Kosovo Serbs turn to peaceful ways to demonstrate
Published: 27 February, 2008, 23:12
NATO is reinforcing the border between Kosovo and Serbia following recent clashes. Meanwhile, Kosovo Serbs have turned to peaceful ways of expressing their disagreement over Kosovo’s independence. The alliance is also trying to be creative, deploying sold
Every day more and more people join the demonstrations on the Serbian side of Kosovo. The most recent event saw 5,000 protesters marching down the main roads of Kosovska Mitrovice.
And when NATO closes the border to prevent more people coming through from Serbia, it’s up to the organisers to be creative and draw people from their daily lives out onto the streets. For one of the demonstrations, a famous rock band from Belgrade was the draw-card.
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