The student protest that was held at Slavija turned into a series of incidents in the center of Belgrade. Clashes between citizens and special police units took place in several locations. Arrests and the use of tear gas were recorded. The police director stated that six police officers and two citizens were injured
00.45
Vidovdan protest: Eight quick conclusions
The students handed over their protest to the citizens. Rightly so: if the broader layers of society do not actively engage in the resistance to lawlessness, everything they have achieved so far could fall into the water.
Members of the police pushed the demonstrators from the central city streets, and a small number of citizens remained on the streets.
00.17
Police Director: Intervention after protestors attack
Police Director Dragan Vasiljeviฤ condemned the attacks on the police. He stated that they previously warned that they would not allow violence and conflicts, but that a part of the citizens did not respect that.
"Groups of several hundred people went to the police cordon. She strengthened it and wanted to let the citizens know that they would not pass. The warnings did not yield results. After the attack that lasted five or six minutes, the police intervened and moved the citizens. Some media reported that the police used chemical agents, that is not true," said Vasiljeviฤ.
Photo: Printscreen / Tanjug videoPolice Director Dragan Vasiljeviฤ
He stated that the police had to intervene at several points.
"Citizens did not listen to orders. Minimal force was used so that those who attack the police, attack the state, would be prevented from doing so," said the police director, adding that dozens of protesters were detained.
Photo: Tanjug / Vladimir ล porฤiฤPolice reaction
00.13
Look at what today's protest in Belgrade looked like
People coming from the direction of London are running and saying - don't come down at all.
However, information arrives that the police are withdrawing from Resavska.
"What can I tell you, we'll stay no matter what," one of the attendees told "Vreme".
Photo: Vreme / Marija L. JankoviฤClashes in downtown Belgrade
23.23
Students in blockade: A student of the Faculty of Biology was attacked
The students in the blockade stated that a student of the Faculty of Biology was attacked today in Belgrade, as well as many other citizens.
"We are extremely concerned that some of the injured students are unable to reach the temporary hospital at the Faculty of Teachers. We demand from the police to immediately and without hesitation let all students go to the Faculty of Teachers!", the students stated.
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23.20
Arrested Zlatko Kokanoviฤ and Nebojลกa Petkoviฤ
An announcement was shared on the account of Lozniฤka students stating that Zlatko Kokanoviฤ and Nebojลกa Petkoviฤ, activists of the organization "Ne damo Jadar", were arrested.
There are also peaceful citizens in the team. Some of them are trying to talk to the police.
"People, I don't wish harm on anyone. Please lower your shields. Do you have families? How are you going to look in the mirror? Please, clean yourself. Come to us, come to us," a young man has been telling the police for ten minutes.
"I have nothing, I have never fought in my life, I don't want to harm anyone."
Photo: Vreme / Marija L. JankoviฤClashes in downtown Belgrade
23.16
Are these ahead ours?
The atmosphere at St. Mark's Church, outside the first rows, where the masked men are, is almost normal, people are standing and waiting.
The "Vremena" reporter talked to groups of people, trying to determine what they were thinking.
However, it is not very clear to those gathered what the idea of โโthis gathering is, except to persevere.
"They told you that they want to enter Jaciland? Well, it's not a bad idea, but we're not exactly people ready for force. And who are these in front - we don't know. We don't even know if they're ours, says one gentleman."
His wife replies that they are certainly ready to stay, while the younger couple adds to "Vreme" that "they will stay too, they can stay all night".
Nationalist messages are broadcast, "Aco ล iptar" and "you sold Kosovo" are heard.
Photo: Vreme / Marija L. JankoviฤClashes in downtown Belgrade
23.10
Situation in Cacilend calm
And what is the situation in ฤaciland while the clashes continue in several locations in the center of Belgrade:
23.02
Belgrade lives on the streets today
All approaches to Slavia were blocked, so many citizens stayed in the peripheral streets.
"We didn't come just to see the stage and hear the performer," says Milena Vukojeviฤ for "Vreme". "We came to show that we are all here, that today Belgrade lives on the streets."
Photo: Vreme / Marija L. JankoviฤClashes in downtown Belgrade
23.00
Who is on the street?
"We are standing here and waiting for the police to let us go," one of those gathered near the Church of Saint Mark told Vreme. "The idea is to move that Xaciland more. We stay as long as they do, this has to end."
Men are massively wearing t-shirts over their faces. When asked why they say - someone because of the tear gas, but to hide their identity. However, when asked further questions, what are their plans, who are they hiding from - the regime or other media or the police, they say "we don't know, ask the students".
Archive of public gatherings: 140.000 people in Slavija
About 140.000 people were at the protest in Slavija during the sixteen-minute silence, the Archives of Public Meetings announced. The MUP estimates that there were 36.000 people at the same rally.
The President of the Assembly of Serbia, Ana Brnabiฤ, said tonight that the sudents at tonight's rally in Slavija called for a civil war. "The blockaders did not end their rally on Vidovdan with the words - Long live Serbia. They ended with a gruesome call to kill Serbia, a monstrous and open call for civil war. Remember Serbia," Brnabiฤ wrote on the X social network.
The blockaders did not end their rally on Vidovdan with the words โ Long live Serbia. They ended with a chilling call for the murder of Serbia, a monstrous and open call for civil war. Remember, Serbia. pic.twitter.com/IiOiU3A0Kl
Dacic: I strongly condemn the attacks on members of the police by the participants of the unannounced gathering
Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Daฤiฤ condemned the brutal attacks on members of the police by the participants of the undeclared rally in Slavija.
"I strongly condemn the brutal attacks by the participants of the undeclared rally in Slavija on members of the police. The police will take all measures to restore public order and peace, repel all attacks and apply all powers to repel the attacks, and arrest all those who attacked the police," Minister Dacic said.
