Serb List: New provocation – Kosovo flags distributed to Serbian children in North Mitrovica

The Serb List stated that an organized attempt was made today on the promenade in the center of North Mitrovica to distribute Kosovo flags to Serbian children, along with photographing them without the knowledge or consent of their parents. They emphasized that this represents a gross violation of the rights of minors and international conventions on the protection of children, describing it as yet another provocation by Albin Kurti’s authorities targeting Serbian children.

“The reaction of citizens, as well as of parents who happened to be nearby at the time, was strong and justified. It is clear that this was a planned political performance aimed at provoking the Serbian people and disturbing peace and security in areas where Serbs make up the majority,” the Serb List said.

They also stated that instead of institutions protecting children and their privacy, the children are being used—at the behest of Pristina—as instruments in political confrontations.

The Serb List therefore called on all relevant international organizations, especially UNICEF and representatives of the EU, OSCE, and UN missions, to urgently respond and condemn such actions that violate fundamental children's rights and further undermine the fragile security situation in northern Kosovo.

They also reiterated their demand for a visible increase in the presence of EULEX and KFOR personnel in Serbian areas, noting that it has long been evident that the Kosovo Police is no longer an independent and professional institution, but rather "a tool in the apparatus of Albin Kurti’s regime used to harass the Serbian people.”