Student protest in Novi Sad

Protests

22.January 2026. NM

The student protest in Novi Sad has ended

Students and citizens gathered this evening in front of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Novi Sad, a day after the police raided the faculty and violently expelled the participants of the protest from the building.

Police, suppression of students

University autonomy

22.January 2026. KS

Reactions to the police raid on the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad: "Dictator's crackdown"

Police and Gendarmerie forcefully evicted students and professors from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad who blocked the building due to the dismissal of Jelena Kleut. The authorities claim that the intervention was legal. The opposition and the academic community warn of the beginning of open repression. Warnings also come from the European Union

Police in equipment for breaking up demonstrations in front of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad

The case of Jelena Kleut

21.January 2026. IM / KS

Novi Sad: Gendarmerie expelled students from the Faculty of Philosophy

The protest of students and professors of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, which turned into a blockade of the building, has ended. The dean previously called the police, who expelled the crowd from the building using force. The students say that they will not stop until Professor Jelena Kleut is returned to the faculty

Jelena Kleut

Attack on the university

16.January 2026. KS

The case of Jelena Kleut: Punishing the disobedient

The case of Professor Jelena Kleut confirmed the unwritten rule - when you raise your voice and criticize the state, you will be fired. What happened to her and is this another demonstration exercise for other disobedients?

Interview: Jelena Kleut

26.November 2025. Jelena Jorgacevic

I would do it all again.

"There is also that expectation - you did the best you could, in accordance with the rules and previous practice. You believe that it protects you, but in fact it does not. I know that even today there are colleagues who think: 'She asked for it herself, why did she have to say so much; as long as I'm here, tucked away and not making a lot of noise, something like that can't happen to me.'... Their goal is definitely revenge, to begin with. Then they want to show that they can. And then let that be a message for all others who raise their voices on different sides will depend on the response of the academic community to what extent we will agree to it, whether and how much strength we will have to say: 'This is not the case of just one female professor, it is about a principle'"

A blurred portrait of Aleksandar Vučić in front of the coat of arms of Serbia

Overview of the week

21.November 2025. Philip Schwarm

Ćaciji against Vučić

Son-in-law Kushner must be thinking whether it is worth planting pumpkins with Vučić, Jovanov and other family members. During the robbery of the General Staff, they turned out to be a gang who, during the bank robbery, crawled into the cameras without masks and left their identity cards on the counter.