Anti-Mining Protests Hit Serbia, President Vucic Slams "Mockery Of Democracy", Alleges Coup Bid

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Published 2024-08-11
Thousands took to the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade to protest against the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine. The protests came after the government was given a deadline to ban the exploration and exploitation of lithium which expired on August 10. Massive protests gripped Serbia amid warning of a plot to topple populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government. Earlier, Vucic said he had been tipped by the Russian intelligence services that a “mass unrest and a coup” was being planned. The protests in Serbia are being compared to the Maidan uprising in Ukraine's capital Kyiv that led to the toppling of then president Viktor Yanukovych in 2013.

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Video: AP/AFP/Reuters

0:00 - Introduction
0:35 - Thousands Take to Streets in Serbia Against Lithium Mining
3:17 - Protests Against Mine or Plot to Topple Vucic Government?
5:30 - Serbia Eyes EU Membership Despite Protests

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All Comments (21)
  • @slavicakovac764
    99% Serbs say NO to - Rio Tinto 👎 - EU 👎 ❤ from Serbia 🇷🇸
  • @jasnajasna141
    Dacicu Bog ce te KAZNITI DUBOKO U SRCE, DA CES ZAZALITI STO SI SE RODIO
  • @Secular_Iran_GE
    Serbia has the right to defend itself and improve its economy
  • @etienneb4403
    Serbia and Venezuela should take notice of what happened in Bangladesh. People have enough of dictators and autocracies.
  • @bojansavkovic
    Претпостављам да је допринос демократији рећи пред изборе да РИО ТИНТО нема шта да тражи у Србији, а после избора...
  • @zigavac6
    You know nothing! He is not Putin ally at all, but one of the purest west allys. He align in total with the west, excluding sanctions for Russia, ONLY because of serbian people who are 85% against it... And the protest is exclusivly against lithium mining.. Problem is that he is main promoter of it😂
  • @troygach9228
    There saying no to the mine not anything eles from how I'm seeing that
  • @dragansusa83
    CRUX you clearly, British ally… and you obviously rather do propaganda than actual journalism…
  • @boBo-gn9rt
    英国人民首先需要解决自己国内的独裁者和暴君，不要去干涉别国内政。
  • @PoBx100
    Rio Tinto is an Australian company. Serbian will never forgive the Australian government for the humiliating mistreatment of Djokovic, a Serbian tennis player. Allowing Australia to take advantage of their lithium is betrayal and treason by President Vucic.
  • @ServentOfAllah19
    Worst year of this century 2024 😂 Ukrain Bangladesh UK Israeli Iran Lebanon Palestine Sodan Now this everywhere such a pathetic things