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Russian, Ukrainian and Serbian citizens gathered today in Belgrade to protest #mobilization of men in Russia and #WarInUkraine .

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🔴 Women from Belgrade joined the “Women solidarity” feminist group in the protest in front pro-Government tabloid Informer. The tabloid published a front-page interview with a recently released two-times convicted rapist. 🎥 BIRN

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🇷🇸 | Janko Veselinovic, one of opposition politician in hunger strike call gathered supportets to be brave “because we are going to win”.

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Kosovo’s govt has donated €500,000 to Albania to help with earthquake recovery. Kosovo citizens are also taking to social networks to offer their homes for anyone affected and in need. Read more:

Rescuers Seek Survivors in Rubble after Albanian Earthquake

While rescuing operations are still ongoing, reports on numbered injured people in Albania are raising reaching more than 300.

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Well-known Sarajevo-based singer Damir Imamovic plays the Italian anti-fascist Partisan song Bella Ciao during the closing performance at today’s first-ever Pride parade in Bosnia’s capital. #imaiza ć

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SERBIA | Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Russian Embassy in Belgrade at a mourning after Russian opposition Alexey Navalny died in prison on Friday. People are laying flowers and crying, while Russian music is also heard. 📸: BIRN

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Thousands of people gathered at the anti-government protests over environmental issues by blocking the roads in many cities in Serbia. 📸 Marko Risović

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🇷🇸 | Proglas protest is currently happening in #Belgrade . The informal group of intellectuals and public personalities allege the elections were rigged and demand new elections.

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The crowd of anti-govt demonstrators in Belgrade tonight march en-masse towards Saint Sava temple. They walk in silence to honour the life of Kosovo Serb politician, who was murdered exactly one year ago today. Background: #1od5miliona

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Protest against war in Ukraine is going on in Belgrade centre. People gathered holding Ukrainian flags, chanting against war and invasion. It was organized in suport ot Ukrainian people and people in Russia and Belarus “in their fight against war, occupation and dictatorahip”

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🇷🇸| Protesters have arrived to police HQ and opposition MPs are at the entrance, planing to send five poeple to negotiate releasing of people arrested on Sunday.

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🔴 A brutal murder of 18-year old trans girl Noa Milivojev has shocked the public in #Serbia . The police arrested the killer who admitted the murder. This is the 22nd murder of women in Serbia this year, feminist organizations warn. 📸: @dasezna

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A protest in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac in support of the thousands rallying in Belgrade to voice their anger at Serbian President Vucic - who they accuse of increasingly autocratic rule - drew thousands tonight. #1od5miliona

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😍 A view of #BelgradePride 😍

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“I will continue to resist and I call on everyone to react to this” Read our interview with @gergerliogluof , a prominent Turkish #humanrights defender who was stripped of his MP’s status today, but refuses to leave the parliament:

Punished Opposition MP ‘Won’t be Silenced’ by Turkish Regime

Prominent rights activist and MP Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu was stripped of his parliamentary status this week ahead of a jail sentence – but tells BIRN he will resist to the end.

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📢🇷🇸 | Opposition MPs and protesters are headed towards the police headquarters in Belgrade.

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More than thousand people gathered in central Belgrade, blocking the streets, after Serbian president Vucic announced lock-down for the upcoming weekend due to the increased number of #COVID19 cases. Background:

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🎥 Scenes from today’s landmark first Pride parade in Sarajevo, where more than the expected 500 people have already gathered for the event, which officially starts at 12pm local time. #imaiza ć

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A group of youngsters from Kosovo with no money or no big organization behind them have made their country proud, unexpectedly putting their team among world’s greatest.

Underdogs from Kosovo Take E-Sports World by Storm

A group of youngsters from Kosovo with no money or no big organization behind them have made their country proud, unexpectedly putting their team among world’s greatest.

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📍 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🏳️‍🌈 The second-ever #Pride parade 📸 Pictures from today's event

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#NATO mission in #Kosovo , @NATO_KFOR , just pledged in a press release that it is “prepared to intervene if stability is jeopardized in the North of Kosovo”.

