Some of the Kosovar citizens who were being held at the Serbian-Hungarian border have been given freedom of movement, several citizens from there have informed TIME.
KOHA has contacted the relevant institutions to confirm this, but until the moment of reporting they have not responded.
Not all Kosovars detained in Serbia have been released
Fatmir Haxholli from the liaison office of Kosovo in Serbia, has said that not all Kosovar citizens who have been held since Tuesday evening at the Serbia-Croatia border crossing, Batrovc, have been released.
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"In order to protect institutional interest, public interest and citizen interest, I publicly invite the media not to confirm concluded developments. I should be the last one out of the border police station in Batrovc, and that hasn't happened yet. When this is the case, there will be communication from the Ministry of Justice!" he wrote on Facebook.
Updated 15:12 - Several Kosovars who were detained for more than 18 hours at the Serbia-Croatia border point have been released.
During all this time, some of the detained citizens were interrogated by the Serbian authorities for "verification".
Their ban has prompted many reactions. Prime Minister Albin Kurti has said that with these actions, Serbia is retaliating against the vote of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that paves the way for Kosovo's membership in this organization.
Even the European Union has said that Serbia violated the Free Movement Agreement.
There is still no information about those detained at the border point Serbia - Hungary.
Updated 12:28 - A citizen stranded at the Serbia-Croatia border crossing has said that the situation is exhausting. There, the Serbian authorities, as he said, are taking 2-3 citizens to verify them, prolonging the detention process. "They are putting pressure and horror in this way", he said.
Currently, 12 buses are blocked at this point.
Fatmir Haxholli from the Liaison Office of Kosovo in Serbia also went to the checkpoint in question, and in the morning he alerted about the situation.
Since the late hours of Tuesday, hundreds of citizens of Kosovo have been stranded in Serbia, at the crossing point with Croatia, several citizens of Kosovo and the Liaison Office of Kosovo in Serbia have announced.
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Fatmir Haxholli from this office said that this happened as a sign of revenge against the vote of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for Kosovo's membership in this institution.
"In revenge and absurd nervousness towards the vote of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, for the membership of the Republic of Kosovo in this international institution, the border authorities of Serbia, at the crossing point 'Batrovci', Serbia - Croatia, are keeping them blocked from midnight. at least four buses with license plates and passengers, citizens of the Republic of Kosovo", wrote Haxholli on Facebook.
Haxholli, as well as the trapped citizens, confirmed that the Serbian authorities took their passports and documents and kept them.
"The blocking of over 300 citizens, keeping their passports and travel documents, is a flagrant violation not only of the Brussels agreements, but also of universal human rights guaranteed by all international conventions. "Only the most authoritarian regimes block travelers from another country, with the explanation 'this is an order from Belgrade,'" added Haxholli.
Haxholli has said that he is waiting for the close follow-up to travel to the Batrovci crossing to find himself close to the citizens.
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According to one of the trapped citizens, there are more than 15 buses stopped.
In a direct connection with KTV's "SOT" show, a citizen trapped in this leak said that the Serbian police did not behave badly towards them, but they were told that they could not do anything without an order from Belgrade. solution.
"As of 22:30, we are trapped in the neutral zone. They took our identity cards and placed us in the neutral zone, at the crossing point with Croatia. There is no answer why, or any remarks. Except they are telling us to wait. We have not been able to contact anyone. Only citizens who have a Kosovo identity card are blocked. The police entered the bus and took all of our IDs. Over 1000 travelers are stranded. The Serbian police have not behaved badly, but they are telling us to wait. Without the order coming from Belgrade, we cannot make a solution, they told us", said this citizen.
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