitrn, church of St. Paraskeva was broken into, the Diocese of Raska-Prizren announced yesterday on its website. The Diocese stated that the believers at around 16.00 yesterday noticed that the door to the church was broken. The incident was reported to the police, and the investigation was conducted.

Office for Kosovo and Metohija condemns attack on health facility in Novake village (Danas)

Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija in the strongest terms condemned the attack on a health facility in the village of Novake, Prizren municipality, adding it is an obvious attempt to intimidate a small number of Serbs who remained living there, Danas daily reports. The Office said it expects that international organizations present in Kosovo, given the escalation of hostility against the Serbs south of the Ibar River, enable their better and more effective protection, since it is their obligation as outlined in their mandates and a value, they are declarative advocating for. T