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22.14
The police fired tear gas at the demonstrators
For the first time since the beginning of the demonstrations, the police threw tear gas at the demonstrators in the center of Belgrade.
Photo: TimeConflict between citizens and police
21.52
Clashes in downtown Belgrade
There were incidents near the intersection of Kneza Miloลกa Street and Kralja Aleksandra Boulevard, when the gathered people shot at the police forces, and the police pushed them back.
According to FoNet's reporter, the crowd threw bottles, firecrackers and torches.
The incident also occurred near the Turkish embassy, โโwhere, according to N1, several "cannon shots" were fired, and in Kralja Milana Street, where the police began to gather, and "cannon shots" could be heard.
Citizens shout: "Put down the shields", "SNS Shiptari, you gave the Kosovi" and "Whoever doesn't jump, he's a kid"!
21.51
Conflict at the Presidency of Serbia
As TV N1 announced, there was a conflict at the Turkish Embassy.
21.48
The end of the student protest was declared
21.45
"This is no longer a student protest"
The student who addressed the crowd said that from this moment on, this is no longer a student protest.
"People of Serbia, time is up, but not for us. From this moment on, this is not a student protest. We remain here as citizens. This people does not plan to withdraw. They announced the end for January 20, then March 15, then Vidovdan. We will all stand up, we will all win. The student list will be the voice of all citizens. We will control the elections like never before. The victory will be ours. When you see us on the streets, know that we are working hard and preparing for elections. We will give you "We will not tell you what to do. The people should choose. Take your freedom into your own hands," said the student.
21.39
Kokanoviฤ: Our greatest enemy is the current government
Zlatko Kokanoviฤ from the organization "Ne damo Jadar" said on Slavija that he comes from Nedeljice, where they plan to open a lithium mine.
"We started a fight against the company Rio Tinto. And for a long time we thought that it was our greatest enemy. But it is not. Our greatest enemy is the current government headed by the President of Serbia," said Kokanoviฤ, among other things.
21.26
Dejan Bodiroga addressed the students
The legendary basketball player Dejan Bodiroga also addressed the students:
"Vidovdan is not an ordinary date. Vidovdan is resistance, Vidovdan is non-acceptance of tyranny. It is a vow of the people who made terrible sacrifices during the First World War. Vidovdan is also Koลกare and our war veterans, who stood in front of all of us, even though the state does not remember them. Vidovdan today is also you dear students and professors, who fight for justice and truth, for a country that will not be humiliated or silenced," Bodiroga said.
21.15
Police set up a cordon at the beginning of King Aleksandar Boulevard towards the Serbian Parliament
In the streets of Knez Miloลก and Takovsko, near "ฤaciland", there are strong police forces with equipment for breaking up demonstrations.
The police cordon is also at the intersection of Knez Miloลก and Kralj Milan, as well as in the passage by the Takwood cinema.
In front of the "ฤacilenda" fence, there are members of the police brigade with tear gas guns, Danas announced.
Photo: TimePolice cordon
21.15:XNUMX p.m. huge police forces form hundreds and hundreds of cordons around the Pinori Park pic.twitter.com/t8lVLFupOQ
"Citizens, there is no longer a dilemma. It's time to take our own. What we have felt for years as a constraint got its own clear face - the face of arrogance, corruption, betrayal and irresponsibility. From November 1, 2024, every new day in Serbia is worse than the previous one. The tragedy at the railway station in Novi Sad is not a coincidence. It is the result of years of negligence, embezzlement and money laundering. We will not tolerate that anymore," the student said, among other things.
She declared the current government illegitimate.
She proposed a social agreement to get out of the current crisis.
"It is not only necessary to replace people. We propose a social agreement - to return institutions to the service of citizens. The basic points of the agreement are to recognize student plenums as legal, fulfill student demands, equal treatment of all educators and respect the autonomy of the university," said the student.
20.53
Photo gallery from meetings in the center of Belgrade:
Rector Vladan ฤokiฤ received a standing ovation as soon as he stepped on stage.
"We have gathered here to defend together the unity of university values. Education is the backbone of every society and the foundation of our cultural identity. Students have united us to preserve institutions and the right to diversity, and that is why we feel the responsibility to persevere. I am proud to be part of this community," said ฤokiฤ, who ended his speech with the words "long live the university, long live Serbia".
Photo: N1Rector Vladan ฤokiฤ
20.36
Check out the atmosphere from the protest in Slavia:
20.23
Speakers at the protest in Slavija: "No surrender, no going back"
Student Nikola Marฤetiฤ, in a speech at the protest in Slavia, reminded of the importance of Vidovdan in Serbian history, stating that the homeland of our ancestors and us, "after so much suffering and suffering, was resurrected again".
"She rose from the ashes, because she did not agree to kneel before injustice and tyranny. Today is not just an ordinary date of the year, or a number on the calendar, but a symbol of our spiritual and cultural identity, a symbol of our never-ending faith and sacrifice and, most importantly, a symbol of the eternal struggle for freedom," he said, referring to Bishop Nikolaj Velimiroviฤ.
Politician from Kosovo, Momฤilo Trajkoviฤ, on behalf of the Serbian National Council (SNV) of Kosovo and Metohija, awarded students in the blockade, a special charter - a red Kosovo peony. He announced this decision during a speech at a student protest in Slavia.
Milo Lompar, professor of the Faculty of Philology, addressed the gathering.
"Students and professors changed, but Belgrade University remained a symbol that made thousands and thousands of people fall in love with Belgrade and Serbia. The students were the ones who gave the tact and impulse to that feeling, and the professors followed them," said Lompar. He was also passionate about Serbian "integralism".
