The latest display of ethnic intolerance and hatred in the village of Ugljare, near Gracanica continues a series of ethnically motivated attacks against Serbs in January, Srpska Lista said, Kontakt Plus Radio reported.
During the last night, two vehicles and livestock were stolen in Serbian households in Gorazdevac. According to Radio Gorazdevac a van was stolen from Misko Jovanovic, and Branko Stevanovic's vehicle has disappeared from the backyard.
On the same night, from the stables of the Portic family, a cow with calf was stolen. These events disturbed the local population, Radio Gorazdevac reported.
Thefts were reported to the police that started the investigation.
RTK2 reports that for more than a week, the Public Utility Company "Komunalac", which operates within the temporary organ of the Municipal Assembly of Pristina (Serbian system), does not collect garbage from Gračanica.
RTK2 says that the Kosovo Inspection for environmental protection has banned the operation of the utility company ''Komunalac'', due to the lack of documentation for work and environmental threats. This public utility company used to operate in Gračanica and it was under the Serbian system.
Autonomous Liberal Party (SLS) has started election campaign with a press conference in Gracanica yesterday, Serbian media reported. The leader of the SLS, Slobodan Petrovic said the party does not fight for the majority, but for the justice and principles.
One month before the local elections, only leading Albanian parties began campaigning in Kosovo. In the October 22nd elections, 91 political parties and civic initiatives will take part. There are also independent candidates for mayors and councillors of municipal assemblies.
Serbian national forum (SNF) held Thursday in Gračanica/Graçanicë a roundtable discussion on Serbian politics in Kosovo and new approaches in solving the Kosovo crisis.
It was said that that SNF supports Serbs intellectuals to fight for a different understanding of reality, and offers an authentic creation of a new Serb-Kosovo policy to defend the Serbian national interests.
On the occasion of frequent criminal activities in the municipality of Gračanica/Graqanicë, that has culminated with an attack of Vojislav Popović (85) in his home, who sustained severe injuries, residents of Gračanica Graqanicë will organize a protest rally, in order to draw attention to endangered safety of the local population.
The protest will be held on 4 November at 12 am.
During the night, warehouse in Laplje Selo was broken into; a certain amount of goods was stolen.
Owner of the warehouse says this is not the first time that unknown perpetrators plunder his property. He said that his house had been broken into earlier, but that he did not report to the police because, he says, he does not trust them.
On two occasions, the target of robbers was the post office in village Ugljare.
The regional two-day conference on the rights of Roma, with an emphasis on the use of the Romany language, was held in Gračanica, organized by NGO "Communication for Social Development".
At the conference it was emphasized that the main objective was to develop and increase the trust between the Roma and other communities, the institutions; the standardization of the Romani language, the preservation of Roma culture and traditions, strengthening individual capacities, increasing opportunities for self-employment.