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PSG Condemns Kruševac Posters Urging Boycott of Albanian Shops
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PSG Condemns Kruševac Posters Urging Boycott of Albanian Shops

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Free Citizens Movement (PSG) in Serbia condemned the posting of flyers in Kruševac urging people not to shop at stores owned by Albanians.
  • PSG described the posters as targeting individuals based on their nationality and attempting to incite hatred, stating that such actions could lead to persecution and violence.
  • The movement called on police and prosecutors to investigate those responsible for creating and displaying the posters, emphasizing that Serbia should value people for their actions, not their ethnicity.

The Free Citizens Movement (PSG) has strongly condemned the recent posting of flyers in Kruševac, Serbia, which call on citizens to boycott stores owned by ethnic Albanians. The PSG characterized these posters not as a political stance or protest, but as an explicit act of targeting individuals solely based on their national origin, aiming to transfer hatred from social media to the streets.

Such a message is not a political stance or protest, but an open targeting of people solely because of their national affiliation and an attempt to move hatred from social media to the streets.

— PSGThe Free Citizens Movement described the nature of the posters.

According to the PSG, one such poster was placed in front of a bakery owned by an Albanian individual, thereby exposing specific people to pressure, persecution, and potential violence. The movement stressed that individuals should be held accountable for criminal acts, not entire nations. They asserted that the policy of "reciprocal measures" against Albanians living and working in Serbia must be publicly rejected and halted.

For any criminal offense, an individual is responsible, not an entire nation. The policy of 'reciprocal measures' towards Albanians living and working in Serbia must be publicly rejected and stopped.

— PSGThe movement called for an end to discriminatory policies.

The PSG urged the police and prosecution to immediately identify and investigate those behind the creation and distribution of these posters. They called for an examination of responsibility for inciting national hatred and intolerance. The movement warned that institutional silence on such occurrences only emboldens those who believe it is permissible to dictate who can work, conduct business, or live in the country based on their name and origin.

Silence from institutions on such phenomena only gives wind to the sails of those who believe it is permissible to determine who can work, do business, and live in this country based on name and origin.

— PSGThe PSG criticized the lack of institutional response.

"Serbia must be a country where people are valued for their deeds, not their nationality," the PSG stated. "The Free Citizens Movement will not remain silent in the face of attempts to turn our fellow citizens of Albanian nationality into targets due to political conflicts, war propaganda, and nationalist revanchism."

Serbia must be a country where people are valued for their deeds, not their nationality.

— PSGThe movement stated its vision for Serbian society.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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