Nenad Staniฤ, a hero from Koลกar, told the crowd that the referendum was in 1389 and that was the end of all referendums.
"We are witnesses of the last wars. On this day, let it be written in the history of Serbia that the living are always respected and the dead are never forgotten," Staniฤ pointed out.
Then "Tamo daleko" was sung by Slavia.
Photo: Vreme / Mina ฤiriฤProtest in Slavija
20.06
Two Serbias of Vidovdan: One celebrates and the other grieves
Vidovdan once again showed the division of the Serbian people caused by the ruling regime. While the citizens who support the student protest gathered at Slavija are silent in honor of the victims, the citizens spend their literary afternoon with music.
Sixteen minutes of silence is again contaminated as it was on March 15, but this time only with music. Folk music blared from the coal-smoky ฤaciland as tributes were paid to the victims of the fall of the canopy in Novi Sad.
The literary afternoon seems to have ended, if anything was read at all in the tented settlement in front of the Assembly. There are still people, the barbecue is being made, folk music is playing.
Access to the meeting was prevented by closing the streets from all sides. Guards stand next to the fence and do not allow citizens to pass. The gendarmerie is also on alert.
People pass by, take pictures, don't believe.
20.04
"Kosovo is the heart of Serbia" is celebrated
During the speech of Momฤilo Trajkoviฤ, a politician from Kosovo and Metohija, the citizens gathered at Slavia chanted: "Kosovo is the heart of Serbia."
19.42
Fear of the last minutes of silence
Just before the silence on Slavia ended, a specific thud was heard.
In people's eyes, you could see uncertainty, but fear: "What's going on, isn't it another sound cannon?", says one girl. It turned out to be just a wave of whistles blown by a mass of people all of a sudden.
"It's good, man," says her friend.
19.13
Protest in Slavia through the lenses of reporters from the weekly "Vreme" portal
Columns of people are still moving towards Slavia, but it is questionable whether everyone will be able to reach this square before the official start of the program:
18.40
Tens of thousands of people in Slavia
Take a look at Trg Slavija before the start of the official program:
18.35
Safety rings
Those gathered at Slavija have the feeling that there is no police there, but there are no bikers or veterans to protect them. It is so only at first glance.
As the "Vremena" reporter reports, as soon as they leave - veterans and bikers are at every exit and take care of all of them.
18.33
Kindness in fashion
Slavija is also decorated with slogans. Among them are: "Kindness is in fashion", "Give us back our constitution", "To the wolf's window", and "Hold on, just a little longer!"
18.29
Division in houses
In a meadow next to Slavia are several families with children. They say they will let the children play a little longer and attend the protest, but then they will split up and some of the parents will take them home.
"The students also advised last time not to bring children when it is expected that it might be unsafe, and we fear that it might be tonight. If from Pioneer Park the hooligans come out again", says one of the parents for "Vreme".
18.24
The guards do not allow access to ฤaciland
As the "Vremena" reporter reports, the security guards take care of security, everything near ฤaciland is blocked and they do not allow passage to the Serbian Parliament.
Photo: Vreme / Tijana StaniฤThe guards forbid the passage to ฤaciland
18.13
The atmosphere at Slavia is full.
Take a look at the atmosphere in Slavia, which is full of citizens who came to protest:
18.07
The "Zelenila" truck is blocking Dragoslav Jovanoviฤ Street
The truck of PUK "Zelenilo Beograd" is blocking Dragoslav Jovanoviฤa Street from the direction of Kralja Milan. As the "Vremena" reporter reports, they are in several places in the center of Belgrade.
Photo: Vreme / Tijana StaniฤBlockade truck
18.05
All roads lead to Slavija
As the "Vremena" reporter reports, columns of people are pouring from all directions to Trg Slavija, where students have called for a large protest.
Those who arrive already hear the footsteps of people in front of them, and the noise of the crowd is getting louder.
Until now, people were talking in columns, now everyone is looking around, as if they are trying to understand how many people there are. There are so many people that it is already difficult to move.
18.02
Advanced "literary evening" for children: Society of Bokan Dragoslav
The "cultural" or "literary" evening in front of the Assembly has begun in earnest - there are no books, but there are folk dishes, burgers, beer and "toi toi" toilets. All they need is for Vojislav ล eลกelj and Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ to invite those present to go to Vukovar or to liberate Kosovo and Metohija, and the atmosphere would be complete.
Dijana Hrkaloviฤ as Melania in the defense of ฤaciland
Former State Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and prisoner Dijana Hrkaloviฤ again attracted the attention of the public โ this time not because of the courtroom, but because of her outfit at the progressive "literary evening" in front of the Parliament in the image of Melania Trump.
Photo: Printskrin / Instagram / dijana_hrkalovicDijana Hrkaloviฤ at the entrance to ฤaciland
The column of Zvezdaraci stopped for a short time at the Wolf Monument.
Photo: Marijana MaksimoviฤSigning a petition
At Park Cyril and Methodius, a petition is signed to call for elections.
17.53
The guards again wrote their blood types on their hands
The student guards again wrote the blood type and phone numbers of the parents on their forearms, as they did at the protest held in Belgrade on March 15.
Photo: Marijana MaksimoviฤRed Star Belgrade head to Slavia
The left lane is passable for vehicles.
17. 11
Many gendarmes near the Serbian Parliament
Photo: TimeGendarmerie near the Assembly of Belgrade
Numerous members of the Gendarmerie in jeeps and "hummers" are present around the Serbian Parliament and in the surrounding streets.
Photo: TimeGendarmerie near the Assembly of Belgrade
17.06
Gathering at Republic Square
The gathering called by the citizens' assembly of Stari Grad began at Trg Republike, and the column slowly moved towards Slavia.
