BELGRADE RIOTS FEBRUARY 21,
2008
Background, dimensions, implications
23. February 2008.
On the margins of a huge demonstration masterminded by Prime Minister
V. Koštunica's Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) and orchestrated together with [ICTY
indictee] V. Šešelj's Serbian Radical Party (SRS) and President B. Tadic as a grand
manifestation of popular outrage at the Western...
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RUSSIAN STATE TV ON 21st FEBRUARY 2008 DEVELOPMENTS IN
BELGRADE
22. February 2008.
"Today citizens of Belgrade probably remembered other rallies.
They recalled how an enraged crowd, spearheaded by the very same football fans, chief
protagonists of today's rally, ousted old Milosevic. They remembered how the country
unhinged by liberal promises staged a tearful good-bye to the Western stooge, Zoran
Djindjic - the man who... More
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REVIVAL OF HATE SPEECH
Frustration due to proclamation of independence of Kosovo engendered a
strong revival of hate speech in public discourse, notably in the print media. Channeled
anger towards international community actors, those considered by Serbia to be the most
responsible for loss of Kosovo, heralded the return of the old stereotypes about internal
and external foes to the media scene. However, the anger is... More >>> |
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RUSSIA AS PERCEIVED BY THE SERB ELITE
30 January 2008, HCHRS
Mihajlo Markovic, academician: Election of Tomislav Nikolic could end
the existing vassal-like and servile relations towards the leading powers of the world
globalization which had broken up our country, introduced sanctions against us, bombarded
us, continue to blackmail us, and strive to take Kosovo from us and thus continue to carve
us up. (...) I think that the choice of Nikolic would enable... More >>> |
