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Jul 31, 2022 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
🔴 | 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 👇 balkaninsight.com/2022/06/30/kos…
Kosovo and Serbia did not manage to sign an agreement under the EU mediated dialogue, on licence plates dispute.
🧵(1/10) Today is #WorldPressFreedomDay and we are joining the celebration by showing you some of our analysis in the last years. Interested? Take a look at our new thread and RT 🙌
(2/10) 🔴Media freedom remains a problem in many Balkan states, with journalists working in highly polarised political environments and encountering threats from criminal groups, says @RSF_inter ' 2022 World Press Freedom Index
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: bit.ly/31P7Q7g
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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