Photo: Tijana StaniฤGathering at Republic Square
Several thousand people gathered, reports the reporter of "Vremena".
17.03
Fake Ambulance
"Move everyone, clear the lane," shouts the ranger at the Gazelle.
Citizens already know, the government deliberately sends ambulances during protests to disrupt the processions of the gathered.
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤCitizens on the Gazelle
However, everyone moves for class and the lane is cleared very quickly.
Suddenly, laughter starts, because the ambulance is indeed passing, but from the opposite direction, from Stari to New Belgrade.
The guards also started to laugh, they didn't understand well, but safety is not out of the question.
16.49
Gazelle in groups
For safety reasons, the guards on the Gazelle divided people into groups and that's how they cross the bridge.
They leave nothing to chance.
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤGazelle crossing
How long these protests last is also shown by the fact that they have weathered all possible weather conditions.
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤGazelle crossing
"Last time it was raining when I went here," says one of those gathered, and another answers:
"You remember the winter when we drove the Gazelle in that brutal minus and the wind."
16.46
The gathering of Zvezda fans has begun.
Photo: Marijana MaksimoviฤGathering of Zvezda players
The gathering of Zvezdarac at Cvetkova pijaca has officially begun, scheduled for the period from 16.45:17.15 to XNUMX:XNUMX.
Photo: Marijana MaksimoviฤGathering of Zvezda players
The Zvezdar Citizens' Assembly, the Higher Building and Surveying School and the Sixth Belgrade High School will head towards Slavia together.
16.38
Gazelle in silence
The huge noise of the people gathered on the Gazela on the Novobeograd side was at one point replaced by silence.
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤGazelle crossing
"We are crossing the bridge in silence, send it on," the information spread through the crowd.
16.30
It can cut the air - from tension
There are few, of those gathered at New Belgrade, came to the protest without one of these two โ a whistle or a flag.
Only the trumpets, percussion instruments, vuvuzelas, and the inscriptions on the flags differ.
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤGathering in New Belgrade
There are names of cities, kings, but the Serbian flag dominates.
Slavica with her two teenage children and her husband is in the column, which at that moment is climbing alongside the Gazelle.
"What can I tell you, we came out today because we feel it. We have been there since the beginning with the children," she told "Vreme".
Photo: Marija L. JankoviฤGathering in New Belgrade
"Nevertheless, when we saw what was written in the tabloids, we were shocked. The air can be cut today - from tension. But our fear has long since healed."
16.15
"Embrace the People" performance
"Embrace the People" is the title of the performance performed by National Theatre in Belgrade prepared for Vidovdan at 16 p.m.
They will hug the building on Trg Republike with their bodies and hold hands.
"In this way, we want to protect the National Theater from everything that attacks it. We will extend our hands to each other and make a big hug around the National Theater," Tatjana Mandiฤ Rigonat, director of this theater, told Vremena earlier.
This refers first of all to the recent appointment of Dragoslav Bokan, the director and commander of the paramilitary "White Eagles" as president of the Board of Directors of the National Theater.
Employees of the Narodno and colleagues from other theaters and citizens began to gather around the building half an hour before the start of the "Embrace the Narodno" performance.
After the performance, they will form a column and head towards Slavia.
16.09
"Tick-tock, tick-tock"
Those gathered near Uลกฤe headed along Milentija Popoviฤ Boulevard towards the Gazela Bridge.
Their main banner is called "Tick-tock, tick-tock", which alludes to the deadline that the students gave the state to fulfill two demands - to disperse ฤatsiland and to call elections.
They shout "pump", and citizens join them from the surrounding streets.
16.05
The students demand that the oysters be removed from the St. Sava Temple
Study at UNIRSM during the blockade, they issued a public appeal for the removal of oysters near the St. Sava Temple.
They made the appeal through the Instagram social network.
Miloลก Pavloviฤ: "It's over when Serbia says it's over"
Student at the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade Milos Pavlovic he stated that the students who oppose the blockade of the faculties will celebrate their victory, because the faculties have started working, including his own, so they will already be on exercises and preparing for exams on Monday.
"Yes, we won," Pavloviฤ said at a press conference in front of the House of the National Assembly of Serbia, where a "literary evening" organized by students opposing the blockade of the faculty was announced and where a large number of citizens gathered in groups to Nikola Paลกiฤ Square.
Photo: TimeView of the Pioneer Park
"We were ready for a hunger strike, the deadline was until Vidovdan," said Pavloviฤ and thanked the state and especially the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ, who, as he stated, was always with them.
"It's over when Serbia says it's over," Pavlovic said.
15.46
"Blockers, remember, Serbia is not a genocidal state"
Supporters of the government stretched two large banners in front of the Serbian Parliament, on both sides of the Parliament, from the direction of Nikola Paลกiฤ Square and from the direction of Kralja Aleksandar Boulevard, with the inscription "Blockadeers, remember, Serbia is not a genocidal state".
In the GSP dispatch center, it was said that city transport lines are functioning in other parts of the city. The President of the Trade Union "Centar" GSP Ivan Bankoviฤ told FoNet that GSP received an order from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) to withdraw all tram and trolleybus vehicles from traffic.
According to him, there is no such order yet for bus vehicles.
Bankoviฤ also stated that a notification had arrived about the closure of the Branko bridge for traffic.
15.29
The US Embassy warned its citizens to stay away from the protests
The Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Serbia has warned its citizens to avoid the areas in Belgrade where protests and gatherings will be held today, and it has also issued recommended measures.
"If you find yourself near gatherings or violent situations, leave the area immediately. If you are unable to leave, find a safe place to shelter," the US embassy said in a security alert posted on its website.
