Protesters say they fear project by mining giant Rio Tinto would pollute water sources and endanger public health. In advance of Saturday’s rally in Belgrade, two leading protest figures said they were briefly detained by security officials who warned that any moves to block roads during the demonstration would be seen as illegal. Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the …
BELGRADE, Serbia — Local authorities in western Serbia on Thursday suspended a plan that would allow mining giant Rio Tinto to operate a lithium mine, following protests by environmentalists that shook the country’s populist leadership. “These are the two conditions that the president stated earlier.” Rio Tinto said in a statement Thursday that it worked in accordance with laws and …
Protesters fear mining by multinational companies will cause huge damage to local environment. Environmental protesters have blocked roads in Serbia for a third consecutive weekend to oppose plans for lithium mining, despite a bid by the country’s populist government to defuse the demonstrations by agreeing to the key demands of organisers. Serbian authorities withdrew two key laws that activists said …
