
Student protests
South and North met in Niš
Tens of thousands of people from all over Serbia at the 15-hour protest in Niš, a new rally announced to be held in Belgrade on March XNUMX
Tens of thousands of people from all over Serbia at the 15-hour protest in Niš, a new rally announced to be held in Belgrade on March XNUMX
Students arrived in Nis to attend tomorrow's protest. "Stand here as a symbol of courage, loyalty and nobility", is written on the gate under which the students pass. On the plateau in front of the National Theater, they were greeted by numerous citizens
Serbia and Croatia found themselves on the same page in an attempt to prevent US sanctions on the Oil Industry of Serbia (NIS). While Belgrade strives to preserve energy stability, Zagreb advocates for the protection of economic interests and preservation of transit revenues
Students from different cities of Serbia, on foot, running and by bicycle, are arriving in Niš for the "Student Edict" protest, which will take place on Saturday, March 1. A detailed plan of the planned student protest was also published
Former official Nenad Stanković is known in Niš for being a close associate of the mayor Dragana Sotirovski and by his nickname Neša Guska. In addition to Stanković, the police made several arrests in Kruševac on the same day, and among those arrested was the former associate of Milutin Jeličić, Jutka
The oil industry of Serbia has been given another month of additional time, President Aleksandar Vučić announced on Instagram. Attached to the announcement is a document from the US Treasury confirming this decision
What do the arrests of the middle and bantamweight progressive cadres really represent? How does Vučić militarize the party with this? And why its attraction is being demagnetized
A day before the sanctions against NIS were supposed to come into force, the ownership structure in this company was changed. Russia's Gazprom Neft has reduced its stake by six percent, but the question is whether this will satisfy the US, which is demanding that the Russians leave NIS
Thursday, February 27, six in the morning Serbian time - this is the date when American sanctions against the Serbian Oil Industry should officially come into force. Is this "D-Day" or not and what will happen at the pumps
The "Student Edict" protest, which is organized by students of Nis faculties, will begin on March 1 with gatherings at four locations. During the 18 hours of the program, participants will have the opportunity to attend plays, musical performances and speeches, and the end is planned in the early hours of the morning.
Dušan Bajatović, director of "Srbijagas" stated that Serbia has only two options for solving the problem of sanctions in the Serbian Oil Industry
The director of Srbijagas, Dušan Bajatović, confirmed that tonight the final talks between the law offices representing the Serbian Oil Industry and the American offices of OFAC will be held.
The police are targeting numerous former and current city officials who are suspected of having caused millions of dollars in damage to the city budget through abuse.
Students announced a protest that will be held on March 1 in Nis. Announced as the largest student gathering in the history of Niš, the protest will last a symbolic 18 hours and is a call to action for a better future.
A group of students from Čačak, Užice and Kraljevo will head to Niš on Tuesday morning, where a new, large gathering has been announced for next Saturday
Thousands of people are offered free accommodation, hot food will be prepared, and the entire logistics is emerging. "And when was Niš not ready?" asked one DW interlocutor before the large student protest on March 1
The protest in Nis is heating up, and another walk is being held - from the Basic Court to the RTS office. Meanwhile, two high schools this week made the decision to go into lockdown
"If he doesn't find a bank that wants to do business with him, closing the account means that NIS would stop working," economist Goran Radosavljević told Vreme.
The police began searches and arrests at several locations in Nis, and former mayor Dragana Sotirovski is also under investigation.
The municipality of Niš, Mediajana, has declared March 1 as students' day. On that day, a large protest will be held in Nis
Banks in Serbia have set Saturday, February 22, as the day when they will close NIS accounts and stop conducting transactions with that company, Nova ekonomija learns
The skyrocketing price of apartments in Niš fueled suspicions that it is being deliberately made difficult for students and citizens to come to the March 1 protest. In response to the surge in prices, many Nišlians have launched an initiative for free accommodation, but claim that "government bots" and this gesture of solidarity are trying to sabotage it with fake bookings
The departure of the Italian company "Benneton" from Niš brings uncertainty not only for the workers, but also for the future use of the land. Experts point out that the current urban plans do not foresee residential construction, and the presence of archaeological sites further complicates potential investments.
