Dean of the Faculty of Philology Iva Draškić Vićanović gave the students that were blockading the building until 4pm to leave the building, stating that the reason is the entrance exam taking place there. Students have asked the citizens to join them in a support rally at 3pm outside of the institution in question.
The Freed SKC initiative reports that, this morning, the police and SKC admin broke into the freed building of SKC in the Kralj Milan 48 street.
Classes are formally starting, quotas have been approved, and entrance exams set. In some places, online classes are being met with boycotts while university students are met with repression. Still, the fight for autonomy of universities and a just society is not stopping with the instatement of online classes – it’s just transforming.
“No one is tired!” can be heard, almost by default, at every protest, blockade or organized action of civil disobedience across Serbia. Citizens, fueled by the student movement’s energy, use this slogan to make it clear to the current regime that no extreme heat, increased repression or eight months of relentless struggle will stop them. The question that remains is – how?
Students and citizens spent the last two nights blockading the public broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), in downtown Belgrade. Since April 14, students had blockaded several broadcasting centers in Belgrade and Novi Sad to call for a new bid by the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) or for RTS to be shut down due to its inaccurate reporting on the current uprising in Serbia.
This is the first case of inflicting serious bodily injuries on citizens using a car, since the protests began over the collapse of the canopy at the Novi Sad railway station. The student was standing on the sidewalk as the crowd tried to let the vehicle pass by, according to eyewitnesses.
After claims for acknowledgement of liability were filed against several farmers and their households, following their open stance against the Jadar project, several farmers’ associations have announced blockades and demanded the dismissal of ministers Martinović, Rističevic and prime-minister Vučevic.
Today, students across at least eight university faculties have organized blockades and protests to oppose the lethal negligence and political repression by the ruling elite.
Students have organized to oppose the violence that was perpetrated at those who participated in the nationally coordinated protest, “Stop, Serbia.”
