Sarajevo hosts 'Bosnia and Herzegovina for a Free Palestine' protest

(Patria) - A protest titled "Bosnia and Herzegovina for a Free Palestine" will be held today in Sarajevo, organized by an informal group of citizens.

The organizers have invited citizens to join the protest in large numbers, starting at 1:00 PM with a gathering at the Memorial to the Murdered Children of Sarajevo (1992-1995).

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Bosnia and Herzegovina for a Free Palestine Protest: Organizers Invite Citizens to Join

(Patria) - A press conference was held at the Historical Museum of BiH ahead of the "Bosnia and Herzegovina for a Free Palestine" protest, which will be held on Sunday, October 12, in Sarajevo. The organizers, an informal group of citizens, are calling for...

After the gathering, the protest will continue with a march to the area between the National Museum of BiH and the Historical Museum of BiH.

There, the demands to BiH institutions for respect of international law, cessation of cooperation with Israel, and the initiation of concrete measures to support the Palestinian people will be read.

During the protest, citizens will also have the opportunity to sign a petition to fulfill the demands, which the organizers will later submit to BiH institutions.

The organizers emphasize that the protest is peaceful and dignified and invite all citizens to bring banners and join the common voice of solidarity.

The protest is organized by an informal group of citizens, journalists, cultural, medical, and educational workers, activists, and others, united by the idea that their own tragic experience, as well as their anti-fascist heritage, obliges them to raise their voices against aggression, genocide, and apartheid anywhere in the world.

The organizers stress that the protest has no ethnic, religious, or ideological context, but is conceived as a forum for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina in all their diversity, united in a resolute rejection of the normalization of genocide.

Protest Program:
● 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM - Gathering of citizens at the Memorial to the Murdered Children of Sarajevo (1992-1995);
● 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM - Protest march through Maršala Tita and Zmaja od Bosne streets to Stage Park between the National Museum of BiH and the Historical Museum of BiH;
● 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM - Addresses by organizers, reading of demands, and a short cultural and artistic program;
● 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Peaceful dispersal of participants

Protest Demands:
● Respect for international law;
● Sanctions and cessation of cooperation with Israel;
● Prohibition of participation of BiH citizens in Israeli military structures;
● Protection of the Palestinian people and urgent humanitarian support