The first and basic task of all those who are on the anti-regime side is: swallow your little vanities, and this applies to both students and the opposition, said Miodrag Jovanović, professor of the Faculty of Law and member of "ProGlas" in an interview for FoNet.
The formation of a temporary transitional government is the only way to fulfill student demands and create the conditions for holding free and fair elections, said the president of the NPS, Miroslav Aleksić.
This is not a colored, imported or any other revolution, but an authentic aspiration of students and citizens of Serbia to bring about changes in our country. That's why I don't think we should pay too much attention to the statements of foreign officials, neither from the USA nor from Russia. We have our authentic and national goal, which is to survive and enable a normal life
In its announcement, ProGlas assesses that the government that caused the problems cannot be the solution and that the election of a new government from the same party would lead to even greater instability
The Rubicon of fear has been crossed, the world of solidarity has been entered, people have damaged the spirit of freedom, which is the strongest drug, and that spirit will never return to the lamp, said playwright Nebojša Romčević.
The rebellion of young people, students and high school students, introduced a whole series of new elements into social and political life. In the first place, the student revolt renewed hope in Serbia. The students turned on the light and that light cannot be extinguished. That cheerfulness, that liveliness, that triumph of life and new ideas, that freedom from old forms, old and outmoded thinking, old fears and malignant propaganda - that's the breath of freedom that the country longed for, but had neither the luck nor the strength to take. get home
Citizens of Serbia are invited to stand with the students as part of the action "Stand Serbia, stand with the students", which will be held on Friday, January 17 at 11.52:XNUMX. The "ProGlas" initiative points out that the safety of students is at risk and appeals for the solidarity of all professions
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that members of the ProGlas initiative Miodrag Majić and Dragan Bjelogrlić "bring hatred towards him and their own people".
The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, presented a "plan to destroy the Serbian Progressive Party" targeting the ProGlas initiative. There was also drawing on the blackboard
Citizens all over Serbia paid their respects to those who died at the Novi Sad Railway Station on November 1 with a symbolic fifteen-minute silence. Although the media close to the government portrayed the action as "violence", in Leskovac the mayor Goran Cvetanović, a member of SNS, and directors of public companies joined the protest.
The ProGlas initiative called on all citizens of Serbia to stand for 22 minutes on Friday, November 11, at 52:15 a.m., wherever they are, to pay their respects to the victims in Novi Sad. The action should be a warning to the authorities that those responsible must be punished and that the investigation must be transparent
In memory of the victims of the tragedy at the Novi Sad railway station, the citizens of Serbia are invited to stop for 22 minutes on November 11.52 at exactly 15:XNUMX. This action also aims to point out the responsibility of the authorities and the need for the rule of law.
The ProGlas initiative, together with partners at the local level, will organize actions called "Stop Serbia" in more than 20 cities in Serbia.
From rioting in the streets to parliamentary debate, every possible resource has been used in the fight against lithium mining. Actors are still one of the harshest critics of the "Jadar" project, and some of them are ready to, as they say, lose their lives because of lithium. Has lithium become a matter of life and death?
A year after its establishment, ProGlas, together with groups of citizens from all over Serbia, initiated the establishment of the Alliance of Democratic Organizations of Serbia, a network of civil movements determined to restore solidarity and justice, trust and hope in Serbia.
In recent months, after the resurrection of the "Jadar" project, the struggle of activists against lithium mining has escalated. After they managed to get a good part of Serbia back on its feet, counter-activists appeared, gathered around the mysterious movement "We will dig", which also published a list of "environmental terrorists". During that time, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, cruises around Serbia and enlightens the citizens about the benefits of lithium for the country and the people.
Academician Vladica Cvetković withdrew from the participation of ProGlas in the protests against Rio Tinto due to the issue of lithium mining. In an interview for "Radar", the academic stated that it would be different if we were ready to sleep next to the railroad tracks because of the theft of elections, but if we change the government with this much mass intimidation, we will recycle the autocracy
The ProGlas organization said that the government has the key responsibility for causing this crisis and for social polarization, which is why it is necessary to adopt the request expressed at protests throughout Serbia.
In the statement, ProGlas states that the current government has shown in many examples that it cannot be trusted, because it is prone to corruption, prioritizing personal and party interests rather than the general interest.
"It became clear to everyone that these 'elections' de facto abolished the right to vote guaranteed by the Constitution and made the idea of the democratic change of power meaningless," the announcement states.
Vladimir Kostić said that he was surprised by the statements of judge Miodrag Majić about the June 2 elections and that they do not represent the position of ProGlas. He emphasized that "the election conditions are not fair", but added that those who fight under those conditions "have his respect". After Kostić, the professor of the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, Filip Ejdus, also announced that he would vote
"Unfortunately, at a critical moment, the unity of the opposition has been broken. ProGlas considers such decisions by political parties to be an extremely bad outcome," stated in the Proglas announcement
"In such circumstances, Proglas has no moral, ethical and socially responsible right to invite citizens to turn out for such elections," Bjelogrlić said.
In a joint statement, the opposition stated what are the key requirements that must be met before the elections are held
The basis of the document is the "struggle for honest, free and fair elections, with the assumption of democratic mechanisms and procedures".
The initiative will offer the document for signature to other interested parties and groups of citizens
"ProGlas calls for a change in election conditions and will actively fight for it together with political parties, the civil sector and dissatisfied citizens. This tendency to interpret the struggle for conditions for fair elections as an anticipated call for a boycott rests on a loser mentality according to which it is not possible to achieve anything from the regime of Aleksandar Vučić. That, first of all, is not true. Because, when clear and targeted demands were made, which were accompanied by appropriate pressure from the public, Vučić was forced to step down."
