Arrests out of the blue, banishment from the country, beatings... All this happened to us in the last week alone. The Serbian Progressive Party, born from the foam left behind by their spiritual father Vojislav Šešelj, is returning to its roots. I can't escape from myself
"The levers of power are not in their hands," said Bishop Grigorije. "But there is something in the Holy Scriptures that I like very much, and that is that the power of God is revealed in weakness. So, all worldly power is on one side. And on the other side, in the hands of these young men and women is the weakness of this world. But in their weakness, the power of God or God's justice appears. That is why they are at such a great advantage."
The regime and its media have been trumpeting the "civil war" for months, and the government is the only one that has a patent for peace and stability - of course, with the help of the propaganda machine and the use of force. "It is a propaganda tactic of SNS that says: 'violence is everywhere, terrorists surround us, but we are here to save you,'" explains communication professor Jelena Kleut for "Vreme".
Students and citizens who accompany them on these walking feats, were welcomed as the most native together with those who came the day before from other places. A dove of peace was also released on the stage next to the promenade along the river - this symbolic gesture of the two students is the most impressive gesture of understanding and respect between the Bosniak and Serbian peoples since the end of the wars in the former Yugoslavia
The three-day parliament for the promotion of Aleksandar Vučić and his Movement for the People and the State was realistically a fiasco. But it was first of all conceived as a media spectacle for regime television directed by court promoter Željko "DJ Žeks" Mitrović, with scenography and iconography adapted to the Serbian political market.
"For the last decade, Belgrade has been guided by decisions and personal wills, actually one, non-urban, which is radically anti-urban. Those people and that man probably need a translation from Serbian to Serbian when the cultural aspects of urbanism are mentioned."
I would invite all the students in the blockade, our successful athletes, actors, musicians and other artists, professors and all good people to come to us for at least one day in Kosovska Mitrovica and support us with their presence, so that this people can see that we are not forgotten.
Place: Belgrade, Dorćol Square, April 9, 2025.
Speakers: Marinika Tepić, vice-president of the Freedom and Justice Party and MP
Tanasije Marinković, full professor at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade
Miloš Jovanović, president of Nova DSS, MP and assistant professor at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade
Predrag Voštinić, activist of the Local Front from Kraljevo
Đorđe Pavićević, ZLF MP and full professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade
Moderator: Nedim Sejdinović, "Vremena" journalist
The tribune was organized by the weekly "Vreme" and the movement "New Optimism"
Anyone who thinks differently is a terrorist - that's what the government has been saying in recent days. And he arrests, beats, expels. It is the title theme of the new "Time"
Only 55.000 people made it to Vučić's rally with burgers and singing, while on March 15 there were up to 325.000 people on the streets
Marija Vasić, Lazar Dinić, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović have been behind bars for a month. Ostensibly, they were planning a "coup d'état", but in fact they are political hostages
Marija Vasić, Lazar Dinić, Mladen Cvijetić, Lado Jovović, Srđan Đurić and Davor Stefanović are in custody (pictured in order). If they are not released soon, it is clear that we are on our way to Belarus. Those people in the regime media turned out to be more dangerous than Al-Shabaab bombers or any other prominent terrorist organization. Who they really are, who they have, what they do, what they believe in and what they fight for
It seems that Đuro Matsut is what a part of the public was looking for, and got in Vučić's perverse way: he is an expert who should lead the transitional Government of Serbia, but not in order to create a political consensus and calm the social crisis, but to bridge the time period until the moment when Vučić - formally or with Zoran Janković in the team - can again sit in the cabinet at Nemanja 11
Dead, maimed, beaten, abused... That's how the citizens who, for various reasons, find themselves under the hand and baton of the Serbian police end up. The last case, which few believe really happened like that, is the most bizarre: a man hanged himself in a garage, while his hands were tied
The state has become a paradise and protection for criminals, mobsters and instigators, robbers, thugs, and even murderers, provided that they are part of a "permanent alliance of sufficiently strong interests". Therefore, the struggle with the legacy of this government will be more like a struggle against feudal or post-colonial structures that wanted to change clothes, adapt and preserve political influence through control of resources than the processes of disqualification of guardians of the ideology of totalitarian regimes who did not care about human rights in their service. Investigations and court processes will play a much more important role in that process than administrative measures prohibiting the performance of functions
"In the capital of Hungary, we were welcomed and supported by the mayor there, which could not be said for our embassy - in addition to being ignored, they symbolically lowered the blinds on the windows. We spent some time at the university in Budapest, where we learned that the students there are also going through a similar situation as we are in Serbia, only without blocking classes - they have five demands and a movement to replace the rector. A party followed in our honor, and then we were placed in the houses of people who wanted to I was hosted by a Mexican," ETF student Aleksa Ognjanović writes for "Vreme".
