Facebook: Croats and Serbs fiercely clashed over Liberland

You have probably already heard about Liberland, a micro-state founded on the border of Croatia and Serbia by Czech Vit Jedlička. The seven-square-kilometer state has existed for the past 16 days, and the whole story began when Jedlička's political opponents in the Czech Republic told him to establish his own state where he could test ideas about abolishing taxes, reports the Patria News Agency.

The resourceful Czech took a map of Europe and found a "no man's land", a piece of territory over which a dispute still exists between Croatia and Serbia. Jedlička believes that due to the tense post-war atmosphere between us and our neighbors, no one has jurisdiction over this land, although Croatian legal experts deny this.

While 300,000 people, according to the latest data, want to become citizens of Liberland, there are also those who are fighting for the liberation of this land. Of course, on Facebook.

From the Croatian side, the Front for the Liberation of Croatian Liberland was launched, a page that advocates for stopping the "foreign occupation of Croatian Liberland". Of course, the same fight is ongoing from the Serbian side, where on the page Volunteer Corps for the Liberation of Serbian Liberland, those who want to keep Liberland under Serbian auspices are gathering. Their slogan is "We will not give up Serbian Liberland! Liberland is Serbia!".

So far, the Croatian side leads in the number of likes, with 337, while Serbian efforts to take over Liberland are supported by 253 Facebook users.

While Vit Jedlička, with his first lady, is touring Croatia and Serbia, hoping to establish diplomatic relations with these two countries, new political parties are emerging in Liberland, such as the Communist Party of Liberland, the Liberland for Everyone party, and the Liberal Party of Liberland. Of course, the struggle for power among them is fierce.

For now, in addition to its Facebook page, Liberland also has an official website, where all interested parties can apply for citizenship of this state. They will have to answer questions such as whether they accept other religions, if they own property, how much they earn, and if they are willing to financially assist the developing country. Currently, only about 20 people have been granted Liberland citizenship, writes Index.