On February 19, the employees of the Oil Industry of Serbia will be paid their salary - in advance. Because banks then stop doing business with NIS due to American sanctions
The company "Johnson Electric" in Niš will have to return close to one million euros in subsidies, which it received from the Serbian state in order to encourage employment
Numerous closed-door meetings are underway, and the question is whether any of them will produce a solution to the US sanctions against the NIS, which are set to take effect on February 25. What was the outcome of the meeting between Sergej Lavrov and Marko Đurić
After it was announced that a large student protest will be held in Nis on March 1, overnight prices in this city skyrocketed. Nevertheless, the people of Nišlje have started organizing this event and have already gathered in a Facebook group where they offer free accommodation, transportation, and organize the preparation of food and drinks.
The musical performances of the bands are still going on, the atmosphere is not different even after 13 pm as it was at the beginning of the protest.
In the square near the stage, the entire plateau was filled from all sides.
Flags, banners, noise, whistles and vivuzelas. People still walk the streets in the center.
There are still queues at the food stalls.
Students on the street write the date of the big protest scheduled for Belgrade and invite citizens to attend the rally, reports Juzne vesti. 21.30 "I have never seen so many people in Nis"Communication specialist Dušan Aleksić, professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, commented on N1 lstatements by President Vučić about the number of people gathered in Niš.
"I've lived here all my life and I've never seen so many people... I heard the president estimate that there are now about 6.000 people in Niš, you can see that there are more only in this street." One should look at things critically. If you have recordings and photos, and someone tells you that 6.000 people are present, that should be your first sign that something is wrong," he said.
Earlier on Saturday, March 1, the President stated that there are fewer people in Niš today than there were in Kragujevac. The Archive of Public Meetings published an aerial video of the protest.— Arhiv public skupova (@javniskupovi) March 1, 202520.30 Greetings from war veterans and students
Veterans of the 63rd Parachute Brigade of the Serbian Army greeted the students and some of them presented them with berets, reports the reporter of "Vremena".
[video width="2880" height="2160" mp4="https://vreme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ratni_veterani.mp4"][/video] 20.00 "Pump, pump"Participants of the protest at Trg Kralja Milana in Niš, after reading "Student edict”, started making noise with shouts of “pump, pump”, whistles, whistles and fan horns.
The square is full of people, as are all the surrounding streets that lead to the city center.
The cafes and bars in the area are full, and it is practically impossible to get into the "Ambassador" hotel because of the crowd.
The rally is going without incident, there are a large number of plainclothes policemen among the citizens, while there are uniformed policemen and traffic patrols on the edges of the square, reports FoNet.
[video width="2880" height="2160" mp4="https://vreme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/majanje-u-nisu.mp4"][/video][caption id="attachment_4888987" align="aligncenter" width="1440"]Nis ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vqUGfeXUQy
— Biljana (@biljanicaaa) March 1, 2025
Students and Niš actors put on a performance together.
They started singing "Tamo daleko", and then suddenly stopped after the line "when you, my dear, go away bloody..."
Since then, they have been "singing" without a voice, and only the loud ticking of the clock was heard, and then the noise and the fall, reports N1.
Turning around, their jackets read 11:52 - canopy drop time.
19.00 Performance by the blockade choirThe concert of the Blockade Choir in front of the protest participants in Nis started this evening with the national anthem "God's Justice" and the student anthem "Gaudeamus igitur".
More than 200 singers from all over Serbia then performed the songs "Ovo je Srbija" and "Tamo daleko", followed by the children's song "Flight of the Bumblebee".
