The All-Lithium Gathering was held on Friday evening in the western Serbian city of Loznica to protest against the Rio Tinto company and its Jadar Project. Pročitaj više

The protesters want Rio Tinto to abandon plans to open a lithium mine in the area which they said would destroy the environment of the agricultural area of Serbia.

Organizers said the protest march through Loznica was the last thing they would do before blocking the railway in that part of Serbia unless their demand to stop the Jadar Project is met.

The protest gathering included a group of young people who walked from Belgrade. The gathering was organized by the Alliance of Ecological Organizations of Serbia (SEOS).

SEOS has warned that the Jadar Project poses a danger to the public and the environment and has won the support of a number of opposition parties whose officials attended the protest.