Protesting students in Serbia rally outside pro-government media outlet and stage ‘decontamination’
- Thousands rallied outside Informer TV in Serbia, protesting against its propaganda campaign against student demonstrators, as reported by attendees.
- The student protests, sparked by a tragedy in November, demand accountability for government corruption and have garnered significant public support, according to students.
- Students symbolically performed a 'decontamination' outside the TV station, highlighting its negative portrayal of them, according to student Ivona Markovic.
- President Aleksandar Vucic has labeled the protests a 'counter-revolution,' facing increased pressure while supporting pro-government media like Informer.
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‘Student Protests Have Sparked Solidarity, Empathy and a Renewed Belief in Collective Action’
CIVICUS discusses recent protests in Serbia with Alma Mustajbašić, researcher at Civic Initiatives, a Serbian civil society organisation that advocates for democracy, human rights and citizen engagement. Following the deaths of 15 people in the collapse of the roof of a newly reconstructed railway station in November 2014, student-led protests have swept across Serbia, …
Serbia: Students mobilising against pro-Vucic TV's "propaganda" · Global Voices
Several thousand demonstrators - at the call of the students - gathered peacefully for six hours in front of the editor of the main pro-regime media in Belgrade. Political science students, some of whom were insulted by name in this media, had recently designated this television as their opponent.


Serbian students protest at pro-government media 'propaganda'
BELGRADE: Serbian demonstrators gathered for a rally outside a pro-government television channel on Saturday (Mar 29), branding it a "propaganda tool", in the latest of nearly five months of mass protests. Holding banners "Manipulator, not a journalist," waving Serbian
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