The choir sang "Nek svud ljubav sja" and, also sung, the folk song adapted to student protests "Poji Mile volove na reci".
The choir ended the performance with the song "Vostani Serbie", which was especially greeted by the crowd with noise and shouts of "Pump, pump".
Torches were lit at the fortress in Nis.18.29 Student edict: Freedom is the foundation of our democratic society Students read the provisions of the Student Edict.Nis😍😍😍❗👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/S4n1eQffNI
— Arsenije Vladimirovic (@ArsenijeVladim1) March 1, 2025
The edict is divided into eight articles - Freedom, State, Justice, Dignity, Knowledge, Solidarity, Future.
What is written in it, read in separate text.
The main square of Niš and the surrounding streets are full of people, reports the reporter of "Vremena".Sea of people #Nis pic.twitter.com/oKmLpLGyc9
— Ana (@Marfijeva_kci) March 1, 2025
18.10As they report from space ❗ Hello Earth, why is it shining so down there ⁉️ Nis bro ‼️😁 pic.twitter.com/VHcLqbsw4w
— Don't break my dredging (@janjic_vladan) March 1, 2025
"We demand that everyone bear responsibility for their actions and misdeeds"
Student Natalija Dimitrijević was the first speaker.
"Thank you for coming to the hometown of Emperor Constantine, once the capital of electronics, and today - the capital of freedom. The struggle for the work of the institutions has lasted for more than 100 days. Before that, they thought that we didn't care and doubted our social consciousness... They don't understand that we want to stay in this country. Guided by this, we don't mind the blisters and the kilometers walked. We strive for a brighter future", said the student.
And then she added that "it's time to say enough to fear" and explained that the government does not understand the point of the student struggle, which it sees as a reaction to injustice.
"Students are not just silent observers." We demand that everyone bear responsibility for their actions and misdeeds," she said.
Student Nikola Ristic said that students demand that institutions be places of democracy and not of political and corrupt interests.
"Look around you, see how many of us there are, see what we have done so far and imagine what we can do. We have enormous strength, an avalanche of justice has begun. In order for the words of the Edict to resonate louder, we invite everyone to join the fight," he said.
[caption id="attachment_4888946" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]All the streets leading to the center of Nis are jammed, and students and citizens are still arriving.
17.10 Vučić: Fewer people than in KragujevacThe President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that tonight he expects only a thousand or two more people in Niš than in Kragujevac, and that what he has seen so far in that city, although it is twice the size of Kragujevac, is less people than at the Sretenje protest.
"We are counting everything in our heads, all the walkers and our people and they know everything, they know that they are falling and that is why they become radicalized and extremist and as they would say - to try by force", said Vučić.
"The problem is that those from the opposition will drag students and children into committing crimes, and then they will hide," Vučić told reporters in Donji Milanovac.
Vučić told the citizens that they can be calm and that "there will be no 'color revolution'".
Asked about the announcements of the protest in Belgrade on March 15 and the comments that they will "see him off like Zoran Đinđić used to be", Vučić pointed out that it was about "fools on social networks".
The column of bikers has arrived in Niš and is passing through the main street, greeted by applause from students and citizens.
Today, hundreds of bikers came from many parts of Serbia to Niš to support the students, and about 600 of them came from Belgrade alone.
All catering facilities near the blockade zone in Niš are full, and in front of some cafes there are queues waiting for a place.
The atmosphere in cafes and pubs is positive, guests greet each other with loud whistles.
[caption id="attachment_4888915" align="aligncenter" width="1600"]Students are not looking for anything other than justice, Marija Ristic, a worker at the "Benneton" factory, said at a protest in Nis, stressing that by the end of April, 900 workers at that factory will be out of a job.
"I am worried about the children's future and that is why I have been walking with students and fellow citizens for three months. I am grateful that the voice of workers from factories where there are no workers' rights guaranteed by law can be heard, while the institutions are not doing their job," emphasized Ristić.
