Hundreds of Serbian environmental activists on Thursday blocked Belgrade's city centre, demanding a moratorium on lithium mining and exploration, following authorities' decision to revoke permits for Rio Tinto , and its $2.4 billion lithium project in the Balkan country.
"We insist that the exploration and mining of lithium and borates is solved in a legally appropriate way, otherwise we believe Rio Tinto could be brought back after elections," Savo Manojlovic, the protest leader, told Reuters.
"My conscience is not allowing me to surrender Serbia ... to corporations that are ruling all governments across the world including ours," said Snezana Djordjevic, a protester from Belgrade.
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