Student protests

Protest in Slavija

24.May 2026. MLJ

Archive of public meetings: The second largest protest in Serbia since the fall of Milošević

According to the estimate of the Archives of Public Meetings, there were about five times more people at Slavija on Saturday, May 23, than the MUP announced

Student protest

23.May 2026. KS/IM/Reporters of "Vreme"

Protest in crowded Slavia: At least 100.000 people, provocations, clashes and arrests

The students in the blockade on Belgrade's Slavija Square organized a meeting attended by academics, activists and citizens from other parts of Serbia. The meeting at Slavija started around 18 pm and ended a few minutes before 20 pm. Gatherings were held during the day at four locations in Belgrade, from where the columns headed towards Slavia. After the meeting, simultaneous clashes began, which ended around 22 p.m

Railway traffic

23.May 2026. KS

On the day of the student protest, Srbijavoz announces that all trains have been suspended

On the day of another announced large student protest in Serbia, the trains were stopped again

Protests in Serbia

19.May 2026. KS

Before May 23: Students, progressives and the police in Slavija

On Belgrade's Trg Slavija, students and citizens printed stickers and T-shirts before Saturday's protest, there were also SNS supporters who withdrew after being invited to do so by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić. There were also a lot of police

Public service media

15.May 2026. KS

Student protest in front of RTS: Will you report more objectively?

Blockade students and citizens who support them again protested in front of the RTS building. What do they require from the Java service and what happened before

Interview: Darko Rundek, musician and poet

13.May 2026. Ivan Milenković, Lenka Pavlović

I want to support students, because most sincerely - that's what I have to do

While people around me strived for happiness, for me the concept of freedom was always much more important, more important than happiness. It was not difficult for me to endure pain, if it was in the name of freedom. I would rather be painfully free than painlessly happy. So my engagement is for freedom, whatever that means

Student protests

13.May 2026. KS

Protest at Slavija: What the students are planning on May 23

They are announcing it as a mass protest, and what are the students planning on May 23 at the first big gathering in Belgrade after many months

Student protests

10.May 2026. KS

"(Don't) be afraid, we are still here": Student action in Belgrade on May 10

The action "(Don't) be afraid, we are still here" will be held on May 10 in Belgrade. What did the students have planned for the week

THE BEGINNING OF COMMUNITY AND UNPARALLELED PERSISTENCE: Slavija, student protest, December 2024.

Student protests

06.May 2026. MLJ

Slavija will again shine to the sky: What protests marked the student rebellion

Students in the blockade announced a protest on May 23 at Slavija Square in Belgrade. This roundabout became a symbol of massive student protests that culminated in a record-breaking rally on March 15, 2025.

New Pazar

25.march 2026 MLJ

Novi Pazar: Students remain in custody

Students from Novi Pazar, Hamza Ziljkić and Nikola Marjanović, who were detained on suspicion of the alleged criminal offense of overthrowing the constitutional order, were ordered to be detained for up to 30 days.

Student protests

16.march 2026 Nenad Krajcer (DW)

Consequences of regime violence: What is the psychological health of Serbian students

A preliminary study on the mental health of protest participants in Serbia was presented in Berlin. The results show that pressures and violence are associated with higher levels of anxiety and stress, but also that collective engagement and solidarity can foster a sense of meaning, resilience and post-traumatic growth.

