Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital.

Serbia's highest state officials, without providing evidence, claim in their statements that student blockades and protests are under the influence of Western intelligence services.

A total of 13 foreign nationals were detained without explanation during the past night in Belgrade, after which they were expelled from Serbia with a one-year entry ban, one of the detainees told Autonomija.

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia recommended on Thursday that all non-essential trips to Serbia be postponed due to inappropriate and unfounded treatment of Croatian citizens.

and Gordan Grlić Radman of Croatia; Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Josip Brkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Zoran Dimitrovski of the Republic of North Macedonia, Ana Tinca of Romania, and Mehmet Kemal Bozay of Türkiye; State Secretary of the Ministry ...