Gudzic: Pristina deprives Serbs in Kosovo of a normal life

For 24 years, Pristina has been depriving Serbs in Kosovo of a normal life, historian Aleksandar Gudzic says in an interview with Kosovo Online, adding that despite it all, the Serbs believe in survival.

"What is a normal life? A normal life is when you go to the cemetery and find the intact gravestones of your ancestors, when you go to the pharmacy and find full shelves of medicine, when you go to the store and buy products that you want to buy. Pristina has deprived Serbs of this normalcy for 24 years. Serbs go to the cemetery but don't find intact gravestones, they go to the pharmacy but don't find full shelves of medicine, as someone decided to impose a ban on the import of medicines and goods from Serbia. But despite these violated rights, Serbs still believe in survival; some of them even smile and are determined to stay and endure everything," Gudzic said.

Since Albin Kurti came to power, 11% of Serbs have left Kosovo, which, according to Gudzic, is the result of the apartheid that Pristina has been implementing for 24 years.

"People eventually get tired of life in prison and the ghetto and want to break free and decide to leave Kosovo and Metohija," Gudzic claims, reminding that the international community remains "deaf and mute" to Pristina's actions.

"Since 1999, the international community has been aware of human rights violations, but it has a policy of inaction and observing what is happening on the ground," Gudzic said.