{"id":1192335,"date":"2022-01-05T22:34:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T03:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192335"},"modified":"2022-01-05T22:34:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T03:34:37","slug":"we-will-fight-them-in-the-streets-djokovic-dad-says-australia-holding-son-captive-over-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-will-fight-them-in-the-streets-djokovic-dad-says-australia-holding-son-captive-over-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;We Will Fight Them in the Streets&#039;: Djokovic Dad Says Australia Holding Son \u2018Captive\u2019 over Vaccines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwe-will-fight-them-in-the-streets-djokovic-dad-says-australia-holding-son-captive-over-vaccines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1192335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">World-renowned tennis player&nbsp;Novak Djokovic now finds himself at the center of a diplomatic firestorm as the Australian government keeps him detained at the Melbourne airport due to his vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday,&nbsp;Djokovic arrived at Melbourne\u2019s Tullamarine airport after being granted a medical exemption to compete in the&nbsp;Australian Open, where he had hoped to earn a \u201crecord-breaking 21st Grand Slam,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/more-questions-than-answers-melbourne-seethes-over-djokovic-exemption-2022-01-05\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The champion was subsequently denied entry into the country when the state of Victoria, where the city of Melbourne is located, said the visa he applied for did not allow for a medical exemption. As of Thursday morning, Djokovic remains stranded at the airport, reportedly alone in a room under armed guard, according to his father,&nbsp;Srdjan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\u201cI have no clue what\u2019s going on. They\u2019ve kept my son in captivity for five hours now,\u201d Srdjan told the Serbian online version of Sputnik. \u201cIf they don\u2019t let him go in half an hour, we\u2019ll gather in the streets, this is a battle for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05223426\/novak-djokovic-of-serbia-walks-out-prior-to-his-singles-against-of-picture-id1353798441\" alt=\"Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks out prior to his singles against Andrey Rublev of Russia on Day Four of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at Pala...\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\"><em>TURIN, ITALY \u2013 NOVEMBER 17: Novak Djokovic of Serbia walks out prior to his singles against Andrey Rublev of Russia on Day Four of the Nitto ATP World Tour Finals at Pala Alpitour on November 17, 2021 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">Tensions between the tennis star\u2019s home country of Serbia and the government down under have since escalated. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CYXH7_yMkv8\/\">Instagram post<\/a>, Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic said that all of Serbia stands with its star citizen and will not tolerate Australia\u2019s treatment of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\u201cI\u2019ve just finished my telephone conversation with Novak Djokovic,\u201d Vucic said. \u201cI told our Novak that the whole of Serbia is with him and that our bodies are doing everything to see that the harassment of the world\u2019s best tennis player is brought to an end immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\u201cIn line with all norms of international law, Serbia will fight for Novak, truth and justice. Novak is strong, as we all know,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05223432\/serbian-president-aleksandar-vucic-speaks-during-the-press-conference-picture-id1228936124\" alt=\"Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during the press conference with Prince Albert II of Monaco after their meeting at the Serbia Palace on...\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\"><em>BELGRADE, SERBIA \u2013 OCTOBER 07: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic speaks during the press conference with Prince Albert II of Monaco (unseen) after their meeting at the Serbia Palace on October 7, 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">Controversy over Djokavic\u2019s visit to Australia has been brewing since Prime Minister Scott Morrison\u2019s government granted him a medical exemption from the country\u2019s vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\u201cI think it would be good for the player himself to give some explanation,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/tennis-reaction-djokovic-medical-exemption-play-australian-open-2022-01-05\/\">said<\/a> Tennis coach Toni Nadal.&nbsp;\u201cHe has no obligation to disclose data that belong to his privacy, but he should be aware that he is an international reference at a time of very serious world health crisis and of great sensitivity due to the enormous pain that COVID-19 is causing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">\u201cI would like to think that Novak is not oblivious to all this and that he will clear up any doubts as a sign of human sensitivity and understanding,\u201d Nadal added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__text___3eVx1j Text__dark-grey___AS2I_p Text__regular___Bh17t- Text__large___1i0u1F Body__base___25kqPt Body__large_body___3g04wK ArticleBody__element___3UrnEs\">Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in response to the controversy:&nbsp; \u201cWe await his presentation and what evidence he provides us to support that (exemption). If that evidence is insufficient, then he won\u2019t be treated any different to anyone else, and he\u2019ll be on the next plane home. There should be no special rules for Novak Djokovic at all.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World-renowned tennis player\u00a0Novak Djokovic now finds himself at the center of a diplomatic firestorm as the Australian government keeps him detained at the Melbourne airport due to his vaccination status. &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}