Pristina: Ninth Anniversary of the March Pogrom

On the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the March pogrom His Grace Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren celebrated on 17 March 2013 at Pristina’s church of Saint Nicholas the Divine Liturgy and the memorial service for the killed victims of the violence.

Thirteen clergymen concelebrated to the Bishop, and about 200 believers attended the Divine Liturgy. Among the attendees there were also the head of the Office of the Serbian Government for Kosovo and Metohia Mr. Aleksandar Vulin with his associates and EU special representative for Serbian spiritual and cultural heritage Mr. Dimitris Moshopoulos.

With regards to the marking of the ninth anniversary of the March pogrom on Kosovo and Metohia, the Office of the Government of Serbia for Kosovo and Metohia organized a series of activities in order to remind the whole public, in the country and abroad, of the crime which was committed on 17-18 March 2004 against Serbian and non-Albanian people.

In Kosovska Mitrovica an academy “With a song against the beast” was held in which poets from Serbia, Republic of Srpska and Montenegro participated, and the special guest was Marija Serifovic.

Source: Diocese of Raska-Prizren