Students are blocking FDU, the Faculty of Philosophy, Philology and Mathematics and the Rectorate in Belgrade, as well as the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. Since Tuesday, there has also been a blockade at the Faculty of Political Sciences
One of the signatories of the open letter from the professor of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade, Professor Aleksandar Baucal, tells "Vreme" that they are considering whether there will be stronger statements
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
Various studies show that interpersonal trust in Serbia is among the lowest in Europe. The European Social Survey (ESS) from a few years ago showed that trust in politicians and political parties in Serbia is among the lowest of the 29 countries that participated in it. Quite precisely, in terms of expressed trust in politicians and political parties, Serbia is the third from the bottom (27th out of 29 places)
Apart from the cannon shot or shock bomb or whatever it was that sounded like a "tomahawk", the rebel students were physically attacked and some of them were injured by SNS activists. The main bully was the bulky ruffian Ognjen Dopuđ, who - believe it or not - is the director of the European Affairs Fund of AP Vojvodina. Two injured students sought medical help at the Emergency Center. After all, the organizers of the election for the philosophical student parliament declared that the election process passed "without incident". The bomb is probably an integral part of election activities, as is the beating of students
Students from the informal group STAV blocked the Rectorate for 25 hours to prevent elections for the parliament of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. They say that these elections are not held under fair conditions, and they are asking for the amendment of Article 19 of the Rulebook on conducting elections for the Student Parliament and their re-announcement
A group of students today blocked the building of the Rectorate of the University of Novi Sad, where the election for the student parliament at the Faculty of Philosophy was announced for tomorrow. Elections at this faculty have been blocked several times, and there have been incidents. Journalism student Mila Pajić said that "according to Article 5 of their regulations, the elections must be held at the faculty." They are violating the rulebook that they passed"
Arrested, interrogated, then released from SI custody, who threatened journalist Ana Lalić Hegediš and professor Dink Gruhonjić, whose resignation is demanded by the students of the Faculty of Philosophy due to hate speech, and their dean believes that this is not enough for this faculty to react
The students of Filozofski, who have been blocking the faculty in Novi Sad since Thursday, will temporarily end this type of protest. If professor Dinko Gluhonjić does not get fired even after the exam period, he will continue with the blockade
"All these different actions have a synergistic effect, they all lead to the common goal of canceling the stolen ones and calling truly democratic elections," the candidate for the mayor of Belgrade, Serbia against violence, told "Vreme"
The gathering begins at 11 a.m. in front of the Ministry of State Administration and Local Self-Government, after which they will head to the Plateau in front of the Faculty of Philosophy, where the start of the protest has been announced at noon.
The reasons for the government's negligence, even hostility to philosophy, are clear and least interesting. Philosophy creates free people, and any authoritarian structure is afraid of learned and free people. However, the question of where so many philosophers and humanistic scientists would be employed, what would they do, can be made legitimate? This is a weak question, however
"All those people who sold themselves to the authorities see the great dissatisfaction of their fellow citizens and neighbors, and they must be assessing whether it is too great a risk for them to continue to be on a sinking ship. Another problem is that the appetites of all those who have received something from the ruling party are growing and it will not be able to satisfy all those appetites. Because of this, her power will gradually dissipate. That process of attrition will continue even if protests in this form cease to be visible"
The Ministry of Education sent a letter to the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade, regarding the public appearances of Professor Jov Bakić in which he criticized the government. The faculty was asked to state whether they would distance themselves from his statements. Dean Daniel Sinani replied that the moral responsibility for a publicly expressed word is individual and subjective. He also expressed the hope that the next letter from the Ministry will refer to the improvement of the working conditions of students and employees at the faculty, but also to the improvement of the collapsed education system in Serbia.
