An overwhelming majority of Serbian citizens support most of the students’ demands, and a third of the population reports having participated in the ongoing protests, according to new research conducted by the Center for Research, Transparency and Accountability (CRTA).
Students across Serbia are heading to the central Serbian city of Kragujevac by foot. Upon their arrival, fellow students from the city will welcome their peers with a protest program to celebrate Serbia’s Statehood Day in a way never seen before. Once again, students are being welcomed as heroes, and the entire nation is overjoyed: Kragujevac is the next liberated city.
The blockade of three bridges in Novi Sad is one of the largest protest gatherings in Serbia, which has only grown stronger since November 1, 2024. Along with the spread of the protests, the largest student movement in recent European history has also developed. Here’s how we got there.
Students from Belgrade today embark on a protest march to Novi Sad to join their peers there on February 1 in blockading the city’s bridges.
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.
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.”
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has emerged as a key site of repressive violence amidst the recent protests across American universities in support of Palestine.
Who can afford education in Belgrade and how do students live? Students of the University of Belgrade answer these questions and present the obstacles they face.