In addition to avoiding the area, the U.S. Embassy recommends that its citizens also monitor local media, stay indoors, secure sufficient supplies of food and water, and make evacuation plans or shelters if evacuation is not possible.
They also stated that US citizens can contact the embassy, โโand invited them to sign up for the "Smart Traveler Enrollment Program" (STEP) program to receive notifications.
The embassy stated that tens of thousands of people are expected at the protests, that they may take place in several locations, and that the police expect large crowds, closure of bridges and streets, and traffic jams, as well as possible interruptions in the operation of mobile telephony.
15.07
Branko Bridge blocked
Branko bridge is blocked. Some groups arriving from the interior go to attend a "literary evening" outside Assembly of Serbia, and others went to protest in Slavia.
14.45
Performance in front of the National Theater at 16 p.m
National Theatre has invited colleagues from other Belgrade theaters to come to the performance that they are preparing in front of their building for 16 p.m.
After that, they will head towards the Yugoslav Drama Theater to wait for their colleagues who can reach that point, so that they will all head towards Slavia together.
Photo. WeatherActors
The National Theater emphasized that everyone is welcome to join them.
Actors from other theaters will gather in front of the National Theater as a sign of support for their protest against the appointment of Dragoslav Bokan as president of the Board of Directors of the National Theater.
The highlighting of the National Theater comes on the back of a wave of audience reaction after the performances of "Our Class" and "Gospoda Glembajevi", held on Thursday and Friday.
"His work, our play, cannot be banished and we will play it for you tonight."
On the eve of tonight's performance of the play "Gospoda Glembayjevi" at the National Theater in Belgrade, the entire ensemble of actors appeared in front of the audience, leaving the floor to Svetozar Cvetkoviฤ, who... https://t.co/i3KNFIl3vopic.twitter.com/rd7N9VOHH9
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The play "Our Class" ended with huge applause and shouts of "Bravo", and the enthusiasm in the audience continued even after the actors raised their index cards after giving gifts to the audience.
Photo: TimeTatjana Mandic Rigonat
The director of this play was also greeted Tatjana Mandic Rigonat, which after the performance was awarded the "Bojan Stupica" award for the best direction of a theater play in Serbia.
The Montenegrin National Theater's play "Mrs. Glembeja" was performed even though its director, Danilo Marunoviฤ, was deported from Serbia after he was detained and interrogated by a member of the
14. 30
The tattooed team arrives in ฤaciland
U "Cacileland" around 12.30:XNUMX p.m. people started arriving, mostly older and middle-aged, recognizable by the tattoos on their hands. At first glance, it can be guessed that im criminal records they are not empty. That's how they behave. Every time the camera is raised, they react nervously and with threats.
They are brought by buses to the Palilul market, and from there they walk along Takovska to "ฤaciland"
There, according to an apparently prearranged formation, they take their positions.
Some elderly ladies sit on benches, and these "baลพdaren" fill the zone around the obstacles that make it impossible for ordinary citizens to pass". Any communication with them is impossible. The "ordinary citizens" brought from various parts of Serbia are not allowed to talk, they are forbidden, this is shown by the gestures of the security personnel.
The vans that brought them unload them and go to some parking lot, and "ฤaciland participants" have no idea when they will come to pick them up, because it is decided by the group leaders. Only "Nis Express" buses have secured parking between the Post Office and St. Mark's Church.
Supporters of the ruling party arrived from Niลก by bus and are currently putting on green T-shirts with the words "VETERANS" written on them.
It's sad to see these people, who were brought from somewhere to play for the audience, given a daily wage and a sandwich or two, and they don't know what they should do, nor when they will be sent home.
On Friday afternoon, the senior retired police officer was called on his cell phone within five minutes from two SNS call centers. They tell him that he should come at 14.30:3 p.m. in front of SIV XNUMX in New Belgrade, from where they will go to "ฤaciland" on foot.
"Of course I'll come, why not," he replies. A female voice on the other side retorts that they will get a daily wage, because they think about their supporters. Without saying the figure, the lady says that the daily wage will be less than for those arriving from the interior, but it will still be there. The retired policeman says he doesn't need a living wage.
14.21
The residents of Novi Sad headed for Belgrade in more than 100 vehicles
The people of Novi Sad went to protest in Belgrade, and the convoy of more than 100 vehicles is led by the "SOS" taxi association.
As the N1 reporter reports, a large number of people from Novi Sad decided to go to Belgrade that way, since the railway traffic was stopped due to the alleged bomb threat.
More than 100 private and about thirty "SOS" vehicles left after 13.20:XNUMX p.m. from the rectory of the University of Novi Sad.
At the pump, immediately after exiting the highway, they were met by a long line of vehicles to join them. Part of the war veterans, who announced their arrival earlier, also joined there.
14.04
Miloลก Vuฤeviฤ came to Belgrade with bikers for a literary evening
President of the Serbian Progressive Party Milos Vucevic he came with bikers from Novi Sad to join the group "Students who want to learn" at a literary evening in Pionirski Park in Belgrade.
Milan Canak was detained, the minibus with students was excluded from traffic
Milan Canak, the son of activist Marija Vasiฤ, announced on the X social network that he was taken to the police station in Inฤija on the way to Belgrade.
"On the way to Belgrade, I was detained at the Indjija police station," Canak wrote alongside a photo of the policeman.
The information about ฤanko's arrest was confirmed for "Danas" by his lawyer Aleksandar Petroviฤ.
"It is true that he was taken into custody. He informed me by phone that the police stopped him on the highway near Indjija and he was taken into police custody in Indjija," says Petroviฤ.
He says that Canak told him today, before going to the protest, that there is a possibility that he will be detained.
"He called me on the phone today and asked if he could call me if he was detained and I told him he could," the lawyer said.
