US EditionThousands Brave Heavy Rain to Protest Serbia's Crackdown on Universities
- Thousands of protesters rallied in Belgrade on a rainy Friday against the government crackdown on universities following a deadly canopy collapse in November 2024.
- The protests began after a concrete roof collapse in Novi Sad killed 16 people and exposed alleged widespread government corruption and negligence.
- Student-Led protests organized into faculty occupations and plenums have demanded early elections, autonomy for universities, and justice for victims while facing government retaliation.
- University autonomy must be respected, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, as the government cut professors’ salaries and threatened to defund faculties amid suspended classes.
- The protests have shaken President Vučić’s populist regime, revealing its weakened position, yet the movement’s future depends on expanding mass working-class participation beyond students.
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Vučić: Someone Deliberately Worked to Stop the Growth of Knowledge in Serbia, They Will Have to Answer
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić stated today that someone deliberately worked to stop the growth of knowledge in Serbia and that the children and their parents will pay the price, and that those who carried out the color revolution are responsible.
Serbia: on the demand for new elections
The students leading the ongoing protests across Serbia recently announced that they are demanding early parliamentary elections, in which the students will propose their own list of candidates. All opposition media outlets loudly reported this statement, and the masses expressed their support out of trust in the students. Some activists have gone as far as to say that anyone who is in favour of bringing down the regime of Aleksandar Vučić will …
In Belgrade, They Protested Against Government Interference in the Autonomy of Universities. They Talk About the Loss of Autonomy
Several thousand people protested in front of the Serbian government building in Belgrade today against the government of Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić's crackdown on universities, the AP agency writes. The protesters demanded that the authorities revoke measures introduced against university professors and deans and cancel preparations for legislative changes that they say would deprive universities of their autonomy. Serbia has been regularl…
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