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🇷🇸 | Students and suporters of opposition Serbia Against Violence gathered in Belgrade Centre a day after police forcibly broke down previous protest. They still demand election repeating.

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🚨A #Kosovo Police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack near northern town of #Leposavic today around 03:00 in the morning, Prime Minister Albin Kurti confirmed. “Attackers are heavy armed professionals with masks,” Kurti said. 📷 EPA Archive

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Footage from inside Kosovo's parliament today shows the chaos that occured when tear gas was released by opposition Vetevendosje, interrupting the vote on ratifying border demarcation with Montenegro. Find out more:

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📢 | Opposition MP Srdjan Milivojević called gathered people to go to main police HQ in #Belgrade “to see where our arrested children are”, refeerong to arrested students

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A glimpse of the crowd at tonight’s protest in Belgrade, where thousands of people have taken to the streets to voice their anger at Serbian President @avucic . #1od5Miliona

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Thousands joined protests in Zagreb and cities across Croatia, demanding justice for victims of sexual violence who do not receive state protection. They were triggered after five men accused of gang-raping, harassing and blackmailing a 15-year-old girl in Zadar were released.

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#Kosovo government announced in a press release that it decided to postpone the reciprocity decisions on license plates and Serbian issued IDs for one month, until Sept 1, 2022, after Kosovo Serbs blocked the roads to Jarinje and Bernjak border crossings with 🇷🇸 #KosovoSerbia

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A few thousand people have gathered in central Belgrade for a protest organised by the Serbian opposition against “political violence”.

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“We want Pride,” shout activists inside Dom Omladine in #Belgrade , the Pride House during @belgradepride , a few moments after the Serbian PM Ana Brnabic arrived. More information to follow 👇 🎥 BIRN

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#Kosovo police announced on Wednesday morning that it had stopped a car with Slovenian license plates at the Jarinje border crossing with Serbia and arrested two 🇷🇸 citizens after confiscating “camouflage masks, emblems with nationalist symbols, documentation.” 📸 Kosovo Police

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Hundreds of people attended Kosovo's first ever Pride Parade, including President Thaci, w/ celebrations for the historic occasion still underway in Pristina

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Serbian police and protesters, angered by the announced lockdown over the weekend, have clashed outside of the country's parliament building in Belgrade. Tear gas has been used to disperse the crowd.

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Protesters stream into Slavija Square in Belgrade at the end of tonight’s protest. It’s estimated that over 50,000 people took part, voicing their anger at Serbian President @avucic . #1od5Miliona

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Citizens of Serbia also protested the invasion of #Ukraine in front of the Russian embassy in Belgrade.

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📣 Meet our 2019 #Heroes Just as we did last year, we’re recognising the people who this year spoke out against injustice, against violations of human rights or simply put the greater good before their own. See who made the list:

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📍 Istanbul, Turkey Thousands of women have gathered at the Kadikoy Pier Square in Turkey's largest city to protest President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention. Background:

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KOSOVO | Media crews were attacked by protesters in Serb majority municipality of Leposavic in the north of Kosovo on Friday.

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Two former presidents of Slovenia and Croatia – the only two ex-Yugoslav republics so far to have joined the EU – say the bloc must speak out in support of nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition.

Actors in Yugoslavia’s Collapse Voice Solidarity with Jailed Catalans

Two former presidents of Slovenia and Croatia say the European Union must speak out in support of nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition.

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🔴 The first group of participants coming to the start of the #Pride walk in #Belgrade near the Constitutional court. 🎥 BIRN

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📸 Scenes from the centre of Belgrade where protesters have gathered near a mural celebrating Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic - which authorities have banned activists from removing. Background:

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We spoke to one Mom who is joining today's #Pride parade in Sarajevo in solidarity with her son. Background:

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Albanian citizens protest against Albanian PM Edi Rama and in support of the beleaguered government of #Kosovo after troubles in Kosovo's northern region, which is mostly inhabited by Serbs. Photos: LSA

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The crowd passed Serbia government's building and is apparently heading to the Russian embassy. Protesters are shouting pro-Russia slogan and chants against EU

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🔴 SERBIA | Thousands have gathered despite the heavy rain in the fourth "Serbia against violence" protest that has just started in Belgrade.