Petroviฤ, however, says that he does not know the reason for the detention, and that ฤanko will be represented by another lawyer from Novi Sad because he is closer to Inฤija.
According to the "Informer" tabloid, "pepper spray and other illegal items were found at ฤanko".
It was stated that in the trunk of Chank's car "a fake police baton with the inscription STOP POLICE, a cold weapon, body armor, as well as tactical equipment was found."
Previously, the minibus used by students of the Faculty of Science in Novi Sad to go to Belgrade was stopped by the traffic police.
They were stopped at the highway toll booth and held for about an hour and 20 minutes.
"We were stopped by the traffic police and the traffic inspection. They said that it was a routine inspection, that they had to check everything and that all vehicles were to stop. But in fact, only we were stopped," the students state.
The bus to Belgrade was stopped by the traffic inspection under the pretext that it was a regular check, our colleagues did not let us off the bus for over 30 minutes โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/bQuU5X4eb9
โ Blokada PMF Novi Sad (@blokadapmf) June 28, 2025
They point out that the police did not let them get out of the minibus for an hour.
After that, the license plates were removed from the vehicle.
Our colleagues still don't let go, and now they are also removing the license plates โผ๏ธโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ pic.twitter.com/0JbqVYxogD
โ Blokada PMF Novi Sad (@blokadapmf) June 28, 2025
The students say that they all managed to find transport and that they continued their journey to Belgrade by car.
They also state that the buses of the trucking company that transported them were vandalized the night before.
The media reports that several police vehicles and three buses with the words "police" written on them were seen near the tollbooth near Stara Pazova this morning.
13.27
Where and when citizens and students gather
Study at UNIRSM and citizens will gather on Saturday at several points in the city before the protest at Slavija in order to come in groups to protest.
Vojvodina faculties will gather at 16.30:XNUMX at the Faculty of Pharmacy, from where they will move along Vojvode Stepa Street, where they will be joined by other faculties.
The gathering at the Faculty of Agriculture is scheduled for 15.30:16 p.m., and the departure to Slavia at 15.30:16 p.m., while in Koลกutnjak they will gather at the Faculty of Sports at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. and it is planned to meet with students from other faculties in Poลพeลกka Street and from there to Slavia at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.
The citizens of New Belgrade will gather at the Uลกฤe Shopping Center at 16.30:17 p.m., and the procession will move across the Gazela Bridge, while the gathering is at Trg Republike at 17 p.m., and at the "Aleksandar Nikoliฤ" hall a little before XNUMX p.m.
13.00
Representative of the Stari grad choir: Stay even after 21 p.m
Representative of the choir Historic center On Saturday, Nataลกa Pantiฤ called on citizens to stay at the protest even after 21 p.m. and to refrain from Nasil.
She told N1 television that they will gather at 17 p.m. at Republic Square, from there they will go to Terazije and meet with citizens from other parts of the city, and then head to Slavia.
Photo: Vladislav MitiฤSlavija, March 15, 2025.
"Like the students, we also appeal to people to refrain from violence, I cannot talk about the green light that the students gave us now, we will find out tonight after 21 p.m. I call on people to stay even after the official end of the student protest at Slavia, but to refrain from violence even then," Pantiฤ said.
She also says that the authorities did not respond to their request to remove the camp in Pionirski Park either.
"Our demands and pleas have never been answered. Pionir Park is still blocked, the police with unidentified persons are still preventing people from entering the park, they have privatized it completely," Pantiฤ said.
12.42
Performance in front of the National Theater at 16 p.m
National Theatre has invited colleagues from other Belgrade theaters to come to the performance that they are preparing in front of their building for 16 p.m.
After that, they will head towards the Yugoslav Drama Theater to wait for their colleagues who can reach that point, so that they will all head towards Slavia together.
The National Theater emphasized that everyone is welcome to join them.
Details will be published on social networks.
11.55
Vuฤiฤ: The beginning of the violence can be expected from 20.45:21.45 to XNUMX:XNUMX
President of Serbia Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ he stated that "someone has to try something" today at the student protest, that there will be violence and that violence can be expected from 20.45:21.45 to XNUMX:XNUMX, but that people need not worry.
"We are ready," Vuฤiฤ told TV Pink after the award ceremony on the occasion of Vidovdan.
Vuฤiฤ stated that the speeches at the protest were meaningless and asked who would listen to "Bodirog, Kokanoviฤ".
"In the evening, you will see angry people, some of whom will end up in violence, because they have no other choice. Once again, I use the opportunity to fatherly ask them not to do that, it is always better to withdraw at some point, than to do something crazy that you will regret," said Vuฤiฤ.
He added that he wants to protect younger people and rich elders and to tell them that he will always listen to them, but that it is important to calm down and preserve the holiday as Vidovdan has always been great.
"I am asking them not to do anything in order to live happily and contentedly," said Vuฤiฤ.
11.26
The government should not provoke conflicts.
The academic plenum called on the government not to provoke and not cause conflicts and riots at today's student protest in Belgrade, stating that the government will Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ at the head should be considered the sole culprit if any violence occurs on the streets of the capital.
In a statement, the organization stated that while the students in the blockade are calling for another peaceful and magnificent rally, the government has been announcing violence for days, even through special shows in which it tries to explain to citizens how to invade institutions with a crossbow and thus take power by force.
Photo: Vesna Laliฤ/Nova.rsSound cannon near the Serbian Parliament on March 15
"The headlines in the tabloids and the statements of government officials act as preparation for artificially caused or provoked conflicts, but not by the students. If there is any violence on the streets of Belgrade today, we will consider this government headed by Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ to be the culprit," the Plenum said.
The Academic Plenum called on the President of Serbia to stop statements that promote hatred and incite violence and to call for extraordinary parliamentary elections.
