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A farmer Zlatko Kokanovic stands in his corn field in the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley in western Serbia, 6 August 2024.

Video. 'We will die on this land': Serbian farmers protest giant lithium mine

Updated: 09/08/2024 - 16:04 GMT+2

Residents of Serbia's lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining.

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