Belgrade, Serbia 1990\'s - SERBIAN POLICE IN ACTION The new Serbian police state As Serbia\'s opposition unites to demand early elections, Milosevic reveals signs of desperation. - - - - - - - - - - - - By Laura Rozen Oct. 18, 1999 | BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- President Slobodan Milosevic\'s ruling coalition appears to be refining a strategy of intimidation against pro-democracy leaders working to oust him. In response to a unifying opposition, state security agents are hauling in student activists and opposition supporters for \"informative talks.\" Students and other Milosevic opponents are being arrested and held for a day or two, and are being beaten at demonstrations both by police and by young men with sticks who wear leather jackets and sport short, neo-Nazi-style haircuts. At the same time, the regime is distancing itself from its instruments of repression. A week after uniformed Serbian riot police savagely beat demonstrators marching from downtown Belgrade across a bridge to New Belgrade, it is now in some cases employing young toughs from local football, boxing and karate clubs to beat up anti-government demonstrators. Analysts say the reemergence of freelance toughs in the pay of the police -- a feature of the demonstrations in 1996 and 1997 -- is one more sign that the government is more frightened of the political opposition than ever. Crna Gora Montenegro Serbia Srbija Yugoslavia SCG Croatia Hrvatska Bosnia Slovenia SFRJ LSCG Podgorica Cetinje War Rat serbia srbija vojska albania albanian training UCK KLA kosovo SAJ siptar america orthodox russia grecce SRBIJA SERBIA BOSNA RS REPUBLIKA SRPSKA KOSOVO METOHIJA RUSIJA RUSSIAN GREECE GRK ZIVELO PRAVOSLAVLJE PRAVOSLAVAC BRACA velika srbija great serbia albania uck cetnik siptari kosovo kosova srpska vojska tigrovi arkan pristina beograd siptar sarajevo kosovo republika smesno srbija hrvatska bosna serbia croatia bosnia balkan serbia srbija srbi srbin serb serbs cetnik chetnik cetnici chetniks serbian beograd belgrade sr Albanian stupidity Must see serbia srbija srbi srbin serb serbs cetnik chetnik cetnici chetniks serbian beograd belgrade srpski srpska serbien cccc Srbija srpske zene cure serbia girls women balkan kosovo je srbija muzika song music igra folk sexy dance bosnia italy spain russia poland czech republic belorus slovakia slovenia croatia hrvatska ukraine hungary romania moldova estonia germany france greece portugal england scotland ireland north ireland norway sweden finland europe union belgium holland netherlands ljudiHrvati Dalmacija Croatia Istra Slavonija Vukovar Zagreb dinamo torcida bbb hajduk rijeka domovinski rat oluja bljesak maestral teroristi Republika srpska krajina serbia srbija cetnik chetnik cetnici serbs croatia bosna bosnia hrvatska ustasa balija srbi serbian yugoslavia bih cccc Chetnosong serbian eurosong Hercegovina albania kosovo screbrenica general ante gotovina arkan tudjman mladic karadzic milosevic Dubrovnik kosovo bih kosova shqiperia albania uck kla macedonia makedonija skopje greece hellas greek makedonia vmro serbia srbija srbi srbin serb serbs cetnik chetnik cetnici chetniks serbian beograd belgrade srpski srpska serbien serbian serbien chetniks cetnici serbs srbi serbia srbija yugoslavia bosnia bosna krajina kosovo cetnik chetnik srbin war Tanks army serbian serbien chetniks cetnici serbs srbi serbia srbija yugoslavia bosnia bosna cetnik chetnik srbin Dubrovnik kosovo bih kosova shqiperia albania uck kla macedonia makedonija skopje greece hellas greek makedonia vmro serbia srbija srbi srbin serb serbs cetnik chetnik cetnici chetniks serbian beograd belgrade srpski srpska serbien cccc Srbija srpske zene cure serbia girls women balkan kosovo je srbija muzika song music igra folk sexy dance bosnia italy spain russia poland czech republic belorus slovakia slovenia croatia hrvatska ukraine hungary romania moldova estonia germany france greece portugal england scotland ireland north ireland norway sweden finland europe union belgium holland netherlands ljudi people britney spears eurosong Hercegovina albania kosovo screbrenica serbia srbija cetnik chetnik cetnici serbs croatia bosnia hrvatska srbi serbian yugoslavia bih cccc mladic karadzic milosevic b92 rts srj scg Montenegro Crna Gora podgorica srbija serbia croatia hrvatska dubrovnik herceg novi tivat kotor cetinje boka kotorska konavle cavtat cepikuce lovcen njegos bar budva niksic podgorica ulcinj berane rozaje kolasin Ukraine police football fans beats jevrem brkovic slavko perovic momir bulatovic BBC News Serb jailed for war crimes milan martic