Today, students were passing out declarations of colonial independence flyers in front of MHQ. I briefly skimmed over the flyer which contains the text of a UN Resolution from 1960 before tossing it in a garbage dumpster down the road. I wonder who exactly the students think is the colonial power? Maybe the UN but passing out the text of a UN resolution will not bring any results. I saw some UN vehicles driving around with the flyer still stuck under the wipers...I think the demonstrations gather more interest and attention (sans egg throwing because that's just wrong!)
I forgot to mention a couple weeks ago but the blast barrier and concrete blocks at the front of MHQ were defaced with "Jo Negociata. Vetvendosje" which means "No Negotiation. Referendum". The blast barrier was repainted and that evening the graffiti "artists" struck again. I think they sprayed the blast barrier three times. Then when the Serbian PM visited, there was an egg-tossing protest. I think some of the regular UN staff ended up with bits of egg in their hair and clothes...I would have been a bit upset.
Elsewhere in Kosovo, Serbs blockaded the Mitrovica-Zubin Potok highway this past week in protest of attacks on the village of Zupce from a neighboring Albanian village. It was reported that shots were being fired from the Albanian village into Zupce and a hand grenade was thrown into the backyard of a house causing damages. The blockade was lifted after ten hours when UNMIK and KFOR pledged to establish permanent checkpoints in the area.
