Festive despite threats: Students do not give up blocking RTS, support is coming from all sides

Protesting students in Serbia will continue to block the national broadcaster RTS until a new competition for members of the Serbian electronic media authority is announced, BTA reported, citing Serbian regional broadcaster En1. The blockade of the Serbian national broadcaster began in the late hours of April 14 and continues through Easter. Students and citizens are blocking the entrances to RTS in central Belgrade, as well as the studios locat…

Serbian students block the building of the Serbian public broadcaster RTS in Belgrade for the sixth day in a row. They accuse the public service of inadequate reporting on anti-government protests and demand a new call for selection of members of the board of the Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (REM). RTS is broadcasting a truncated program due to the blockades, Serbian media report.

While the government threatens them with force, and the management of Radio and Television of Serbia with criminal charges, the students do not give up. Together with the citizens, they have been blocking the public service since Monday evening, announcing that they will continue with the blockade tomorrow, on Easter. Preparations are underway for the holiday, there is a good mood.

The students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) announced on their official Iks account regarding the criminal complaint submitted by RTS to the First Basic Public Prosecutor's Office due to the blocking of the public service.