"If his statement that he convincingly wins the elections is correct, then he shouldn't be so scared because of the students' demands for elections," said the Academic Plenum.
11.00
That other social classes also take responsibility
The Dean of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade, Miloลก Pavloviฤ, said that today's gathering in Belgrade is not just another day of protest, but that now is the time for other social classes to take responsibility.
"This is the moment when all other citizens, workers, artists, doctors, scientists, journalists, farmers, parents, pensioners and all those who believe in a fairer society should stand with the students and professors and clearly say that they care," Pavloviฤ told FoNet.
The Dean of the Faculty, from where the student blockades started, says that today's protest is not only a protest against injustice, but that it is a rally for responsibility, solidarity, freedom and dignity, on behalf of the society in which we want to live.
He reminds that during the previous months, students and teachers showed exceptional courage, dignity and commitment in exposing and articulating the problems facing Serbian society.
"Their voice was clear, persistent and principled - a voice that awakened the conscience and showed that knowledge, education and truth are values โโthat must not be marginalized," believes Pavloviฤ.
10.37
A stage was set up in front of the Assembly of Serbia, preparations were also made for the barbecue
Students in the blockade sent an open letter To the Government of Serbia, with the request to fulfill two requests by tonight at 21 pm, one of which is the removal of the tent from Pionirski Park and in front of the Assembly. On the other hand, the group "Students who want to learn" she announced that she would not leave the tent. On the contrary, new tents were placed there on Friday, and a stage as of this morning.
The N1 reporter reported that it was quite a busy morning in Pionirski Park and in front of the National Assembly, because a gathering and a literary evening were announced for Vidovdan at that place.
Photo: N1Working in front of the Assembly of Serbia
Although there are student demands that the tents be removed, in all likelihood this will not be done.
On the contrary, the number of tents has even increased, at least four more large tents have been added in front of the House of National Assembly.
Workers can be seen preparing dishes for preparing food and grilling, and chairs and umbrellas have been placed between the tents, presumably to welcome citizens to a literary evening.
A stage was also set up in front of the National Assembly.
The people that the N1 team found there say that they don't even know what will happen, but that they came "to hang out."
10.05
Protest plan
According to the protest program, 16 minutes of silence for the 16 victims of the fall of the canopy at the railway station in Novi Sad will be held from 19.11, and at 19.27 the anthem will be sung.
After that comes the first block. student speeches, the awarding of the Red Peony, two more blocks of student speeches and at 21 p.m. the final deadline for fulfilling the demands set by the Government of Serbia.
The end of the student program is planned for 21.20.
09.27
What after 21 pm?
Students in the blockade called on citizens to attend the Vidovdan Liturgy in the Church of St. Sava before the protest.
ETF student Mihailo Pavloviฤ told N1 more about the organization of the Vidovdan gathering:
"The main stage is being set up at Slavija, a smaller one next to the Government at the intersection of Nemanjina and Knez Miloลก, and one van with a public address will be at the Faculty of Law. We appeal to people to move between those locations."
Some university professors will also speak at the meeting.
To the question that became the question of all protest questions "See you on Vidovdan" what will happen after 21 pm, when he points out the ultimatum presented by the students, Pavloviฤ remains mysterious:
"I can't say anything about it for now."
He only explains that he will then take off his vests because the protest organized by the students ends then and that he will not call for any violence.
09.00
Peฤa Voลกtiniฤ: The students gave us the green light
Predrag Vostanic, Local Front, Kraljevo. 29.05.2023. Photo by Marija JankovicPhoto: Marija Jankovic
"I expect people to really listen to what the students tell us. They asked us to come on June 28 and we listened to them and organized ourselves to come to Belgrade," he says. Predrag Voลกtiniฤ from the Local Front in Kraljevo.
And they will respond to everything they ask for during the protest or after it. "The fact that they announced that they will give us the green light for each of us to take part in what will happen after the deadline for fulfilling the ultimatum is a good sign," says Voลกtiniฤ.
He cannot predict what anyone will do, but he thinks it is important that at some point we stop just criticizing, justifying ourselves with disappointments and playing a passive role, rather than doing what we can to achieve the fulfillment of student demands.
"Whether it's in a medical center, or in some state institution, it doesn't matter. Where you are, from today, from now on, everyone has to decide who they belong to: followers, or this healthy awareness of society," says Voลกtiniฤ.
08.08
From where everything moves towards Slavia in an organized manner
The assembly of citizens of Rakovica leaves Vidikovac at 14.30:XNUMX p.m. and will move along Poลพeลกka street and on to Slavija:
It departs from the Popljorpivred Faculty at 15.30:XNUMX p.m. and goes through Mihajla Pupin Boulevard, then over the Branko bridge;
At the Rospi bridge, the gathering is scheduled at 15.45:XNUMX p.m.;
The intersection near Uลกฤe will be blocked at 16 p.m. All the New Belgrade choirs will gather there and from there they will go to Gazela;
Departure from the Faculty of Pharmacy is at 16.30:XNUMX p.m.;
From Hala Pionir to Slavija it leaves at 16.40;
At Cvetkova pijaca, the gathering is at 16.45:XNUMX p.m.;
The choir of health workers gathers across the street from the Church of St. Sava at 17.30:XNUMX p.m.;
Bikers from all over Serbia gather at the IKEA parking lot until 17 p.m. and from there they go in an organized way to Slavia.
The meeting at Slavija starts at 18 pm and should last three hours.
What will happen after 21:XNUMX p.m., when the deadline for announcing the extraordinary parliamentary elections expires, is still being kept under the veil of secrecy by the students in the blockade.