March 15th

15.march 2026 Marija L. Jankovic

A year since the "sound cannon": The roar that follows us to this day

An ominous roar rumbled through the crowd of people in the center of Belgrade at a large student protest on March 15, 20205 at 7:11 p.m. On the same evening, doubts were publicly expressed that it was a sound wave or a sound cannon. What is known so far and what exactly happened a year ago

Protest

28.February 2026. MLJ

Protest at Ušće: Police everywhere, one person detained

Citizens gathered in Ušće Park, at the "Friendship Park, not Investors" protest, due to the construction of an aquarium in that place. Strong police forces are present around the park, and one person has been detained

Student protests

28.February 2026. MLJ

The "Pčinjski march" to Bujanovac began, on foot and by Gagi Jovanović

Students and citizens from southern Serbia started this morning (Saturday, February 28) from Vranje in the so-called "Pčinjski march" to Bujanovac, where a protest will be held in the afternoon

This situation

26.February 2026. Philip Schwarm

The myth of Vučić's consolidation

What are the connections of ultra-loyalists in the police with the underground? Why is Vučić not sure of himself? Why can force survive for a while, but not rule? What does the strangulation of N1 and Nova S show, and what does it have to do with the progressive electorate? As the only thing students and rebellious society should be afraid of is fear itself

Student protests

20.February 2026. KS

"Freedom Week" in the south of Serbia: New protest in Nis on March 1

After the protest held at Sretenje in Kragujevac, students from Niš announce a new protest for March 1

Jovan Nenadić, owner of the burned down Mistletoe flower shop

Overview of the week

20.February 2026. Philip Schwarm

We are all Jovan Nenadić.

Why did progressive thug squads set fire to Jovan Nenadić's flower shop "Mistletoe" three times. What was their goal? And why this crime applies to all citizens of Serbia

Comment

18.February 2026. Marija L. Jankovic

Beating in the dark: The worst is yet to come for Serbia

Violence returned to the streets at night. The good old tandem, the police and the thugs, is once again operating in its favorite darkness. And not by chance - they are preparing for a bloody summer, which can mark the rest of our lives

Police violence

18.February 2026. MLJ

Arrests at Ušće: Police hunt for students

Just one day after the violence in Novi Sad, the police used force in New Belgrade as well

Student protest

17.February 2026. MLJ

Slaps, fists, kicking: Attacks on students and journalists in Novi Sad

At least three people were injured in an attack on students in Novi Sad on the eve of the Matica Srpska academy ceremony

Student protest

15.February 2026. MLJ

"Their hands are bloody and their badges are bloody": The "Let's meet again" rally in Orašac has ended

The protest called "Let's meet again" took place in Kragujevac and Orašac. The students reminded of the regime's terror and repression that have accompanied all student protests in the past year. The demand for the calling of extraordinary elections, as well as for the rule of law in our country, was repeated

Protest held at Sretenje 2025 in Kragujevac

Students

14.February 2026. B. B.

"Let's meet again": Students condemned in advance any attempt at provocations at Sretenje

"We strongly condemn in advance any provocations and any attempt to cause incidents", the students announced on their Instagram profiles regarding the meeting that is being held on Sretenje

Marking the anniversary of the fall of the canopy

Novi Sad

13.February 2026. B. B.

"Last warning": Threats to students due to the announced protest

On February 16, students in Novi Sad organize a non-violent rally against Vučić's arrival at the Serbian National Theatre. That is why they receive threats over the phone

Student protests

12.February 2026. KS

"Let's meet again": What is the plan of the protest in Kragujevac

Student gatherings will be held in Kragujevac and Orašac on Sretenje. What is the protest plan?

Student protests

09.February 2026. B. B.

"Shifts instead of congratulations": Student protest in front of the Constitutional Court

Protest in support of those who seized a record amount of marijuana, and against "Mrdić's laws"

Student protests

06.February 2026. KS

Meeting at Sretenje: Where the meeting will be organized in Kragujevac

On Sretenje, February 15, students of the University of Kragujevac are organizing a new protest. Where will the meeting take place?

Demographics of protests

05.February 2026. Slobodan Bubnjević

A generation waiting for attention

Is there a war of generations in Serbia? According to known statistics on student support, two out of three pensioners support the regime, and among the working population aged 30 to 65, the opposite is true – two out of three support students. This is an unusually large imbalance that the regime exploits, and which, given that Serbia is an increasingly aging society, cannot be ignored.