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‘Stop the Treason’: Big Turnout in Fifth Week of Rallies Against Serbian Leader
Thousands have taken to the streets in the Serbian capital of Belgrade late on Sunday to protest - for the fifth week in a row - the policies of the country's president, Aleksandar Vucic.
Demonstrators carried banners with the words, "We are the people," "Stop the treason, defend the constitution and back the people" and "down with the thieves" as loudspeakers played recordings of the president's ‘promises.'
Protesters are demanding electoral reform, better living conditions for retirees, public control over the distribution of wealth and various anti-corruption measures.
Last month, protesters marched with vuvuzelas (loud plastic horns) and flares in the city center, stopping at the building of Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) and demanding that the broadcaster gives protesters airtime to state their position.
The mass protests were sparked by an attack against an opposition party leader, Borko Stefanovic, who received a powerful blow to the head in late November. Police later announced that suspects in the case had been detained, but the country's opposition accused authorities of allowing political violence, Sputnik previously reported.
The first rally took place in the Serbian capital on December 8.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201901071071264344-fifth-week-rallies-serbia/
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Italy Is Renovating Its Embassy In Damascus
Italy is renovating its embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus in order to reopen it in the near future, the Lebanese al-Nashrah news outlet reported on January 6 citing its correspondent in Syria.
In the last two weeks, many Syrian pro-government sources reported that Italy is preparing to reopen its embassy in Damascus in order to restore a part of Syria’s relations with the European Union, which placed strict sanctions on the country since late 2011.
Italy, which had large investments in Syria, maintained a low level of relations with the country throughout the war unlike other European countries. Furthermore, Rome was not a part of Washington’s failed plans to arm and train Syrian opposition fighters and didn’t participate on the recent strike on the war-torn country.
Last year, the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) revealed that Head of the Syrian National Security Bureau, Ali Mamlouk, made a secret visit to Italy and met with the country’s interior minister and other senior officials. The visit, which was widely criticized as it violated the European Union sanctions on Syria, was a real breakthrough.
Italy is not the only European country that’s working to restore its relations with Syria. Recent reports claim that the United Kingdom is also planning to reopen its embassy in Damascus this year or the next.
The chances of the UK taking such step are minimal due to its involvement in the Syria war. However, Italy that’s now being led by a government with a strict anti-terrorism policy may indeed dare to challenge the European Union and restore its relations with Syria.
https://southfront.org/italy-is-renovating-its-embassy-in-damascus-report/