Vidovdan, a day symbolizing the perseverance and suffering of the Serbian people, was marked this year in Kosovo under pressure, threats, and arrests. According to the Serbian List, the Pristina police detained more than 15 Serbs just for carrying the Serbian flag or wearing historical symbols on their clothing. Among those detained was a 12-year-old girl, which is particularly disturbing. While Serbs peacefully commemorated their holiday, a procession carrying Albanian flags passed in front of the Gračanica monastery, and the police did not react to the provocations. The Serbian List claims this is yet another proof that the Pristina police have become an instrument of Albin Kurti in a systematic crackdown on Serbs, aiming to intimidate them, expel them, and erase every trace of their identity in Kosovo and Metohija. The international community must not remain a silent observer of this persecution, as silence means complicity in the oppression of the Serbian people. This day, a symbol of faith and resistance, was marked by pressure and threats, but Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija remain and endure, the Serbian List emphasizes. Meanwhile, in Serbia, a central state ceremony was held in Kruševac on Vidovdan, where Prime Minister Đuro Macut called for unity, peace, and the preservation of national identity. He stressed the importance of the Kosovo Covenant as an ethical choice and the foundation of the Serbian people’s survival. However, while Serbia celebrates and remembers history, Serbs in Kosovo face arrests and intimidation. These tensions further complicate the already complex political situation in Kosovo, where government formation is difficult, and relations between Serbs and Albanians remain tense. Thus, Vidovdan this year has become a symbol not only of remembrance but also of the current struggle for the rights and survival of the Serbian people in Kosovo and Metohija.