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🇷🇸 | At the end of the protest the opposition said they will file criminal complaints against police officerew that beat up people and urged parents of arrested to contact them for legal help.

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“All rise.” Ratko Mladic’s life sentence for genocide and crimes and humanity were upheld by the UN court in The Hague. He was found guilty of genocide in 1995, persecution, extermination, murder, deportation, inhumane acts, forced relocations and illegal attacks on civilians.

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Investigative journalist @metcihan says he won't delete his tweets about a former Turkish Prime Minister's son's continued dealings with Israel, despite a court order. Read more 👉

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In a protest against “political violence” and the silencing of dissenting voices in Serbia, thousands of people in Belgrade are currently protesting on the streets. The mass of people are now walking towards the building of Serbia’s public broadcaster, RTS.

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⚡️ Rare photos of females across the #Balkans more than a century ago. During 1912 and 1913, the famous French geographer Jean Brunhes, visited the Balkans, photographing various communities across 🇧🇦, 🇷🇸, 🇲🇪, nowadays 🇲🇰, 🇽🇰, 🇦🇱, 🇹🇷, and 🇬🇷.

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Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Croatia, Italy, Greece and many other European countries have offered help and assistance to Albania after it was struck by a major earthquake this morning that has left at least 15 dead.

Balkan States Show Solidarity after Albanian Earthquake

Balkan states have sent or pledged help after at least 15 people were killed and more than 600 injured when a 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Albania.

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🏳️‍🌈 North Macedonia will host its first-ever Pride Parade this June. 🏳️‍🌈

North Macedonia to Hold First Pride Parade

Skopje will host North Macedonia’s first Pride Parade on June 29, according to the country’s LGBTQ activists.

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While workers tried to clean up the Terazije tunnel in the centre of Belgrade by pulling down the posters left behind by tonight's #1od5miliona protesters, some of the demonstrators chased them out.

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KFOR mission dismisses Serbian and Albanian calls for it to start policing the restive Serb-majority north of Kosovo, saying these duties are 'the exclusive prerogative of the Kosovo Police'.

NATO Mission in Kosovo Rejects Calls to Police Tense North

KFOR mission dismisses Serbian and Albanian calls for it to start policing the restive Serb-majority north of Kosovo, saying these duties are 'the exclusive prerogative of the Kosovo Police'.

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🔴 Hundreds of citizens protested in Pristina for the second day in a row to condemn the rape of an underage girl. Protesters threw red colour at the entrance of the government and Prosecution building, asking institutions for more action regarding sexual violence cases. 📸BIRN

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🔴 #Kosovo citizens will be able travel freely to the #EU ’s passport-free #Schengen zone by the start of 2024 after European Parliament members approved the removal of the visa regime on Tuesday. Read more 👇

European Parliament Votes to Scrap Visa Regime for Kosovo Citizens

Lawmakers in the European Parliament agreed a long-awaited end to visa requirements for Kosovo citizens to enter the Schengen area.

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UPDATE | Another protest is currently happening in #Belgrade front of #Informer , low-standard pro government newspaper.

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UPDATE | Citizens in Kosovo capital, Pristina, light candles on Thursday evening in commemoration of eight children killed in a school in Belgrade, Serbia. Kosovo's Minister for Communities and Returns, Nenad Rasic, joined the commemorations. Photo: BIRN

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Thousands of people are now marching through Belgrade for tonight’s #1od5miliona anti-govt protest. They're demanding the resignation of President Vucic and voicing anger at declining human rights, political pressures, threats to media freedom.

