On the sixth day of the barricades in the north, the Serbs do not give up their demands

On the sixth day of the barricades in the north of Kosovo, the sight is the same as the previous days. During the night, the persistent rain did not reduce the number of people gathered at the barricades.

Yesterday's events are the most commented on among people, and the opinion that the barricades are the only way to make the people heard strengthened morale, especially after the news that the Albanians took over the Assembly of the North Mitrovica municipality.

"We are at the barricades where we demand our rights, and (Albin) Kurti appoints Albanians and tries to round off the government. We will not tolerate slavery," is one of the comments at the barricade in Rudare.

Citizens also say that they are outraged that everyone is talking about removing the barricades, but no one is trying to remove the cause of the barricades.

"Specialists with secret lists for arresting Serbs are walking around the north, EULEX does not know where Pantic is, KFOR is on the other side of the barricades, and they are protecting someone from us with their bare hands, although it never occurs to us to attack someone. We are the ones who are threatened, and everyone should know that, and they are talking about removing the barricades and going back to the institutions. There is no way, first let Pantic go free, let the special forces go to their homes, and don't think of arresting them based on those lists... And then we will talk," says one of those gathered in front of the tents set up in Rudare, so that people can find shelter from the rain and cold.

Beside him, a middle-aged man lights a fire and says that the problems are not just those that his "comrade from the barricades" listed.

"They haven't even formed the CSM, they blackmail us with license plates, we can't go south of the Ibar with vehicles, we can't return from North Macedonia with identity cards. I went to my relatives in Skopje a few weeks ago, and when I returned, they didn't allow me to enter Kosovo because my identity card is on Kosovska Mitrovica. I circled around to Jarinje, and I traveled for nine hours instead of being at my home in three hours," he told us.

At the barricades, people talk to each other about the problems that have accumulated over the years and cause them frustration. They did not speak publicly about them out of fear because, as they say, as soon as the Albanian police officers see their photos or video statements, that would be enough for them to be on the harassment list whenever they meet them on the main road.