“Illegal” anti-imperialist protest

In the meantime, Beograd was host to US vice president Joseph Biden, with unseen security measures, police everywhere, all kinds of public gatherings forbidden along his route (that was, by the way, conveniently, not published for security reasons) and other more subtle undemocratic measures. Nevertheless, several organizations announced their protest to such a situation, but of course, it was the anarchists that were the most direct.

Aware that staging a protest would probably be considered illegal, about 20-30 people gathered at the central square, but chose only one to read the „Anti-imperialist Manifesto“ out loud, which was followed by burning of an American flag. He was arrested immediately, faced „express trial„ and was sentenced to 10 days in prison!
Several days later, another „illegal“protest was staged in solidarity with the unfairly sentenced „comrade“, and another arrest happened! Undercover police took one of our friends who was reading the „Manifesto“, without any explanation. They put her in an unmarked car and try to drive away, but for some time, about 50 of us sat on the ground around the car and didn’t let them pass. That’s when police officers in uniforms showed up and used force to move us.

She was sentenced with a 100 euro’s fine, not jail. And a benefit concert is being organized to collect money to pay for it.