University
Which faculties are on strike from May 5
The dean of the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, Natalija Jovanović, said on Sunday, May 4 that "there are hints" that the institution could decide on a strike in the coming days.
May Day
Students and unions: Is a real general strike possible?
Students in the blockade and some trade unions are celebrating May Day together and six months since the tragedy in Novi Sad. Does this mean that unions in large state-owned firms could potentially agree to strike for more than a day?
A large protest rally in Belgrade
The document about the March 15 protest is circulating on the networks - students say: "The plan has not yet been agreed upon"
According to a document that appeared on social networks, the protest scheduled for March 15 in Belgrade includes mass blockades, a central meeting in front of the Serbian Parliament and the symbolic action "The Biggest Noise in Serbia". It is also planned to introduce a general strike from March 17 to 19. However, the students emphasize that this document is not final and that the official plan is still being discussed
Beograd
BFI and other festivals that students don't mind
Belgrade Games Festival, Irish Festival and BlokadniFest are held in the capital. This means that both the Fest and the March Festival could have kept their traditional dates - if only the City Assembly had done its part on time
Student protests
AP: Mass protests in Serbia, closed shops and cafes in support of students
The Associated Press (AP) news agency reports on mass protests across Serbia, evaluating them as a response to a call by students and universities for a general strike in the fight against corruption.
A story from the endless column
A walk around the "double circle": The tram stopped, but Belgrade didn't
It was "pumped" on Friday, March 7, with tram number two. Several thousand high school students, teachers, students and citizens in a protest walk through the central streets of Belgrade
Second Serbian general strike
General strike in Serbia: Pumping with "two" and protest in front of RTS
The students called for another "general strike". "Vreme" followed what happened on March 7 across Serbia, where protests took place, what was blocked and who responded to the call to stop work
Second strike in Serbia
Serbian culture in a general strike
Theaters have canceled performances, a number of employees in museums are not working but it seems that they are all open to the public, bookstores of well-known publishers are not working...
Protests and blockades
"General strike": Rebellion, so what does it cost?
The March 7 "general strike" called by the students is not a true general general strike, but it is a powerful message as part of the rule of law protests that have been going on for over four months. It is actually an intermediate step to the announced large protest in Belgrade on March 15, which could be the largest in the history of Serbia.
Suspension of consumption, but also of work
"General strike" on March 7: What will happen in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš...
Protest walks, but also the blockade of shops, restaurants, cinemas, pumps and all consumer activities - is expected for Friday, March 7, in a new general strike led by students
Suspension of work
"Laguna" joins the general strike on Friday
"Driven by the desire to live in a better and fairer society", the publishing house "Laguna" suspends work on Friday and joins the general strike
Greece: Unprecedented demonstrations
Your fight is ours too.
The Greek pro-government media initially reported extensively on the tragedy in Novi Sad - well, "tragedies happen elsewhere." However, they suddenly fell silent when a student protest broke out in Serbia. But it was already too late
57 people died.
General strike in Greece: Thousands of people on the streets, police fired tear gas
Due to the many unresolved issues related to the worst train accident in the history of Greece, in which 28 citizens died on February 2023, 57, a general strike is taking place in that country, in which even air traffic controllers have joined. Canceled flights from Belgrade to Greek cities and vice versa. Students in the blockade in Belgrade are organizing a rally of support
Student protests
The plenary session of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade supported the general strike
Rebellious academics from the Faculty of Law in Belgrade decided to participate in the general strike scheduled for March 7.
Preparations for March 7th
Belgrade students decide - whether to participate in the general strike
On March 7, Novi Sad students in the blockade called on all citizens to participate in a general strike and to join them on the streets. The students of Belgrade University will soon decide whether they will be part of this rebellion
Student protests
"Take a day off": Novi Sad students call for a new general strike on March 7
Novi Sad students called for a broader civil resistance - a general strike on March 7. They call on citizens not to work, shop or use public services on that day, but to go out to protests
Citizen protests
And what if all of Serbia stops?
The rehearsal of the "general strike" united a large part of critics of the government in various actions of civil disobedience. But is a big general strike that would stop everything possible?
Archive of public meetings
One hundred thousand people were on the streets against the authorities, only 14.000 at the counter rally
The archive of public gatherings processed material from the protests and rallies held on January 24 in Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Jagodina. In Novi Sad, the record was equaled from November 2024
Student protests
A female student who was run over on Friday is in a stable condition
It is expected that she will be discharged from the hospital in the next two to three days
ProGlas Forum in Valjevo
Spring in January
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.
Report
Two Serbias in Jagodina: When Vučić waves the flag
Vučić chose Jagodina because he was never in power there, opposition members say. That is why that small town was the scene of two rallies on Friday, critics of the regime and the SNS itself. The DW reporter conveys her impressions
Analyze
General strike: What happened to Serbia on Friday?
Students have shown that they can argue with the authorities indefinitely. They don't show an iota of fatigue, fear, they are quick, organized, motivated to normalize the abnormal country they live in and start more and more massive civil disobedience
Student protests
Trampled student: Get well soon, queen!
One girl with a megaphone stands out for the clarity of her speech and the precision of her instructions. He walks confidently and confidently, in white sneakers. I'm photographing her. A little later she was deliberately run over
General strike
Solidarity Friday: Serbia stood by the students in the blockade
The students called on the citizens to join the general strike. Many responded. Throughout the day, "Vreme" reported on events related to work stoppages, protests and actions across the country.
Incident
A student who was run over in New Belgrade, the driver is charged with aggravated attempted murder
The higher public prosecutor's office ordered detention for MS and she is charged with the criminal offense of aggravated attempted murder, N1 learns. Today, she hit a student with her car in Jurija Gagarina Street
From the IT workers' protest
From the strike column: "You even got an introverted IT guy out of his comfort zone"
With the slogans "we must solve the bug", "the system must be reinstalled", as well as "delete the corruption file", IT workers massively participated in the general strike, blocking New Belgrade for almost the whole day on Friday (January 24). Their stories are specific
Suspension of work
Njegoševa Street: The strike is somewhere else - but almost
The owners of most of the shops in Njegoševa Street in Vračar did not respond to the students' call for a "general strike". It's just that the beast empties