Student protests

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.

Student protests

27.January 2026. KS

Svetosava student protest: Education is not for sale, we meet at Sretenje in Šumadija

Students organized another protest in Belgrade on Savindan. In the speeches, it was emphasized that knowledge is not for sale. A new gathering is scheduled for the Meeting in Šumadija

Student protests

26.January 2026. IN THE

Belgrade students announced a boycott of classes in support of their Novi Sad colleagues

On Tuesday, January 27, students announced a boycott of classes to draw attention to the violation of academic autonomy and freedom of thought. The gathering was announced at the intersection in front of the faculty at 11:52 a.m. and in the evening in front of the Rectorate

Banner at the Autokomanda blockade on January 27, 2025.

Student rebellion

26.January 2026. Katarina Stevanović

Savindan protests: From Kolarčeva via Autokomanda to the Rectorate

How January 27, from the student protests in 1997 to the blockade of Autokomanda in 2025 and the announcement of a rally in front of the Rectorate in 2026, became a date of resistance and civic solidarity

Gatherings in Belgrade

24.January 2026. KS

SNS loyalists also gathered in Ćaciland because of the "Together with Students" rally

On Nikola Pašić Square in Belgrade on Saturday (January 24), students in the blockade organized a meeting where it was possible for all those who did not make it at the end of December to sign their initiative to call for early elections. At the same time, there was a gathering of SNS loyalists in Pionirski Park

Student protests

23.January 2026. IN THE

Boycott of classes and demands for resignations: Continuation of protests in Novi Sad

After the violent expulsion of students from the Faculty of Philosophy, students and employees of the University of Novi Sad announced the continuation of the protest

University autonomy

22.January 2026. KS

Reactions to the police raid on the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad: "Dictator's crackdown"

Police and Gendarmerie forcefully evicted students and professors from the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad who blocked the building due to the dismissal of Jelena Kleut. The authorities claim that the intervention was legal. The opposition and the academic community warn of the beginning of open repression. Warnings also come from the European Union

Police brutality

21.January 2026. KS

Support for students from Novi Sad: Protests in Belgrade, Niš and Kragujevac

On the occasion of police brutality and the blockade of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad, in Belgrade, Kragujevac and Niš, support rallies were held

Blockade of the Faculty of Philosophy

21.January 2026. KS

How the police beat students in Novi Sad

At the invitation of the dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, the police came to the building and dispersed the crowd that blocked the Novi Sad higher education institution, using force.

The protest of the students of the University of Novi Sad during the blockade held on January 17, 2026.

Comment

18.January 2026. Nemanja Rujevic

Students and Robin Hood: The final battle has begun

By announcing the first points of the program - to return stolen money to the people - the students chose popular topics to start the final preparation for the elections. She will be mostly quiet and away from the public eye, but she is the most important

Early Elections

17.January 2026. Sanja Kljajić / DW

When are the elections coming: Vučić makes it harder, students are getting ready

While Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is moving the dates of the early elections, the student movement and the opposition are using the time to strengthen logistics and field work. The question is no longer whether there will be elections, but who benefits from the delay

Attack on the university

16.January 2026. KS

The case of Jelena Kleut: Punishing the disobedient

The case of Professor Jelena Kleut confirmed the unwritten rule - when you raise your voice and criticize the state, you will be fired. What happened to her and is this another demonstration exercise for other disobedients?

Novi Sad

16.January 2026. IN THE

"A new stage": Details of the student protest on January 17

Students announce a protest in Novi Sad as an introduction to a new phase of action. Their goal is to present concrete solutions to the public and continue to put pressure on the government to fulfill their demands

Students in the blockade

13.January 2026. KS

Offer for changes: Will the students in Novi Sad present an elective program?

According to "Danas", the student movement should present the essence of its election program on January 17 in Novi Sad. The students, however, have not officially confirmed it so far. What is known so far?

Student protests

12.January 2026. B. B.

New details of the student protest scheduled for January 17

According to the students' announcements, the protest scheduled for January 17 in Novi Sad should pave the way for their further actions

Citizens around the box for student signatures in Terazije

On the spot

28.December 2025. KS

Sign for students: "This will show how many of us there are"

Citizens of all generations lined up in front of the stands in Belgrade, believing that the students had reopened the space of freedom

Student protests

26.December 2025. IN THE

Student Bogdan Jovicic released from house arrest, four and a half months after his arrest

Student Bogdan Jovičić, arrested on August 14 after student and citizen protests in Novi Sad, was released from house arrest

From the new issue of "Vreme"

24.December 2025. NS / KS

Dragan Markovina: Thanks to the students, Vučić is politically dead

Historian Dragan Markovina in the new issue of "Vremena" talks about the rebellion in Serbia and what the students succeeded in, and what they regret

Protests

02.December 2025. KS

Students in blockade: See you on December 28 all over Serbia

Students in the blockade have announced protests throughout Serbia for December 28

Interview: Jelena Kleut

26.November 2025. Jelena Jorgacevic

I would do it all again.

"There is also that expectation - you did the best you could, in accordance with the rules and previous practice. You believe that it protects you, but in fact it does not. I know that even today there are colleagues who think: 'She asked for it herself, why did she have to say so much; as long as I'm here, tucked away and not making a lot of noise, something like that can't happen to me.'... Their goal is definitely revenge, to begin with. Then they want to show that they can. And then let that be a message for all others who raise their voices on different sides will depend on the response of the academic community to what extent we will agree to it, whether and how much strength we will have to say: 'This is not the case of just one female professor, it is about a principle'"

New issue of Vremena

12.November 2025. not a word

Gojko Božović: "I don't care who is on the student list"

In the new issue of Vremena, we spoke with the publisher, literary critic and poet Gojko Božović about the student movement, the student list and why it should not be published.

Comment

10.November 2025. Jovana Gligorijevic

It doesn't matter who is on the student list

Who among us has ever looked at all 250 names of parliamentary candidates on the list for which they want to vote? Although it is not stated anywhere, it is clear that the student list will be a buffet. If it matters to anyone, they have my vote, even if I don't like 249 names

Protest in Novi Sad

10.November 2025. IN THE

"I have no choice, I'm a dead man": Milomir Jaćimović started a hunger strike

At exactly 10 o'clock, truck driver Milomir Jaćimović started a hunger strike in front of Banovina in Novi Sad. He is asking the government to return his buses, cancel the senseless fines and stop harassing him for transporting students to protests

Welcoming the students who walked to Novi Sad

Study at UNIRSM

02.November 2025. B. B.

"Students are the strength and future of this country - and they must be listened to"

Acting dean of FDU Dragutin Ćirković wonders if, perhaps, someone wants to "change" existing students and replace them with someone else

The official part of the program commemorating the anniversary of the death of people under the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad will begin and end with 16 minutes of silence.

Commemorative rally

01.November 2025. B. B.

Program of the commemorative meeting in Novi Sad

The official part of the program commemorating the anniversary of the death of people under the canopy of the Railway Station in Novi Sad will begin and end with 16 minutes of silence.

Novi Sad

01.November 2025. B. B.

How to get to Novi Sad today?

In order to prevent citizens from coming to the commemorative meeting in Novi Sad, the regime did everything to prevent them from doing so. Since the trains are not running, citizens are left with road traffic

Students in the dark with flags on foot on the way to Novi Sad

Comment

01.November 2025. Andrei Ivanji

Student epic

The heroes of the story about the liberation of Serbia from the barbarians have been students for a year now. They saw through the Serbian lord of the flies, they stood in the way of the former city destroyers on the way to destroying civilizational values