She called on "all workers to support the student protest that is fighting for justice" and said that she "hopes that the students will persist in fulfilling their demands, which will lead to a better society."
15.41 All lessons are make-upable. "Workers, peasants, citizens, all those whose children do not have lessons in primary and secondary schools, know that we care a lot for our students, but we consider that all other lessons are compensable, while the one taught by the students is not," said violin teacher Ljiljana Kitić. She said that she always taught her students that persistence and perseverance in work is the only way to the goal and that it would be a shame for her to turn her back on what she teaches her students. "Students are educated, cultured, persistent and persistent in fulfilling their demands," she added. She said that she is mixed with anger because of the situation that people have turned a blind eye to for years, sadness because of the lost lives, but also pride because the children found the right path and shone the light of freedom and courage on the citizens. She thanked parents and families for raising wonderful children in times of moral decline and teaching them justice, solidarity, and love. "Well done to moms and dads, grandparents. Until the student's demands are met," said Ljiljana Kitić. 15.10 For educators to support students The students and citizens gathered at Trg Kralja Milana are presented with speakers, as planned in the program of today's protest "Student Edict". They were the first to be addressed by the teacher of the High School of Music, who invited her colleagues and fellow educators to support the students. The band "Membrana Tympani" will perform from 16.00:17.52 p.m., while the main events will take place from 20.00:18.00 p.m. to 18.40:19.10 p.m. The main program is the performance of the children's choir until 21.00:21.45 p.m., followed by a student speech, a student edict, a blockade choir from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., as well as a performance by students and actors. After the main events, from XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX, the band "Bunt" will perform. 14.38 Welcome in Užice The plenum of educators in Uzice invited the citizens to gather on Sunday, March 2, around 18.30:XNUMX p.m., to wait for the students who left Uzice and the surrounding towns on foot for a protest in Nis. 14.35 Student: The protest in Belgrade may not be the last A student of the Belgrade Faculty of Law, Relja Kovački, told FoNet today that it does not necessarily mean that the protest that the students in the blockade have scheduled for March 15 in Belgrade will be the last, because "there is no end until the demands are met." At the protest in Niš, Kovački distributed flyers "See you in Belgrade", and as he stated, people respond positively to the invitation to come to Belgrade for the protest. He believes that every protest that the students have organized so far is better than the previous one and that he expects a great response from citizens in Belgrade as well. "Kragujevac was better than Novi Sad, now Nis is better than Kragujevac, and I expect that we will also be good hosts in Belgrade," Kovački concluded. 14.32 Big crowds at the toll booths Citizens still come to Niš by car. According to information from Roads of Serbia, the detention of the vehicle at the "Niš jug" toll station at 13:30 p.m. today lasted 15 minutes. There are currently no delays at other toll stations on the highways in Serbia. 13.35 About 1700 students requested help The first high school in Niš "Stevan Sremac" was turned into a triage center where medical and other assistance is provided to students who arrived in Niš. By Saturday, around 1700 students had asked for help, most of them who came to Niš on foot. Most of them come to dress wounds and blisters. One of the most diligent, who make sure that everything goes according to plan, are the stewards. Lea Vučković from the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš tells "Vreme" that they take turns every three hours, but that despite this they are a bit tired. "We are tired, but we will rest when our demands are met." I think that Nis has never hosted such a large number of young people. For now, everything is going according to plan and I think it will stay that way." 12.48 Announcement of the protest in Belgrade on March 15 Students in the blockade are handing out flyers with the words "See you in Belgrade".It is an announcement for the next big student protest, and the planned date is March 15. Details related to the next gathering are still unknown. [caption id="attachment_4888875" align="alignnone" width="2560"]"Everything around me moves over time, they walk from town to town." Freedom is spreading, we are no longer afraid."
Nis 💚 pic.twitter.com/SKWVNz5g1C — Zeleno-levi front (@nedavimobgd) March 1, 2025
On the first day of March, tens of thousands of people flocked to Niš from all over Serbia for the "Student Edict" protest.