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"This tonight, this disgrace, this is the face of Aleksandar Vucic's regime." Civic activist Aida Corovic, who was arrested today for throwing eggs at a mural of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic, joined and spoke to protesters in Belgrade. Bkgd:

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Demonstrators have gathered in the Serbian capital to again protest a street mural glorifying war criminal Ratko Mladic. Background:

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The protesters are breaking the windows and throwing torches at the City Assembly building, trying to enter. The building is full of police forces which are dropping occasional tear gas at the protesters. 👇

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📍 Belgrade, Serbia Thousands of anti-govt demonstrators from across Serbia have gathered for today's rally. Follow our feed for live coverage. #1od5miliona

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Serbia against violence' coalition and their supporters gathered in front of the building of the Republic Electorate Commission, asking for new Belgrade elections due to irregularities during yesterday's voting. ⬇️

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📍Belgrade, Serbia The crowd of thousands of anti-govt demonstrators are now on their protest march through the city centre, heading to their first stop, the Serbian broadcaster RTS. They’re blowing whistles and blaring music as then go. #1od5miliona

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1/ #Kosovo Police showed on Saturday ammunition, uniforms, and insignia, it seized one day prior from a car, with Belgrade license plates, parked around 100m from the municipality building in Serb majority municipality in #Zvecan . 📷 BIRN

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Some people are heading to tonight’s “1 of 5 million” protest in Belgrade on bikes. Thousands have already gathered in front of the Philosophy Faculty at Belgrade Uni in the city centre. #1od5miliona

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#NoviSad anti-govt protesters walk in dark, as public lightning goes off #protivdiktature

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🔴 1/2 | Several dozen #Albanians protested in front of the Serbian embassy in #Tirana on Tuesday in a show of support for #Kosovo ’s territorial integrity in the backdrop of the tensions between the Pristina government and the Serb minority in the north of Kosovo. 🎥 LSA

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After Easter holidays break that saw far fewer crowds on streets, rallies across country are expected to resume

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Anti-govt demonstrators have entered Serbian public broadcaster RTS, where police units are also present in the building. Protesters are chanting: “This is ours”. #1od5miliona

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Parliament in Montenegro yesterday voted to legalize same-sex civil partnerships, becoming the first country in the region that is not a member of the EU to recognise #LGBT couples in law.

Montenegro Parliament Narrowly Votes to Legalize Same-sex Unions

LGBT activists welcomed parliament’s decision as a historic step for society – while the main pro-Russian opposition bloc deplored what it called an attack on traditional values.

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Bullets seized from Serb gunmen in northern 🇽🇰 last month were made in 🇷🇸 last year. Mortar rounds and grenade launchers passed through 🇷🇸 state maintenance centres in 2018 and 2021. Here's what we found from analysis of markings on the extensive arsenal.

In Kosovo Clash, New Bullets and Freshly-Repaired Mortars from Serbia

Bullets seized from Serb gunmen in northern Kosovo last month were made in Serbia just last year, while mortar rounds and grenade launchers passed through Serbian state maintenance centres in 2018...

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A group of companies connected to the Serbian justice minister’s husband, who is also the brother of a leading health official, won nearly €27 million worth of public contract, @BIRN_Network can reveal in its latest investigation. Read the full story:

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Our breaking investigation reveals that some of the weaponry seized from Serb gunmen in northern Kosovo last month passed through Serbian state hands at some point over the past 5 years. A 🧵 with some of the main takes 👇

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Serbian citizens have gathered at the bakery of Albanian Mon Gjuraj in Belgrade today to show solidarity with the baker who was targeted by Serbian ultra-nationalists on the weekend. The meetup is called “Burek for Solidarity”. Background:

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Location: Belgrade, Serbia. Thousands of people have joined an opposition-led rally calling for #mediafreedom , more space for opposition voices and for an end to “political violence“ in the country. #StopKrvavimKo šuljama

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Inside Serbian public broadcaster RTS, riot police are now forcefully expelling anti-govt protesters from the premises. More footage on our feed. #1od5miliona

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BREAKING | Macedonian MPs have voted in favour of changing the constitution to allow the country's name to be changed to the Republic of North Macedonia, as required under the 'name' deal reached with Greece this summer. Total split: 80 for, 39 against Updates to follow.

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📸 Scenes from today's #Pride march in Zagreb:

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"We won a victory so big that it can be seen from the moon and certainly from Brussels” said #ViktorOrban on winning #hungaryelections . With 75% of the votes counted #Fidesz it's likely to have a super-majority in the parliament. Read more here

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🔴UPDATE #KosovoSerbia | Minister of Interior Xhelal Svecla confirmed that all barricades have now been removed, two Kosovo- Serbia crossing points reopened and the reciprocity measures introduced by Kosovo govt have been postponed for September 1.

