YUGOSLAVIA: OPPOSITION PARTIES IN BELGRADE BANNED FROM COLLECTING SIGNATURES CALLING FOR PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC'S RESIGNATION

Record ID: 565992

  • Title: YUGOSLAVIA: OPPOSITION PARTIES IN BELGRADE BANNED FROM COLLECTING SIGNATURES CALLING FOR PRESIDENT MILOSEVIC'S RESIGNATION
  • Date: 12th July 1999
  • Summary: BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (JULY 12, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LV BELGRADE CITY CENTRE 0.06 2. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SIGNING THE PETITION (5 SHOTS) 0.36 3. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) MAN SAYING: "I came here to sign the petition for Milosevic's resignition. I think that he did so many bad thinks to this country, that it is time for him to go." 0.48 4. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) OLD MAN SAYING: "As soon as possible. Once he is gone, we can take rest." 0.56 5. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) OLD MAN SAYING: "I am afraid that he will not resign. He is not mentally able to figure out that it is time for him to withdraw." 1.11 6. SCU SOUNDBITE (English) YOUNG MAN SAYING: "I can't understand what he (Milosevic) is doing but now we must do anything to help ourselves, because Milosevic is one master who lied and detrayed our people and our land" 1.30 7. VARIOUS PEOPLE SIGNING PETITION (4 SHOTS) 1.54 *** PICTURE BREAK*** 2.10 8. TRACK ANTI-GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGNER PACKING UP PETITION BOARD AND RETURNING TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS AFTER POLICE BAN 2.18 9. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS 2.25 10. SCU SOUNDBITE (Serbo-Croat) WOMAN FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE CITY BOARD, SAYING: "Secret police came to our people and said that they will be arrested and that signing of the petition must stop." 2.38 11. VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS ATTENDING THE NEWS CONFERENCE HELD BY THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE IN THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS (3 SHOTS) 2.58 12. SV (SOUNDBITE) (Serbo-Croat) VLADAN BATIC, LEADER OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS AND COORDINATOR FOR THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE, SAYING: "Collecting of signatures for President Milosevic's resignation are stopped by police. We will continue with our activities, and according to first results, I expect to have two million signatures very soon." 3.11 13. CU/ SLV PETITION/ REPORTERS 3.20 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 27th July 1999 13:00
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  • Location: BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA
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  • Country: Yugoslavia
  • Reuters ID: LVA66Q9VYTTPG37ABINN5869ZY5T
  • Story Text: Opposition parties in Yugoslavia have been banned from
    collecting signatures on the streets of the capital Belgrade
    calling for President Slobodan Milosevic to resign.

    Anti-government supporters set themselves up at more
    than 20 locations in Belgrade on Monday (July 12).

    And there were many people quick to sign up to the
    "Milosevic resign" campaign.

    But within half an hour police ordered the organisers to
    stop collecting signatures or they would be arrested.

    By then around 3,000 people had already signed the
    petition calling on the Yugoslav President to quit office.

    The Alliance for Change, an umbrellla opposition
    organisation which includes the Democratic Party and trade
    unions, has vowed to continue its campaign.The chorus of
    calls for Milosevic to go has grown louder since 11 weeks of
    NATO bombs devastated the country.

    Activists have been detained in various cities around the
    country over the past few weeks for collecting signatures on
    the petition and for organising rallies.


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