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In July 2024, a series of environmental protests began in Serbia against the Jadar mine, a European Union–backed and Serbian government-approved lithium mining project. The project was proposed by Anglo-Australian Rio Tinto to develop Europe's largest lithium mine in the West Serbian region of Jadar, causing significant backlash due to its potential environmental damage and exploitation of ...
Demonstrators at the Ecological Uprising protest. In Serbia, environmental protests had been organised as early as in 2019. [8] In January 2021, the Eco Guard initiative organised a protest in Belgrade, dubbed "Protest for Harmless Air", [note 4] which was attended by between 2,000 and 3,000 demonstrators. [9]
Serbian protests may refer to: 1988–1989 Anti-bureaucratic revolution; 1991 protests in Belgrade; 1991–1992 anti-war protests in Belgrade; 1996–1997 Serbian protests; 2000 overthrow of Slobodan Milošević; 2008 protests against Kosovo declaration of independence; 2016 Serbian protests; 2017 Serbian protests; 2018–2020 Serbian protests
Zlatko Kokanovic, a 48-year-old Serbian farmer, and fellow villagers have sparked nationwide protests to stop the building of Rio Tinto's first European lithium mine, warning it would pollute ...
According to a WHO report, Serbia has higher estimates of premature death due to air pollution than most countries in the European Union. [7] Assessments of air quality based on data from monitoring stations managed by national authorities indicate that the concentrations of air pollutants, especially particular matter, regularly exceed the levels that protect human health. [7]
The Serbian government revoked licences for the Jadar project in January 2022 after large environmental protests. In January 2024, President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić stated that the government wants to hold further talks with Rio Tinto and that there should be more public discussion over whether the project should go ahead. If completed ...
A protest called "Ecological Uprising" was organized in front of the Serbian Parliament on Saturday, 10 April, at which the authorities are asked to respect the Constitution and existing laws and harmonize regulations with the highest environmental standards, with equal participation of citizens and non-governmental organizations.
Many schools, bookstores, theatres and bars in Serbia's capital Belgrade and some other parts stayed shut on Friday in the latest anti-government protest triggered by a railway station roof ...