"If the students initiate the articulation of elections, with or without opposition parties, Zajedno and DS will certainly support any decision they make or the university list," says Biljana Stojković, a professor at the Faculty of Biology.
After several strikes that started and stopped, the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade announces another work stoppage from May 5
The dean of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Novi Sad "accidentally" broke into the faculty building blocked by students on Friday. On Monday, they want to discuss holding online classes. DIF students will vote on it again at the plenum
On Friday, a group of student runners started a marathon from Novi Sad to Brussels in order to draw the attention of European institutions to the situation in Serbia
Students of the Faculty of Computer Science suspend physical blockades because the Administration, through the Faculty Council, threatened them with a ban on taking exams, but also with permanent expulsion from the faculty.
While the students have been protesting and blocking the faculties for more than five months, along with the citizens who support them, and the government is leading a campaign against them, the machinery of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, apart from the daily action of opposing the blockades, is as if in the election campaign, headed by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić
Radio-television of Serbia (RTS) submitted a criminal complaint to the Prosecutor's Office against unknown persons for publishing photos of employees of that media company in the form of warrants.
For half a year in the blockades of the faculty and the state, students cope with great pressure. Experts urge everyone who notices the slightest symptoms to seek psychological support
Students block the building of the Radio and Television of Serbia with the request to announce a new competition for members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media
On the tenth day of the blockade of Radio and Television of Serbia, the President of the Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, announced a session of the Committee for Culture and Information, where they will discuss the election of REM Council members. The European Commission notes that the election should be conducted in a transparent and comprehensive manner
With the increased number of women in the positions of photojournalists, the protests in Serbia take on a different tone - warmer, but no less harsh. Female students with lenses capture moments of solidarity and empathy, at the same time witnessing tensions in society. The video of photo editor in "Vremen" Marija Janković shows how once narrow professional circles are opening up for generations of young women who want to record the truth on the street
Students of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education in Novi Sad and the Academy of Vocational Studies of Western Serbia in Užice started a complete blockade of the institutions because they do not want to impose online classes
For months, students have been doing what the opposition should have done a long time ago: they are walking from place to place and talking to citizens. Now they went to the smallest villages
Many journalists of the public service are angry with the management of their house, and yet they feel that the blockades unfairly draw targets for all of them.
On April 22, online classes will begin at the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Kragujevac. The students are protesting and saying that they remain in the blockade
"The goal of this action is to support the workers and fight for their rights that were taken away from them at their workplaces," stated the students of the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade.
On Monday, the Parish gathered students, war veterans and bikers from different cities in the area. At the first meeting, the citizens condemned the behavior of Aleksandar Vučić towards the municipal president Jelena Paunović. A wall of shame was built in front of the municipality and the film - "Truth behind postcard images" was shown.
RTS employees gathered in the "Our Protest" initiative demand the immediate publication of the names of the responsible editors who make decisions about the content of the program during the blockade of the building. They are also looking for an answer to the question - why is the majority of the editorial staff completely excluded from work?
Commenting on the government's attitude towards education, Professor Miodrag Zec recalled Dositej Obradović, the first minister of education, and his role in introducing enlightenment to Serbia. Today, Zec says, only potatoes remain - symbolically and literally - while knowledge and education are suppressed
The list of government threats to students in the blockade is only expanding - criminal charges, accusations of violence, violation of the law, mistreatment of women... But they receive nothing, RTS does not work normally, and the police do not react. Is it proof of the state's impotence?
According to the announcements of the students in the blockade, the blockade of the buildings of the Radio and Television of Serbia will last until a new competition for members of the Council of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media (REM) is announced or until "RTS is shut down".
"I hope that the Assembly will not succumb to the insane pressure of the students," Zekić said
The President of the National Assembly accused the participants of the RTS blockade of systematically harassing women employed in the public service, pointing out examples of female journalists who were exposed to pressure. She announced that she expected a reaction from the institutions for violating the law
Support for students in front of RTS takes on a new dimension - citizens bring food, instruments and good will. The streets are closed to traffic, but open for solidarity and togetherness, which has been going on for the sixth day
Out of a total of 3.000 medical students in Niš, only 153 of them reported attending online classes during the blockade, according to the protesting students. They say that the data is discouraging for the faculty administration and that they are determined to persevere in the fight to replace the leadership.
Six students and activists are languishing in prison, a warrant has been issued for six of them for an alleged attack on the constitutional order. The students in the blockade demand the immediate release of all political prisoners and that the states stop unjustified repressive measures
The resignations of all editors and journalists who "allowed Dnevnik 2 and other news programs to present untruths and insults against students and other citizens" are demanded.
