PODGORICA, Montenegro — Police on Thursday prevented several hundred people from rallying outside Montenegro's parliament building against a proposed law regarding religious communities and property. Dozens of officers with helmets and shields stood behind metal barriers in Podgorica. No incidents were reported as the protesters, including Serbian Orthodox Church priests, held prayers and sang religious songs. In a separate protest, several hundred people blocked a regional road in the country's north, state television RTCG reported. The draft law says religious communities would need to produce evidence of ownership of their property from before 1918, when Montenegro joined a Balkan kingdom.

Source: International New York Times December 26, 2019 10:43 UTC