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 consequences of this embargo are the total ban on the import of food, medicines, bandages and dressing materials as well as oxygen necessary for h

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 “Access to newspapers, including Serbian print media, must be guaranteed for all citizens and local communities at all times,” Désir said, highlighting that “the media and access to information should not be a collateral victim of the current situati

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. He added, further steps of the Crisis Headquarters would depend upon supply of hospitals, students’ center and other

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. The two officials agreed that Pristina's behavior is unacceptable, that it destabilizes the region, pulls back the process of regional integration and is dist

Certain amount of medicament and newspapers reached Kosovo this morning, Serbian national broadcaster RTS has learnt.

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.

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.

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. Signatories of the statement include YEC Sinergija from Mitrovica North, New Social Initiative from Mitrovica North, Advocacy Center for Democratic culture (ACDC) from Mitrovica North, “Omladina Napred” from Gracanica, Mission of People from Zvecan, Santa Marija from Zvečan, Action for Social and Economic Development (ASED) from Leposavic, Center for Society Orientation (COD) from Mitrovica Nort