(3 Dec 1996) T/I: 11:14:52
More than 20,000 students marched in the streets of Belgrade on Tuesday (3/12) as protesters held a 15th day of mass rallies against Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic's government. With the protests showing no signs of tapering off, Milosevic made no move on the streets against the demonstrators - police made no arrests - but Belgrade's main independent radio station B-92, which has given a lot of coverage to the
mass protests, was declared illegal and closed down.
B-92 had filed a complaint with the communications ministry after its
broadcasts were jammed over the past days. In its reply, the ministry told B-92 on Tuesday that the station did not have a licence to broadcast.
Two United States Congressmen, Stan Ford Bishop and Nick Rahall, who are
visiting Belgrade on a fact-finding mission, said on Tuesday the demonstrations were part of "a quest for freedom and for democracy that is sweeping the world."
SHOWS:
BELGRADE, SERBIA, 3/12
00:00 WS protesters in street;
00:04 MS protesters;
00:10 CU students scrawling slogans on wall of Serb parliament;
00:15 MS policeman approaches student;
00:21 MS B-92 radio studio;
00:25 CU hands on mixer board;
00:28 UP SOT Vuk Draskovic, leader of the opposition: "He promoted completely, complete media darkness in Serbia. Before that he promoted complete justice darkness in Serbia. And now we are facing tragical moment."
00:46 PAN huge crowd;
00:56 MS US congressman Stan Ford Bishop waving to crowd;
00:59 MS crowd;
01:01 UP SOT Stan Ford Bishop, US Congressman: "Here we see developing the continuation of the quest for freedom and for democracy that is sweeping the world."
01:11 WS crowd;
01:14 UP SOT Nick Rahall, US Congressman: "This is just a very, very
heartwrenching demonstration here, to be able to see, it's something we
have to share with the outside world."
01:23 MS crowd with banners;
01:26 WS crowd;
01:31 ENDS
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