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Article: BOSNIA: CITIZENS OF SARAJEVO ORGANIZE ANTI-VIOLENCE PROTESTS.
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- Interpress Service
- Article date:
- May 7, 2008
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By Zack Baddorf
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 6, 2008 (IPS/GIN) -- An activist group is holding satirical political actions this week, leading up to a large-scale anti-violence protest on May 9 in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Founded and mobilized on the Internet, the informal group of activists, called Citizens of Sarajevo, has drawn roughly 3,000 people to its protests in the last three months. The demonstrators have demanded the resignation of Sarajevo Canton's prime minister and the city's mayor. They also want a transparent and functional government, as well as increased safety on the streets.
The May 9 protest ...