Protests in Serbia

25.January 2025. Katarina Stevanović

Protest despite fear in palanquin

In Smederevska Palanka, many are afraid of the authorities. And yet, they take to the streets. One out of eight schools is on strike, and elsewhere teachers say they don't dare. "Vremena" reporter conveys her impressions

Side effects

22.January 2025. Teofil Pančić

Three conscientious citizens

Serbia is in the phase of radical collapse since autumn at the latest, and hence this violent commotion within the social fabric: it is as if the instinct of self-preservation, which was kept under strong narcotics for a long time, has finally awakened.

The strike of educators

20.January 2025. Ma. J.

Confession of a teacher who is forced to teach a class: "I'm working and I'm ashamed"

No one will probably have an official census of how many of the more than 1.700 schools in Serbia are open on Monday and how many are not. While a large protest of educational workers is being organized in Belgrade from 11 a.m., in most institutions, when asked whether they will participate in the work stoppage, regardless of the agreement between the union and the state, the decision was made by the majority of the collective.

Protests

19.January 2025. S.Ć.

Fifteen minutes of silence in Serbia

At the rally in support of the educators and their protest tomorrow, in many cities of Serbia, protests "Last school hour" were held from 16 p.m., and there was a fifteen-minute silence at the same time. Support gatherings for students were also held in Europe

What do the Labor and Strike Laws say?

17.January 2025. Ma. J.

How can striking teachers not be fired?

Existing outdated regulations in Serbia do not allow teachers to completely suspend classes on Monday (January 20). However, mass and free legal aid can protect them, experts explain

Schism among educators

15.January 2025. Marija L. Jankovic

Strike after strike: Will schools be open on January 20?

Although the leaders of the representative unions of educators announced that they had reached an agreement with the government representatives, it is an understatement to say that there was general chaos among the teachers on the field. Some are happy to have received a pay rise and are continuing to work, while others are also continuing - but to go on strike

Education

16.December 2024. SZ

Education union: Possible complete suspension of work

The Independent Union of Educational Workers of Serbia (NSPRS) announces that it may completely suspend work in schools on December 20. The teachers demand institutional protection, and since the authorities have been ignoring them for a long time, they announce the transition from a "white" to a "black strike"