Novi Sad
The accused activists from Novi Sad will not be tried in absentia for the time being
Students and activists suspected of preparing acts against the constitutional system are outside Serbia
Serbian Progressive Party
"Invertebrate judges": Vučević is furious about house arrest for activists
"It is unacceptable that hooligans and thugs enforce justice according to their street rules," wrote the president of the Serbian Progressive Party, Miloš Vučević, regarding the decision of the court in Novi Sad by which the remaining three activists were released from prison to house arrest.
Novi Sad
Activists sentenced to house arrest instead of prison, students shout "victory"
Activists Mladen Cvijetić, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović from the Movement of Free Citizens were sentenced to house arrest with electronic monitoring instead of prison.
Overview of the week
Vučić under the hood
As a special-purpose parastatal that uses metal bars to create "order and peace", Vučić is legalizing the hoodies. It is - approximately - something similar to Mussolini's "combat alliances" from 1919-1922.
activist
Three activists have another month of detention
Appreciating the gravity, nature and manner of committing the criminal offense for which the activists are suspected, the Extra-Trial Chamber of the High Court in Novi Sad extended their detention for another 30 days
Interview: Vladimir Horovic, lawyer
Serbia must not become Pinochet's Chile
Accused activists in Novi Sad are being blackmailed and directed to confess to something they did not do, in order to possibly be acquitted or settle with the prosecution regarding the amount of the sentence. Detention, therefore, in this case serves as a means of conditioning and blackmail. If you are offered a way out of detention through confession — that is not free will. And that is legally inadmissible
Novi Sad
Novi Sad High Court: Again police pepper spray on peaceful demonstrators
The police used pepper spray against citizens and students and stood in front of the official entrance of the High Court in Novi Sad
Support group
The protest in front of the court in Novi Sad has ended
Six arrested activists from Novi Sad have been in prison on Klisa for two months, and their detention has been extended for another 30 days.
Comment
Hostages of the regime in Novi Sad: Who is destroying the state, and who is defending it
The regime's retaliation will be dire if the resistance falters. Now they want to imprison the people who talked about overthrowing the government because they were supposedly overthrowing the state. But the state was hijacked and overthrown by the regime a long time ago
New issue of Vremena
Who are Vučić's political prisoners?
Marija Vasić, Lazar Dinić, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović have been behind bars for a month. Ostensibly, they were planning a "coup d'état", but in fact they are political hostages
Where have the SNS cadres disappeared to?
Porous defense and the last days
Where did the members of the ruling party and Vučić's Trabants meet? How is it possible that out of those huge hundreds of thousands of supporters, almost an entire area remains? What is the real possibility of the ruling party to attract (some new) public figures and experts for the future government? What does all this agree about the social and political climate, except that fear has changed sides
Protests
Arrest of five activists: Who are the bullies and who are the victims?
After the incidents in front of the Belgrade Assembly on Thursday, five activists were detained for violent behavior. Opposition political organizations demand that they be released immediately and blame "the private security of Aleksandar Šapić" for the violence.
Protests in Belgrade
"We join the banks, we break the silence" - Palilula activists block the Pančevački bridge on Saturday
As a sign of support for educators and students, Palilula activists are organizing a blockade of the Pancevac bridge on Saturday from 18 p.m.
Unfit citizens
Institutions are not doing their job, they are "dealing with persecution"
The request of the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering will be new material for the tabloids to baselessly write about the activities of non-governmental organizations whose work is very transparent, Sofija Todorović, one of the persecuted, told "Vreme"
On the spot
Winter night on the Old Sava bridge: Perseverance and unity
From the moment the demolition of the Old Sava Bridge was announced, a group of the most persistent activists has been guarding it. They have been camping on the bridge for two and a half months. How they endure the cold winter nights and why they don't give up
Project Jadar
"Spiegel": "Right-wing environmentalists" and the lithium treasure in the Jadra valley
The Jadra Valley, once synonymous with rural idyll, is now at the center of conflict over one of the largest lithium deposits in the world. While the company Rio Tinto promises ecologically sustainable exploitation, a strange alliance of environmentalists and nationalists organizes resistance, writes the German newspaper "Spiegel".
Student protests
Who speaks for the students: Warm rabbit for activists and others
Students of the Faculty of Law in the blockade distanced themselves from the members of non-governmental organizations who appear in the media. Who is allowed to speak on behalf of the students and how the regime cuts off anyone who turns their noses up
Violation of human rights
NGO: Criminal complaint against NGOs in the BIA and the police because of spyware
Amnesty International and BIRN research have shown that the BIA has been planting spyware on the phones of journalists and activists. Representatives of civil society therefore filed a criminal complaint
Response to police action
The blockade of the Branko bridge ended, the gathered went to the Old Sava bridge
Citizens blocked Branko Bridge for half an hour. After the arrest of Sava Manojlović, representatives of Kreni-permeni also called for a blockade. After the end of the blockade, the gathered citizens headed towards the Old Sava Bridge.
Old Sava bridge
Miketić: Because of the demolition of Stari at 12 o'clock, the Branko bridge will be blocked
Due to the beginning of the demolition of the Old Sava Bridge, we call on citizens, deputies and councilors to block Brankov's Bridge, Đorđe Miketić, an activist of the "The Bridge Remains" initiative, told "Vreme". Because "the demolition of Belgrade must stop"
Tragedy in Novi Sad
Lecturers of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade: Free those arrested in Novi Sad
We demand that all those arrested in Novi Sad be released as soon as possible, as well as that all those responsible for the deaths of innocents be arrested as soon as possible, it was stated in the statement signed by 180 professors, assistant professors, scientific associates, researchers , assistants and other employees at the Faculty of Philosophy
Activism
Launched "ALERT - form" for reporting repression by state authorities against activists
The goal of launching the "ALERT - form" is to collect information and records of all cases of repression by state authorities against activists, so that, in accordance with the information provided, domestic and international bodies would be informed. This information is crucial so that those who have been targeted by state authorities because of their activism can be offered help.
A response to the government's repression
Eco Guard protest in front of RTS: Support for arrested activists
The protest called "Safety is in numbers" organized by the Eco Guard movement has been announced for tonight at 19:XNUMX in front of the RTS building.
Campaign against the civil sector
A new attack on old targets
After the arrest of activists in Serbia, the target was the non-governmental sector, i.e. civil society organizations. Again, for the umpteenth time, funding sources and donation amounts are searched. Accusations are flying everywhere about alleged enrichment of individuals from citizens' associations, although the fact is that no one has yet gotten rich from activism, unlike those who make these accusations.
Cross-border activism
When Serbs, Croats and Bosnians unite at the University: there will be no Hydropower plants
The hydropower plant, which the investor started building without carrying out an acceptance assessment for the area of the ecological network, was supposed to be built on the Una river. It united the local Serbs, Croats and Bosnians
Police
Arrests of activists in Serbia
In Belgrade, Vranje, Vršac and Vrbas, today the police brought activists to informative interviews, broke into their apartments and searched them. Among them was a pregnant woman
Magistrates Court
Activists arrested after anti-lithium protests were released from prison
The lawyer's appeal was accepted against the verdict in which activist Ivan Bjelic was sentenced to 40 days in prison, and Nikola Ristic and Jevgeni Dimitrijević were sentenced to 30 days in prison each, for disturbing public order and peace.