Protest at Jarinje Administrative Crossing (PHOTO: printscreen/youtube)
Protesters at a demonstration on the Serbia proper side of the Jarinje administrative line crossing held on Dec. 18 said "pressure" from Belgrade would continue and that "if blood falls, it will fall in Kosovo, too."
Multiple organizations called for the Rally at Jarinje, including the People's Patrols, with the purpose of "unblocking imposed borders." Serbian police cordoned off the crossing at a distance of several hundred meters, but about a hundred of protesters managed to break through. Another, riot police cordon met them at the edge of the crossing. There was another scuffle with police, who used their batons on multiple occasions, but things settled down quickly.
On the Kosovo side were reinforced KFOR troops, which set up a heavy vehicle cordon and a wire barricade, preventing passage to either side. The protesters, most of whom were masked, carried Serbian and Russian flags and "no surrender" signs, while a Pray to God and Stick with Russia banner headed the march.
The Jarinje and Brnjak administrative crossings have been blocked for traffic by barricades put up by Kosovo Serbs protesting the arrest of Kosovo Police member Dejan Pantic.
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