In what way is the regime trying to extinguish the revolt at the faculties from within? How much room for maneuver do they have? How much influence do representatives in SKONUS have on that? How is pressure exerted on faculty administrations? What else can be expected
We often rightly criticize the European Union for actually sacrificing democratization and the rule of law in our country for the sake of security. These are the issues of Kosovo, Serbia's relationship with Russia, as well as the fear of causing regional conflicts. However, what is happening now is that the regime is causing internal instability in Serbia. It is just as dangerous, if not more dangerous than what the European Union is afraid of. For this reason, I think they will understand that the priority at this moment must be the internal stabilization of the situation in Serbia. And that means the end of intimidation, the end of hate speech, the end of terror, as well as the insistence on the action of judicial authorities, prosecutors, courts
It is a common practice to justify the non-disclosure of contracts by real or alleged demands of companies with which the state does business. After the tragedy in Novi Sad, while the government still did not enter the "all student demands are fulfilled" mode, the story was different - that the contracts were secret, because the "Chinese side" was allegedly asking for it. This is, of course, not the first government that contracts huge benefits from the budget without the intention of presenting complete information to those who will pay for it all. But even when secrecy is unfounded, contracts are simply not published with surprising ease of irresponsibility. Currently, the "tariff" for publishing documentation about one project is sixteen dead passengers and several hundred thousand persistent protesters
The President showed on TV what dialogue is, Students violate the Constitution and the law every day, commit terror, and this is an attempt to overthrow him. Then he selected his expert as the representative, who could have been Đura Čvorović, his name is Đuro and he is 10 times better than them
The success of the various protests so far has depended on three elements. First, the opposition, in a rare moment of political maturity, overcame its own divisions. Second, the protest grew into a wider social coalition, in which, in addition to the opposition parties, civil society actors, independent intellectuals, prominent public figures, the academic community and international partners were also present. Thirdly, the citizens showed the ability of strategic political reasoning, rejecting the defeatism expressed in sentences like: "everyone is the same". They voted strategically
The new Security of the City of Belgrade will in the future be part of the capital's security system, together with the Municipal Militia and in cooperation with the MUP
The president of the Liberal Democratic Party, Čedomir Jovanović, was called to the police after he said in the Tanjug TV studio that a "sound cannon" was used at the March 15 protest.
The initiative "The Bridge Remains" announced that the dismantling of the Old Sava Bridge has begun. They invited the citizens to gather at the Old Sava bridge on April 5 at 17 p.m., in the last fight for its defense
An illegal laboratory for the production of marijuana was found near Despotovac, the police announced
Two people who were detained by the police, during a gathering of citizens in front of the SNS premises in New Belgrade on Wednesday, were released.
Where did the members of the ruling party and Vučić's Trabants meet? How is it possible that out of those huge hundreds of thousands of supporters, almost an entire area remains? What is the real possibility of the ruling party to attract (some new) public figures and experts for the future government? What does all this agree about the social and political climate, except that fear has changed sides
Danilo Mandić, bodyguard and nephew of the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, is suspected of having participated in the shooting in which Darko Perović and Aris Turković were wounded.
While students and citizens block the entrance to the RTS building for the sixth day, the Union of Public Service Workers announced four demands and said: the public service is essentially blocked by institutions that refuse to regulate the media scene. In particular, they requested an urgent call for tenders for the REM Council, whose work has been paralyzed since November
Although the Republic Commission twice overturned the decision of Elektrodistribucija Srbija due to irregularities in the selection of bidders, the job of meter reading is still awarded to the same consortium - led by the company Montop HRS, owned by the controversial Marko Bosanc. During that time, EPS itself reads the meters, and the guild is paid by the citizens
In his Easter greeting, the new Minister of Information, Boris Bratina, calls on the competent authorities to unblock Radio and Television of Serbia because its downfall is tantamount to a coup d'état.
Almost the entire editorial staff of Juronujz dissociated itself from the unsigned press release of its company, in which it calls for an end to the blockade of RTS in tabloid vocabulary. Management does not advertise
Anyone who condemns the regime's targeting of people from the media, the non-governmental sector, the opposition and universities, must not agree to this targeting of RTS editors and journalists either.
The government of Đur Mazut is "counter-revolutionary", focused on retaliation and state and street violence against opponents of the regime
Depriving Dejan Ilić, an intellectual with an impeccable life and work biography, of his freedom, without the slightest meaningful reason, is just one of the brutal indicators that the regime has turned against its own citizens and is entering a phase of terror
Anyone who condemns the regime's targeting of people from the media, the non-governmental sector, the opposition and universities, must not agree to this targeting of RTS editors and journalists either.
The government of Đur Mazut is "counter-revolutionary", focused on retaliation and state and street violence against opponents of the regime
Depriving Dejan Ilić, an intellectual with an impeccable life and work biography, of his freedom, without the slightest meaningful reason, is just one of the brutal indicators that the regime has turned against its own citizens and is entering a phase of terror
Where Seselj left off, Vucic continues. Why did Ana Grozdanović, a member of the SPS Main Board, deserve the position of Minister of Justice in Dr. Macuta's government? And what the regime wants to achieve with the Stalinist campaign of intimidation
These are the last days when there is a chance that the great rebellion in Serbia will not pass in vain and without a political result. If it goes that way, the regime will launch an even stronger retaliation
After more than 20 years, the Taliban from Afghanistan is no longer on the list of terrorist organizations in Russia
The hearing of the Rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, at the Directorate of Criminal Police in Mihajla Pupin Boulevard in Belgrade lasted two and a half hours.
After the fourth arrest since the beginning of the student protests, the tweeter Crystal Matt Damon (Marko Marjanović) has been banned from accessing social networks, appearing at public meetings, and has to report to the police twice a month.
The demolition of the Old Sava Bridge has begun, but not the digging of the tunnel that will connect it to Despot Stefana Boulevard and Pancevac Bridge. The people of Belgrade sense that there won't even be a tunnel, just as no one has been dug for the Ada Bridge either
"Vreme" condemned the publication of personal data and the targeting of journalists and editors of Radio and Television of Serbia, not the student blockade of RTS
