Typical view of Majevica hills as seen from Busija. Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is published in a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, and Part 6. International corporate invasion and the resistance against lithium mining In Bosnia, the quantities of minerals underground are often listed in the millions of tons. There are an estimated 1.5 million tons of lithium carbonate, 94 million tons of magnesium sulfate, and 17 ...| Lefteast
“Others’ profit, our downfall? Lithium and other metal mines, as well as catastrophic pollution, are coming to us! It’s time for united resistance!” – environmentalist sign in Lopare, Majevica. Author’s photo. International mining companies, with the collaboration of corrupt local politicians, ravage the hills and rivers of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Local and regional construction companies add to the despoilment of the rivers by building mini-hydroelectric dams by the dozens. Contrar...| Lefteast
Still from the trailer of Not in My Country: Serbia’s Lithium Dilemma. Voiceover and subtitles: “To mine or not to mine? That is the question.” “The European Parliament is the same as the Serbian Parliament: they are not interested in dialogue,” said Zlatko Kokanović, activist from the environmental association Ne damo Jadar (We Will not Give up Jadar), after he was prevented from joining the debate that followed the screening of Peter Tom Jones’s documentary Not in My Count...| Lefteast
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