Three from EuroNews, August 11:
Scores took to the streets of Serbia on Saturday to protest a proposed lithium mining project in the Jadar valley - with the country's president saying he had been tipped off to potential "mass unrest and a coup" by Russia.
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Belgrade on Saturday for a rally against lithium mining in Serbia, despite officials warning of an alleged plot to topple President Aleksandar Vučić and his government.
Vučić said he was tipped off by Russian intelligence services that a “mass unrest and a coup” were being prepared Saturday by unspecified Western powers that wish to oust him from power.
The large crowd chanted: “There Will Be No Mining” and “Treason, Treason.”
Some within the crowd marched toward the capital’s two main train stations, saying they would block train traffic until their demands concerning lithium mining were officially met.
Serbian officials have compared the rally to the Maidan uprising in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, which led to the toppling of the country’s then pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych in 2013....
....MUCH MORE
August 9: "‘We are not interested in their profits’: Farmers protest against giant lithium mine in Serbia"
August 9: "Why is Europe desperate for lithium, and why are Serbians up in arms?"
And a whole series here on the blog including August 9's:
"Residents of Serbia’s lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining"
I'm always suspicious of these "grassroots" movements. Over the years so many have after-the-fact been shown to be financed by outsiders....
