A large twelve-hour meeting was held in Novi Pazar. On Saturday morning, students blocked the intersection at the entrance to Novi Pazar to prevent the buses of the Serbian Progressive Party from heading to Belgrade for the "We don't give Serbia" rally, but the police rudely intervened, throwing and trampling them.
The protest in Novi Pazar ended with the performance of Marcello and Mark Lewis and the song "I don't want to be afraid of the dark".
Video: Samir Delić
21.07 Introduce compulsory administration
The students of the State University in Novi Pazar read their demands from the stage in that city, and as the sixth demand they stated the introduction of forced administration at the University.
The students went on stage wearing headscarves, which are a symbol of Palestine.
The State University in Novi Pazar is the youngest in Serbia, founded in 2006. From the beginning of the blockade at the end of January, they encountered resistance from the University leadership. Rector Zana Dolicanin was a guest of "students who want to learn" in Pionirski Park in Belgrade, where she came to visit them and give them a lecture.
19.21 A 17-minute silence was observed
At the protest in Novi Pazar at 19 p.m., a 17-minute silence began in honor of the 16 victims of the falling canopy in Novi Sad and for the student from Novi Pazar who died when he was hit by a car at the pedestrian crossing.
18.34 New protest in Kraljevo
At the protest in Novi Pazar, the banner "Come to fix the problem" appeared, announcing the next protest on April 16 in Kraljevo.
The banner reads "Kraljevo 08:00 16.04. 00:00 - come to fix the fault".
16.51 More and more people in Novi Pazar
An increasing number of people are on the streets of Novi Pazar. The residents of Novopazar have prepared various activities for the guests and their fellow citizens. There is a message booth as well as a "DUNPAY" photo booth.
The central street in Novi Pazar was blocked, and a large number of citizens from different cities had arrived in the city.
Video: Samir Delić
Along the entire street and near Šadrvan, there is a "reign of freedom", i.e. you can freely walk through the Nové Pazar bazaar.
A DJ playing music on the stage at Trg Srđan Aleksić told N1: "They say Pazar is the world, then let's go global. Let everyone experience it the way it suits them."
16.23 Arrival of bikers and cyclists
Hundreds of bikers from different cities of Serbia arrived in Novi Pazar. Their parade through the market streets was greeted with applause and shouts of "bravo" and "pump".
Video: Samir Delić
After the bikers, a large group of cyclists from Belgrade and Novi Sad arrived in Novi Pazar.
Video: Samir Delić
One of them said that this is an important protest because "Novi Pazar residents have never felt more like a part of Serbia than now."
"The trip was extraordinary, we came in large numbers. The energy is incredible. I expect the best from this protest, but also from further protests," said one student cyclist.
Students say they are delighted with the welcome.
"I think that this is a very important protest, because I think that the people of Novopazar have never felt more like a part of Serbia than during the day. We are pumping until the end," said a student from Belgrade who arrived in Čaršija by bicycle.
15. 28 All university professors with students
Professors from all Serbian universities spoke about the pressure on the University of Novi Pazar.
The community of free and rebellious universities announced on social networks a statement in which they say that they are fully with the students in the blockade.
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15.16 Reign of freedom in Novi Pazar
In Novi Pazar, the Reign of Freedom is in progress, which means that all citizens who came to protest in this city, walk and block the streets of this city.
Video: Samir Delić
14.28 Pikachu in Novi Pazar too
The animated character Pikachu, which became a symbol of the protests in Turkey due to the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, arrived in Novi Pazar.
Video: Samir Delić
13.47 "Explosion of anger and joy"
The column of students started walking through the streets of Novi Pazar, reaching the top of the promenade, where the stage was set up and from where the program will be broadcast.
After a brief change of plan after this morning's incident, it seems that the protest is returning to the planned framework.
Video: Samir Delić
The director of Radio Sto Plus, Ishak Slezović, says for N1, commenting on the incident when the police forcibly removed students from the intersection in the Šestovo neighborhood who wanted to prevent buses with SNS supporters from heading to Belgrade, that in general he has "a lot of objections to the work of the police in all of Serbia, and especially in Novi Pazar".
He said that at this moment in Novi Pazar there is an "explosion of anger and joy".
13.28 Protest again on the square
Students and citizens returned to the central square of Novi Pazar.
The protest rally "Freedom rules the bazaar" continues at 15.30:XNUMX p.m. with the performance of choirs, and two hours later the performance "Culture, here I am".
The central event of the gathering of students and other citizens in Novi Pazar is "System Reform" at 19 p.m., when the protest demands will be read.
The concert "A Little Louder" will be from 20:23 to XNUMX:XNUMX, followed by street cleaning.
12.22 Students in front of the police station
After the silence, the students went to the police station in Novi Pazar, because during the incident on Saturday morning, one student was injured and is in a health facility.
Students sing: "Blessed mother, we are not policemen" and chant "Treason" and "Your hands are bloody."
They spilled red paint in front of the police station.
Novi Pazar, part 3.
Let our students go! pic.twitter.com/Pi3joyPBS3— dkrasojevicpavicevic (@dusicakrasojev1) April 12, 2025
The station is secured by a small number of policemen and several of them in equipment for breaking up demonstrations.
With a performance in front of the station, the students want to convey that police officers also hit their children this morning.
11.52 16-minute silence
At 11.52:17, students and citizens held a XNUMX-minute silence on the central square in Novi Pazar, and before that, students and citizens, who gathered in front of the State University in Novi Pazar, started a short walk towards the central square.
Novi Pazar 11:52 pic.twitter.com/S4u5w8XrX4
— Velicković::(photo)blog (@bvelicković) April 12, 2025
Previously, students and citizens who were walking and cycling from Nis arrived in Novi Pazar on Friday evening.
Novi Pazar 12.04.2025. pic.twitter.com/mniYIQ5QH5
— Smiljana Mihajlovic (@DarthVaderka) April 12, 2025
Rough police intervention
On Saturday morning, students blocked the intersection at the entrance to Novi Pazar to prevent buses of the Serbian Progressive Party from heading to Belgrade for the "We will not give Serbia" rally, but the police rudely intervened, throwing and trampling them.
According to the students, the police used force, even though they tried to calmly prevent the bus from passing by lying on the road.
The police are physically removing the students @blokada_dunp
People of Novopazar, come out and protect our children from loyalists from the police.
Smarter doesn't give in, Smarter organizes! pic.twitter.com/yEBNNcGKDZ— Miloš Krstic (@MilosKrstic2211) April 12, 2025
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