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Serbian actor Sergej Trifunovic: “Welcome to all who came for your piece of freedom.” #1od5miliona

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The crowd of thousands of #1od5miliona anti-govt protesters in Belgrade are now in front of the Serbian Assembly building, where they’re brandishing a banner reading “it has begun” referring to the movement calling for President Vucic and his governing Progressive Party to resign

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📸 #Sarajevo ’s first-ever #Pride parade. Follow our feed for more scenes from today’s landmark event. #imaiza ć

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We have just one question: Is Serbia a mafia state?

In Serbia, State’s Ties to Crime Become Hard to Miss

Under Aleksandar Vucic’s Progressives, the line between the state and organised crime has become increasingly blurred, raising the question – is Serbia a mafia state?

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📌Belgrade, Serbia Thousands have gathered for a second day of protests condemning the Serbian government's handling of the #coronavirus crisis. They are headed to the parliament building which was the site of violent clashes last night. Bkgd:

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🔴 | Kosovo police announced on Sunday late afternoon that it closed the border for travelers’ passage in the Jarinje and Bernjak, on the border with Serbia, due to the blockades of the roads leading to these crossing points. Background 👇

Kosovo Move in Car Plates Row Aims to 'Expel Serbs' - Vucic

President Vucic claims Kosovo government's latest move in the long-running licence plates dispute forms part of a sinister plan to drive all the remaining Serbs out of Kosovo.

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Albanian citizens gathered today at the Russian embassy in the capital Tirana to show solidarity and support for Ukraine, and oppose the war that Russia's Putin has started.

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Serbian police have managed to force protesters out of the parliament in Belgrade, after they stormed the building this evening. There are currently thousands of demonstrators on the streets, angered by the reinstatement of a weekend lockdown to curb the spread of #COVID19 .

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📍 Belgrade, Serbia Crowd of thousands of anti-govt demonstrators are now beginning their march through the centre of the capital and are headed to their first stop - the Serbian broadcaster RTS. Protesters also demand more media freedom and an end to attacks on journalists.

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Croatian activists stood in front of the Serbian Embassy in Zagreb with signs saying: "Solidarity with the citizens of Serbia" "Dad, this is for you" They're protesting in solidarity with those in Belgrade fighting against an authoritarian state. Bkgd:

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Hundereds of Montenegrins gathered in the capital Podgorica on Sunday to voice their support and sympathy for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

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Editor for BBC News Serbian, Dejan Anastasijevic, regarded as one of the best journalists in Serbia, passed away on Wednesday evening. Today, in celebration of his work, we take a look back at the many comments he wrote for us over the years:

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Today, Zagreb hosted Its 20th #Pride march under the motto "Pride forever!". It's also one of the first mass gatherings in Croatia to be held under its new epidemiological rules, as participation requires the EU's Digital COVID-19 Certificate or a negative #coronavirus test.

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#Kosovo diplomatic missions say at least five of the nine countries Serbia claims have derecognised Kosovo have not in fact done so.

Kosovo Debunks Serbian Claims About Derecognitions

Kosovo diplomatic missions say at least five of the nine countries Serbia claims have derecognised Kosovo have not in fact done so.

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While thousands of demonstrators gather in Belgrade in front of the Serbian parliament building, many of whom are sitting to encourage calm among the crowd, two cannons were let off in the direction of the City Assembly. In response, the protesters cheered "sit down". #SediDole

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🔴| The Government of #Albania approved the protocols for NATO membership of Sweden and Finland and forwarded them to the parliament for final notch. Albania becomes the first known country to do so in the 30 member alliance.

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📌 Belgrade, Serbia Protesters are running away from the heavy police forces that are continuing to use tear gas to disperse demonstrators. A lot of people were beaten and arrested, but the official numbers are still not available.

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Serbian president @avucic said KFOR commander will meet Srpska lista president Goran Rakic at midnight in north part of Mitrovica. “I hope that this will be de-escalated tomorrow and that we will reach peace with new compromise solutions”, he told Pink television via telephone.

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