The protest started on Saturday (March 1) at nine in the morning and continues until three in the morning the next day.
At the protest, the students read the "Student Edict", which calls for a government that "will not serve the people, but it will serve the people".
The next protest was announced, which will be held on March 15 in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.
00.07 Fifteen minutes of silenceThousands of people greeted midnight on Trg Kralja Milana in Niš with a 15-minute silence by which the participants of the "Student Edict" protest paid tribute to the 15 people who died in the fall of the canopy at the Novi Sad railway station on November 1 last year.
"Glory to them", echoed seven minutes after midnight, which formally ended the protest, and in the next three hours, as they announced, the students will clean the Square and the surrounding streets where the meeting was held on Saturday.
During the 15-minute silence in the blockade zone, only the sounds of drones could be heard, and almost everyone present turned their mobile phones to the sky with their lights on.
The 18-hour meeting ends three hours after midnight, and the participants of the protest began to disperse.
The musical performances of the bands are still going on, the atmosphere is not different even after 13 pm as it was at the beginning of the protest.
In the square near the stage, the entire plateau was filled from all sides.
Flags, banners, noise, whistles and vivuzelas. People still walk the streets in the center.
There are still queues at the food stalls.
Students on the street write the date of the big protest scheduled for Belgrade and invite citizens to attend the rally, reports Juzne vesti. 21.30 "I have never seen so many people in Nis"Communication specialist Dušan Aleksić, professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš, commented on N1 lstatements by President Vučić about the number of people gathered in Niš.
"I've lived here all my life and I've never seen so many people... I heard the president estimate that there are now about 6.000 people in Niš, you can see that there are more only in this street." One should look at things critically. If you have recordings and photos, and someone tells you that 6.000 people are present, that should be your first sign that something is wrong," he said.
Earlier on Saturday, March 1, the President stated that there are fewer people in Niš today than there were in Kragujevac. The Archive of Public Meetings published an aerial video of the protest.— Arhiv public skupova (@javniskupovi) March 1, 202520.30 Greetings from war veterans and students
Veterans of the 63rd Parachute Brigade of the Serbian Army greeted the students and some of them presented them with berets, reports the reporter of "Vremena".
[video width="2880" height="2160" mp4="https://vreme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ratni_veterani.mp4"][/video] 20.00 "Pump, pump"Participants of the protest at Trg Kralja Milana in Niš, after reading "Student edict”, started making noise with shouts of “pump, pump”, whistles, whistles and fan horns.
The square is full of people, as are all the surrounding streets that lead to the city center.
The cafes and bars in the area are full, and it is practically impossible to get into the "Ambassador" hotel because of the crowd.
The rally is going without incident, there are a large number of plainclothes policemen among the citizens, while there are uniformed policemen and traffic patrols on the edges of the square, reports FoNet.
[video width="2880" height="2160" mp4="https://vreme.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/majanje-u-nisu.mp4"][/video][caption id="attachment_4888987" align="aligncenter" width="1440"]Nis ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vqUGfeXUQy
— Biljana (@biljanicaaa) March 1, 2025
Students and Niš actors put on a performance together.
They started singing "Tamo daleko", and then suddenly stopped after the line "when you, my dear, go away bloody..."
Since then, they have been "singing" without a voice, and only the loud ticking of the clock was heard, and then the noise and the fall, reports N1.
Turning around, their jackets read 11:52 - canopy drop time.
19.00 Performance by the blockade choirThe concert of the Blockade Choir in front of the protest participants in Nis started this evening with the national anthem "God's Justice" and the student anthem "Gaudeamus igitur".
More than 200 singers from all over Serbia then performed the songs "Ovo je Srbija" and "Tamo daleko", followed by the children's song "Flight of the Bumblebee".
The choir sang "Nek svud ljubav sja" and, also sung, the folk song adapted to student protests "Poji Mile volove na reci".
