Serbian government desperate to portray students as violent - European Western Balkans

Disputed by a social movement of unprecedented magnitude, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is received Wednesday 9 April in Paris for a working lunch with Emmanuel Macron. A gesture perceived as a provocation in Serbia, while a hundred students are cycling to Strasbourg.

Since 16 people died in the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad last November, Serbia has witnessed mass protests against the Vučić system. Now some 80 students are protesting to Strasbourg – on Monday they reached Vienna under great cheers.

Serbian students have now also carried their protest against the government in Belgrade to Austria, because a group of dozens of demonstrators, who had started four days ago in Novi Sad and wanted to cycle to Strasbourg, arrived in Vienna on Monday evening. There they were enthusiastically received by representatives of the Serbian diaspora. Already hours before their arrival, around 2000 Serbs – not only resident in Austria, but also extra-trav…

Serbian government desperate to portray students as violent - European Western Balkans

ChatGPT said: For over four months, mass protests have been taking place across Serbia, sparked by students who began blocking university buildings. All student-organized events have been peaceful, although several separate protests have included incidents such as citizens throwing eggs at ruling party officials or attempting to enter municipal buildings. On the other hand, the Serbian government has consistently tried to discredit the entire s…

"Tura do Strasburg", a cycling venture by students from Serbia, arouses great interest in the Austrian press. The Serbian diaspora welcomed the students in Vienna "like Olympic winners"

"Although all the demands made by the students have been met, the blockades continue, because this has nothing to do with the tragedy in my city," she said.