Large white tents, an extension of ฤaciland located in Pioniorski Park, have been blocking Bulevar Kralja Aleksandar in front of the National Palace for months. They have now been removed to set the stage for a "literary afternoon" organized by the Serbian Progressive Party and Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ. The start is announced for 16 hours.
This obscure manifestation, designed for regime television cameras, should represent some kind of counter-meeting to the protest scheduled for Vidovdan by the Blockade Students. Everything is imagined to be ridiculously transparent: there will be cultured, decent Serbia, while "terrorists" and "thugs" "ready to spill Serbian blood", "armchair blockers", "Rolex blockers" (the latest marketing hit of Vuฤiฤ's spin doctors) will gather in Slavia, and so on.
The media reports that they should participate in this meeting Dragoslav Bokan, historian Goran ล ariฤ, retired general Milorad Stupar and others. Stupar will teach about bravery and heroism.
The ethnic group "Serbian Falcons" from Kozara will perform songs inspired by Vidovdan
Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ regrets that he did not finish his book about how he defeated the "colored revolution", so he was not announced as a participant.
06.50
Poisoning Vuฤiฤ's media
Ultimatum which was set up by students in the blockade expires today at nine o'clock in the evening. They are asking for extraordinary parliamentary elections to be called by then Pioneer Park free it from the people who have been occupying it for months.
Students and citizens from all parts of Serbia have announced their arrival at the gathering called "See you for Vidovdan", which starts at Slavija at 18 p.m.
The regime is resorting to the same methods as before the largest protest rally in the history of Serbia, which was held on March 15 in Belgrade: the regime media is spreading panic that terrorist attacks are being planned, students are being labeled as foreign mercenaries, six people have been arrested on the charge of preparing some kind of armed actions and a coup, bus and train traffic to Belgrade has been suspended under various pretexts, the police are warning that they will intervene at any sign of violence, progressive baton troops are on standby.
The official vocabulary on Vuฤiฤ's media is: for foreign money, those who present themselves as students in the blockade want to forcibly take over power in Serbia so that they can admit that genocide took place in Srebrenica and thus declare the Serbs a genocidal nation and to recognize the independence of Kosovo. And in the background are lurking "Rolex blockers" who want to rob Serbia again.
06.15
Citizens' choirs start from Novi Belgrade and Zemun
Vidovdan_blog_001Photo: FoNet/Zborovi za Vidovdanski march
The citizens' choirs of New Belgrade and Zemun have announced that on Saturday afternoon they will go on the "Vidovdan march" from Uลกฤe to Slavija, as a form of support for the student protest in the city center.
12 choirs will participate in the "Vidovdan march". Their goal is to join the protest zone with a calm and dignified walk.
The start of the march is scheduled for 16:16 at the intersection of Mihajlo Pupin and Milentij Popoviฤ Boulevards (Uลกฤe). At 30:18 it is planned to merge with the other choirs, and the arrival at Slavija is expected around XNUMX:XNUMX.
The walking route is: Uลกฤe - Milentija Popoviฤ - Boulevard Zorana ฤinฤiฤ - Vladimir Popoviฤ - Boulevard Arsenija ฤarnojeviฤ - Gazela bridge - Knez Miloลก - Nemanjin - Slavija.
In order to ensure the safety of the participants, as well as efficient access to the zoned area of โโthe protest, the organizers emphasized the importance of choosing the Gazelle bridge as the route of movement.
"The experience of March 15 showed how important it is to plan marches of this scale well. A large group of citizens then got stuck on the Branko Bridge, which slowed down and endangered the event itself. Gazela, as a wider and more passable route, enables safer and more organized movement," the choirs said in a statement.
05.45
Inviting students to an "informative interview"
Students in the blockade of the Faculty of Political Sciences (FPN) announced on Sunday evening that six of their colleagues had been invited to informational interviews in the last four days.
Yesterday, two female students and one male student were called for an interview, and they were released after questioning.
"This is pure, raw, organized repression against students who are not silent. In the same country where students were beaten in the streets, silent pressure is now being carried out in police offices. We know very well what you are trying to do - to scare us, to break us, to force us to retreat. But we will not. We will stand even stronger, even more determined, even more numerous," the students said.
05.30
The police will not tolerate violence
The director of the police, General Dragan Vasiljeviฤ, said that the police will not tolerate any form of violence and intrusion into institutions, and called on citizens planning to gather to respect the law.
Any attempt to attack the police, attempt to break into any state institution, attempt to break into media houses, break into private property, the Serbian police will not allow, Vasiljeviฤ told RTS. "Media houses will also be protected. Private property will also be protected. The Police of the Republic of Serbia will respond to any violence. We will not allow any form of violence. So that citizens only respect the regulations, respect the law. All those who gather in any place must respect the law," said Vasiljeviฤ.
05.15
Vuฤiฤ's "fatherly" call
"The ultimatum has not been accepted, you don't have to wait until 21 p.m. tomorrow," Serbian President Aleksandar Vuฤiฤ told Pink TV on Sunday, commenting on the deadline for fulfilling the demands set by the students in the blockade in the call to protest on Vidovdan.
He said this after attending a liturgy in Kruลกevac in the Church of St. Stephen the First Martyr, and added that the Serbian state has faced ultimatums many times from foreign major powers, just as this time "foreign powers sent an ultimatum through local henchmen."
"The people should not be afraid, only those who plan violence should be afraid," said Vuฤiฤ and "fatherly" called "all young people to protect their country."
"It's good that Vidovday has come to see everything, who are the bullies and thugs and who has always been for peace. On Vidovday, it will be seen whether someone was scared or not. And the strength of the Serbian state will be seen, and the strength of the Serbian state is to always preserve peace and stability," he continued in the same tone in which the regime's media has been spreading lies and labeling students in the blockade more and more fiercely for days, as Vidovday approached.
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