The choir ended the performance with the song "Vostani Serbie", which was especially greeted by the crowd with noise and shouts of "Pump, pump".
Torches were lit at the fortress in Nis.18.29 Student edict: Freedom is the foundation of our democratic society Students read the provisions of the Student Edict.Nis😍😍😍❗👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/S4n1eQffNI
— Arsenije Vladimirovic (@ArsenijeVladim1) March 1, 2025
The edict is divided into eight articles - Freedom, State, Justice, Dignity, Knowledge, Solidarity, Future.
What is written in it, read in separate text.
The main square of Niš and the surrounding streets are full of people, reports the reporter of "Vremena".Sea of people #Nis pic.twitter.com/oKmLpLGyc9
— Ana (@Marfijeva_kci) March 1, 2025
18.10As they report from space ❗ Hello Earth, why is it shining so down there ⁉️ Nis bro ‼️😁 pic.twitter.com/VHcLqbsw4w
— Don't break my dredging (@janjic_vladan) March 1, 2025
"We demand that everyone bear responsibility for their actions and misdeeds"
Student Natalija Dimitrijević was the first speaker.
"Thank you for coming to the hometown of Emperor Constantine, once the capital of electronics, and today - the capital of freedom. The struggle for the work of the institutions has lasted for more than 100 days. Before that, they thought that we didn't care and doubted our social consciousness... They don't understand that we want to stay in this country. Guided by this, we don't mind the blisters and the kilometers walked. We strive for a brighter future", said the student.
And then she added that "it's time to say enough to fear" and explained that the government does not understand the point of the student struggle, which it sees as a reaction to injustice.
"Students are not just silent observers." We demand that everyone bear responsibility for their actions and misdeeds," she said.
Student Nikola Ristic said that students demand that institutions be places of democracy and not of political and corrupt interests.
"Look around you, see how many of us there are, see what we have done so far and imagine what we can do. We have enormous strength, an avalanche of justice has begun. In order for the words of the Edict to resonate louder, we invite everyone to join the fight," he said.
[caption id="attachment_4888946" align="aligncenter" width="2560"]All the streets leading to the center of Nis are jammed, and students and citizens are still arriving.
17.10 Vučić: Fewer people than in KragujevacThe President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that tonight he expects only a thousand or two more people in Niš than in Kragujevac, and that what he has seen so far in that city, although it is twice the size of Kragujevac, is less people than at the Sretenje protest.
"We are counting everything in our heads, all the walkers and our people and they know everything, they know that they are falling and that is why they become radicalized and extremist and as they would say - to try by force", said Vučić.
"The problem is that those from the opposition will drag students and children into committing crimes, and then they will hide," Vučić told reporters in Donji Milanovac.
Vučić told the citizens that they can be calm and that "there will be no 'color revolution'".
Asked about the announcements of the protest in Belgrade on March 15 and the comments that they will "see him off like Zoran Đinđić used to be", Vučić pointed out that it was about "fools on social networks".
The column of bikers has arrived in Niš and is passing through the main street, greeted by applause from students and citizens.
Today, hundreds of bikers came from many parts of Serbia to Niš to support the students, and about 600 of them came from Belgrade alone.
All catering facilities near the blockade zone in Niš are full, and in front of some cafes there are queues waiting for a place.
The atmosphere in cafes and pubs is positive, guests greet each other with loud whistles.
[caption id="attachment_4888915" align="aligncenter" width="1600"]Students are not looking for anything other than justice, Marija Ristic, a worker at the "Benneton" factory, said at a protest in Nis, stressing that by the end of April, 900 workers at that factory will be out of a job.
"I am worried about the children's future and that is why I have been walking with students and fellow citizens for three months. I am grateful that the voice of workers from factories where there are no workers' rights guaranteed by law can be heard, while the institutions are not doing their job," emphasized Ristić.
