
Student protests
Tensions even before the student protest in Valjevo on Friday
Academic initiatives of the students of several universities demand that all the facts about the events in Valjevo from August 14, 2025 be established.

Academic initiatives of the students of several universities demand that all the facts about the events in Valjevo from August 14, 2025 be established.

How much more can students and citizens take? How much more can the regime increase repression? This is the cover topic of the new issue of "Vremena"

The policing of the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade is the act of people unaware that they themselves are falling into the hole dug by Vladan Đokić, that they appear as evil who will lose the battle against good, as ignorant broom riders who will eventually be swept away by the students

"We have direct opposition from citizens who have never been more determined to protect their rights and, on the other hand, more and more repressive moves, primarily by the executive authorities," says BCLJP program director Dušan Pokuševski.

It can be said that the elections held in ten local governments are the most expensive local elections in the history of the world's multi-party system. The progressives harnessed all their resources to win those elections, in order not to maintain the impression of invincibility. The repression they carry out every day is primarily aimed at creating a perception of the regime's power and determination. As things stand, the battle is fought primarily on the psychological level. The key question is whether the impressions produced by the progressives will manage to impose themselves on the majority of citizens and deprive them of any hope that political changes are possible.

"The subjective feeling of insecurity among some citizens arises due to the digital transformation of society. Today, every incident, regardless of severity, is instantly shared via social networks and portals, creating the impression of greater frequency," police officers say.

Professor Dr. Vladimir Dugalić was first dismissed from the post of head of the department of the First Surgical Clinic of the Clinical Center, and now he has also been fired, all because he criticized the Minister of Health Zlatibor Lončar and was one of the first to support the student protests.

The fact that the gendarme, although no one threatened him, slapped a citizen in Novi Sad is a clear message from the state - repression will remain as a response to any form of civil activism or civil disobedience, according to the interlocutors of "Vremena".

The goal of the website "Stop brutality" is to collect cases of physical and legal violence against citizens of Serbia in a single database - "For the day after".

The Georgian security service allegedly found weapons intended to carry out a "coup d'état". The prime minister and president of Georgia said that the "new Maidan" will not pass

Activists were arrested for allegedly preparing a coup on March 15, at a large protest in Belgrade. The ground for their arrest was prepared by pro-regime television stations with national frequencies by broadcasting an illegally created recording of their conversation.

Farmers' associations have announced the continuation of protests and several days of going out on the streets and roads throughout Serbia because the competent ministry and institutions persistently disagree with their demands.

The consequences for society are already there - institutions are paralyzed, there is no justice, and many do not even see a glimpse of a brighter future in this system. However, paradoxically, this repression also gives birth to a new wave of solidarity and resistance. Despite the arrests, the protest movement does not die down, but adapts: students persist for months in creative forms of resistance, from blocking colleges and streets to performances that win public support. Solidarity among different social groups - students, parents, teachers, lawyers - is getting stronger, because many recognize in the arrests the injustice that is already knocking on their doors.

Director Marko Torlaković states that there was pressure even before the premiere, while the director of Lutkarski Milica Radulović claims that the only reason for the cancellation is that the play is intended for the evening stage.

"The member of the ruling party who spoke on television about the murder of a student should be immediately suspended, and I don't understand how he was not already suspended from his party after such a statement," said Sandro Gozzi, a member of the European Parliament.

September did not bring the expected wave of protests, but the repression of the regime shows that the energy of the rebellion is not extinguished. The use of prohibited substances and the connection with crime reveal the depth of the crisis of the authorities

Bogdan Jovičić, a student at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, has been in detention for a month, and his detention has been extended for another 30 days.

This regime is falling because people have stood up who have a clear political stance, clearly distinguish between justice and injustice, but are not organized activists or politically engaged. The regime knows that they are the biggest threat to the survival of the corrupt system because they are the majority in this society. That is why we must protect them at all costs

At least 920 people have been detained since November 1, 2024, the Let Them All Initiative announced

"We call, first of all, on the president of the state, but also on other public office holders, to publicly condemn the negative campaigns and harassment carried out by the tabloids against people," ANEM said.

"We will chase them through the streets," prophesied Jovo Bakić, and many believed him to be right. Now the reverse is happening - the progressive Sturmabteilung is thrashing the people in the streets, houses and bars. And our bazaar abhors "all violence" for the most part

No police officer has been disciplined. Not a single beater of the regime was detained. And their victims are more and more, writes "Vreme" in the new issue

The beaten veteran's mobile phone was taken away for allegedly causing panic and disorder, so even though he was an obvious victim of masked men, he also became a potential suspect for the commission of a criminal act.

Serbia was among the first in Europe, even two hundred years ago, to live according to civil laws. Today, their values are ignored, the institutions that implement them are stifled, and supporters of such an order are persecuted.

The girls and boys – the victims of Bloody Sunday – have finally caught the attention of Europe. And in the country, a good part of the progressive electorate is no longer wondering whether there will be pensions and salaries if Vučić leaves power, but whether he will receive them if he stays.

Progressives have ruled for years by promoting omnipotence and intimidation. Now, when the fear has healed to a good extent, they are confused and disoriented, so Aleksandar Vučić is trying to reproduce the fear by using sheer force. There is no strategy, it is a daily reaction to the rebellion in society that is getting out of their control

The government that starts beating and arresting students is finished. It is interesting that Vučić and Dacić do not realize that their history is repeating itself. In the 1990s, Otpor blew them away. It will soon be a quarter of a century since the Fifth of October