Everything started with workers in Tuzla
who are oppressed and didn't get their wages.
They protested every Wednesday in Tuzla.
One day they decided to go in front of Tuzla Canton's government.
They tried to enter the government building as the government refused to talk with them.
They just asked for the minimum of what the government could have done for them
that is, to include their case into the daily agenda of the parliament.
The government rejected that.
And people just lost their patience and went inside.That's how everything started.
Several thousand people gathered today, first in front of the court building,
and afterwards in front of the government of canton Tuzla
Strong police forces were waiting for them.
There was no agreement between the government and citizens.
Protests in Sarajevo started in solidarity with Tuzla. And then it just continued.
For me these are the best protests that I've experienced in BiH.
It's obvious that with our government nothing can be solved in a peaceful way.
I was personally against the burning because, even if they resign,
we will have to pay for reconstruction.
I would have preferred an occupation of the building and not to let them go in or go out.
depending of where they were at the moment.
The Canton Sarajevo government should pay our salaries.
But they are paying us after every three months. So they are stilling three salaries from us.
The rest we can not get.
So we have to go in the street and to demonstrate just to get our wages.
They are not paying us the loans, health and pension contributions.
They are just giving us one salary after every three months.
My name is Muftic Jusmir. I’m a pensioner. I live of pension 310KM(155 EUR) high.
I have 101KM (50EUR) extra
I demand for all civil victims of war to increase our pensions and benefits for at least 50%.
I demand change of government. All people from government to resign.
We need new people, educated people and not those who came in power and took everything from us.
We have nothing now. That's it.
I support all the people who came today to ask for they rights.
Nobody is asking for what belongs to the ministers.
People are asking for their rights and for what they earned during the years, especially pensioners.
Look at this beautiful city. People who are now 70 years old, built all of this.
They can destroy everything now. But it is hard to build this.
I’m especially glad that all the nations are united here.
I am international humanist.
Abolish the regime media!!!
Protests in RS were in Prijedor and Banja Luka.
But NGOs organized them. I believe that protests will happen in Banja Luka very soon.
There were protests in Bijeljina, but unsuccessful.
There were protests in Bihac, Zenica, Mostar, etc. In fact in all big cities people went out.
But afterward the propaganda of RS started.
They claim that these are Bosniak protests and that we demand the dissolution of Republic of Srpska
But we demand the dissolution of the Federation Cantons. Nobody mentioned the dissolution of RS,
Nobody thinking rationally could say this. We are aware that it can't just be done like that.
I think that RS should only be dissolved with the agreement of the citizens of RS and Federation,
and not when Dodik and Izetbegovic decide it.
If people agree that the Federation or Republic should be done away with, then it should be done.
Otherwise not. And nobody will attack the citizens of RS.
That's just propaganda from the media.
My name is Alen Muslic. I was arrested on Friday and spent 26 hours in the police station.
They'd beaten me four and half hours, without stopping.
First they asked me if I was hungry or thirsty.
Then they threw, on the table in front of me, many photos of protesters who were demolishing.
They asked me if I knew somebody of them. I told them that I didn't.
Then they started to beat me.
There were two more guys with me. They beat them till they were bleeding.
I belive that movement can spred to another countries.
They trying to divide us with nationalism Serbia, Slovenia,Croatia, Macedonia, etc.
There is also Greece. I don't understand why it hasn't spread from Greece.
I believe that those protests could spread to the whole region.
I'm sure that it will happen within a year.
Nobody will stay at home doing nothing. People are already organizing protests in Croatia and Serbia.
We started as solidarity too, but then we burned the government building.
Solidarity
Support for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina! Today Tuzla, tomorrow Belgrade!
Support for people of BiH who are oppressed by an
irresponsible government through hunger and unemployment.
The government is humiliating people in every way.
They proclaimed through the media of the regime that the people are hooligans.
Hungry people can not be hooligans!
We gathered in Belgrade today to show that we understand the people of BiH.
We are all hooligans today.
What?! Step back! -I won't!
I'm telling you for the last time! Step back! -It's my right to stand here!
Madam, step back! -I won't! -Madam, step back.
So what? I'll show you my ID.
Madam, don't touch me! -Why are you torturing this lady?
Step back!-Madam, go away from here, please. - I have right to stand here.
Why? - Because we order you so. We have police procedure here and you should move away from us.
Move away from the policemen.- You, move away from me. You don't have right to mistreat people
We are arresting her, and you should move away from here. - Aha! Why?
Let's stop the traffic! Let's go!
I would like that everyone who is in power resigns.
My second wish is that people organize on the streets.
To have some discussions or other events. But to do something concrete
Because those who are in power can resign, but some other thieves will come
and everything will be the same. Then we will wait for the next 20 years to do the same.
It is more important that people get closer and realize what they want
and not just to change government and to think that
this will solve our problems, because it will not.
I'm always optimistic, when protests are happening.