She called on "all workers to support the student protest that is fighting for justice" and said that she "hopes that the students will persist in fulfilling their demands, which will lead to a better society."
15.41 All lessons are make-upable. "Workers, peasants, citizens, all those whose children do not have lessons in primary and secondary schools, know that we care a lot for our students, but we consider that all other lessons are compensable, while the one taught by the students is not," said violin teacher Ljiljana Kitić. She said that she always taught her students that persistence and perseverance in work is the only way to the goal and that it would be a shame for her to turn her back on what she teaches her students. "Students are educated, cultured, persistent and persistent in fulfilling their demands," she added. She said that she is mixed with anger because of the situation that people have turned a blind eye to for years, sadness because of the lost lives, but also pride because the children found the right path and shone the light of freedom and courage on the citizens. She thanked parents and families for raising wonderful children in times of moral decline and teaching them justice, solidarity, and love. "Well done to moms and dads, grandparents. Until the student's demands are met," said Ljiljana Kitić. 15.10 For educators to support students The students and citizens gathered at Trg Kralja Milana are presented with speakers, as planned in the program of today's protest "Student Edict". They were the first to be addressed by the teacher of the High School of Music, who invited her colleagues and fellow educators to support the students. The band "Membrana Tympani" will perform from 16.00:17.52 p.m., while the main events will take place from 20.00:18.00 p.m. to 18.40:19.10 p.m. The main program is the performance of the children's choir until 21.00:21.45 p.m., followed by a student speech, a student edict, a blockade choir from XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., as well as a performance by students and actors. After the main events, from XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX, the band "Bunt" will perform. 14.38 Welcome in Užice The plenum of educators in Uzice invited the citizens to gather on Sunday, March 2, around 18.30:XNUMX p.m., to wait for the students who left Uzice and the surrounding towns on foot for a protest in Nis. 14.35 Student: The protest in Belgrade may not be the last A student of the Belgrade Faculty of Law, Relja Kovački, told FoNet today that it does not necessarily mean that the protest that the students in the blockade have scheduled for March 15 in Belgrade will be the last, because "there is no end until the demands are met." At the protest in Niš, Kovački distributed flyers "See you in Belgrade", and as he stated, people respond positively to the invitation to come to Belgrade for the protest. He believes that every protest that the students have organized so far is better than the previous one and that he expects a great response from citizens in Belgrade as well. "Kragujevac was better than Novi Sad, now Nis is better than Kragujevac, and I expect that we will also be good hosts in Belgrade," Kovački concluded. 14.32 Big crowds at the toll booths Citizens still come to Niš by car. According to information from Roads of Serbia, the detention of the vehicle at the "Niš jug" toll station at 13:30 p.m. today lasted 15 minutes. There are currently no delays at other toll stations on the highways in Serbia. 13.35 About 1700 students requested help The first high school in Niš "Stevan Sremac" was turned into a triage center where medical and other assistance is provided to students who arrived in Niš. By Saturday, around 1700 students had asked for help, most of them who came to Niš on foot. Most of them come to dress wounds and blisters. One of the most diligent, who make sure that everything goes according to plan, are the stewards. Lea Vučković from the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš tells "Vreme" that they take turns every three hours, but that despite this they are a bit tired. "We are tired, but we will rest when our demands are met." I think that Nis has never hosted such a large number of young people. For now, everything is going according to plan and I think it will stay that way." 12.48 Announcement of the protest in Belgrade on March 15 Students in the blockade are handing out flyers with the words "See you in Belgrade".It is an announcement for the next big student protest, and the planned date is March 15. Details related to the next gathering are still unknown. [caption id="attachment_4888875" align="alignnone" width="2560"]"Everything around me moves over time, they walk from town to town." Freedom is spreading, we are no longer afraid."
Nis 💚 pic.twitter.com/SKWVNz5g1C — Zeleno-levi front (@nedavimobgd) March 1, 2025