Gazimestan
A fire broke out at the barricades in Kosovska Mitrovica
Young man Nikola Nedeljkovi (20) from Belgrade, who was arrested by Kosovo police in Gazimestan on Vidovdan, was released and he returned to Belgrade together with his family.
The EU and the US are concerned about the tense situation in the north of Kosovo and call on everyone to exercise maximum restraint, the EU press service announced.
Kosovo Police Arrest Serb for ‘Inciting Hatred’ After Battle Commemoration
Kosovo police said they arrested Serbian citizen Nikola Nedeljkovic from Belgrade for "inciting hatred and discord" after a memorial service on Tuesday dedicated to the fighters of 1389 Battle of Kosovo.
The service was held at the Gazimestan monument near Kosovo's capital, Pristina. It coincides with the Serbian Orthodox religious holiday of Vidovdan (St. Vitus Day).
Enmity and Neglect Take Toll on Serb Churches in Kosovo
After the St. Nedelja's Day service was over, the church was locked to be up and again will stay locked until the annual service is held again in 2022. Few Serbs live nearby, and the young priests who used to have lodgings on the church's premises are long gone.
Kosovo Sentences Montenegrin for Chanting Serb Nationalist Slogans
Risto Jovanovic (second from right) at Pristina Basic Court on Wednesday. Photo: BIRN.
The court sentenced him to six months in prison but ruled that Jovanovic can pay a fine of 6,700 euros instead of serving the sentence, which his defence agreed to do.
Kosovo Detains Montenegrin for Singing Serb Nationalist Songs
Serbs celebrate Vidovdan at a monument in Gazimestan in Kosovo. Photo: EPA-EFE/VALDRIN XHEMAJ.
The Kosovo prosecution accuses Jovanovic of the criminal offence of "inciting discord and intolerance".
"We were right, if you keep quiet about this scandal..."
Namely, a member of the ruling Montenegrin coalition asked the Montenegrin government to demand of its "partners from Kosovo" the immediate release of Risto Jovanovi, who was arrested in Gazimestan yesterday.
"The Kosovo battle represents nothing but a chauvinistic orgy... It's a lie"
According to him, this means announcing an international competition for a memorial that will reflect the role of the Dardanian factor in the Middle Ages within feudal formations that were equal factors in the devastated area of Byzantium in the circumstances before the schism of Christianity.
Anniversary of Battle of Kosovo marked
Serbs are marking June 28 - the Orthodox Christian feast of Vidovdan (St. Vitus) - and historically a day of special significance for the nation and the state.
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Kosovo Heroes from battle 626 years ago commemorated
Several thousand people on Sunday, St. Vitus Day (Vidovdan), attended a memorial service at Gazimestan, near Pristina.
In this place in 1389, 626 years ago, the Serbian army led by Prince Lazar confronted the invading Ottoman Turks. Those fallen in the battle that the Serbian state lost are referred to as Kosovo Heroes, and the Gazimestan monument is their memorial.
Nikolić's speech at Gazimestan interrupted
Nikolić's speech at Gazimestan interrupted
GAZIMESTAN -- Those who threw objects at Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić at Gazimestan on Saturday were "in fact targeting Serbia," said the SNS party.
They caused "unforeseeable damage to everyone and eroding the reputation of our country," according to the ruling Progressives.
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