21.24
Highway blockade until after midnight
The large protest in Užice passes without any incidents. The authorities did not dare to send special police units to break up the demonstrations, despite Aleksandar Vučić's threats that the "state" would not allow the blocking of vital roads, not even in cities, let alone highways.
Photo: Tijana StanićUžice: Blockade continues / Photo: Tijana Stanić
The citizens of Užice demand that nine of their detained fellow citizens, "political prisoners", be released from prison. Among them are students, professors, lawyers.
The protest in Užice continues on Monday at eight o'clock in the morning in front of the court, where it will be decided whether the "terrorist blockaders" whose detention was extended for 30 days will be released to house arrest, or whether they will defend themselves from freedom.
21.40
Police photographed the vehicle that arrived in Užice
Despite Aleksandar Vučić's threats that the "state" will not allow the blocking of key roads, special police units did not even try to prevent the blocking of the highway to Montenegro in Užice, and that in the middle of the season.
viber_slika_2025-07-13_20-47-00-485Photo: Screenshot
The progressive government pulled its tail before the "Užice Uprising" and gave up the use of not only bare, but any force. During this cycle of protests, the notorious Gendarmerie was nowhere to be seen.
But that's why traffic officers took photos of license plates of vehicles that are not from Užice. They are preparing lists of those coming to the protests. Apparently, a new wave of misdemeanor charges is on the way.
Locals mostly moved their cars to alternative places to free up parking in the city.
20.51
Savo Manojlović: He will soon change places in prison
Photo: Tijana StanićPhoto: Tijana Stanić
Na protest in Užiceand the leader of the Start-Change movement, Savo Manojlović.
"I came to support the arrested citizens. Experience has so far shown us that whenever citizens stand up in solidarity, those who are detained are soon released," Manojlović told Vreme.
He adds that "he believes that those who are in prison are much freer than those who put them there."
"I also believe that they will soon switch places," says the leader of the Move-Change movement.
20.25
Support for Užići in Niš
A number of people from Nišli are protesting in support of the people of Užice.
The intersection on Sinđelic Square is blocked.
The atmosphere is calm. Traffic police regulate traffic.
20.11
Sports and music on lockdown
Armosphere on blockade is cheerful, it seems that the citizens got extra energy with the sunset. Volleyball is being played, music is playing from the speakers.
Wardens regularly warn the crowd not to jump on the Ložioničko Bridge for safety reasons, reports our reporter Tijana Stanić.
There is still no sign or word from the police.
The protest should last until one in the morning.
The continuation is on Monday at eight o'clock in the morning in front of the court in Užice, where a decision will be made on the release of nine arrested persons from prison.
19.32
TV Pink: Failed meeting in Užice, not even 2000 people gathered
TV Pink declared the big protest in Uzice a failure in the "Nacionalni dnevnik" in a report that didn't even last 17 seconds. The creation of a parallel world of regime media has become comical
Read the full text HERE
18.56
Toma from Užice: The police will not dare to intervene
Although the President of Serbia has announced that the state will not allow the blockade of key roads, the blockade of the main road to Montenegro is currently going on without the presence of the police.
"The agenda of today's protest was published and everything was known in advance. Assessment." police it is likely that they should not appear in order not to further irritate the crowd. I don't think the police will show up at all until the end of the protest, because everything is going on peacefully," Užičanin Toma comments for "Vreme".
He adds that there are "many people" at the protest.
"They know that reacting would cause an even more violent reaction in Užice, as well as in the rest of Serbia. If there are not two opposing sides, there can be no conflict," he points out.
18.48
SNS bot attack
If you search for the term "Uzice”, you will come across a series of photos and recordings from protest which is held in that city, but also to a series of announcements evidently directed against the demonstrations.
More in a separate text.
18.27
The blockade of the Jadranska magistrala has begun
The residents of Užice and all who joined them blocked the main road. They are "guarded" by bikers and war veterans.
Large columns of citizens are still arriving.
No sign or voice from the Gendarmerie. Vučić seems to have given up on sending special police units, since the regime got burned last week: after the brutal intervention of the police and the arrest of nine citizens in Užice, the protests only got stronger.
With today's protest, the citizens of Užice rendered meaningless all previous police interventions against the citizens and drastically reduced the authority of Aleksandar Vučić, who threatened that he would not allow the blocking of key roads.
The Jadranska magistrala is now blocked.
17.48
Rector Đokić: We are witnessing the overcoming of the personality cult
"Today we are witnessing the final overcoming of the cult of personality," said the rector of the University of Belgrade Vladan Djokic.
And the students, who started protests against lawlessness and corruption, enjoy the trust of their professors, parents, fellow citizens and citizens from all over Serbia.
viber_slika_2025-07-13_17-55-55-261Photo: Tijana Stanić
"As a citizen, I join your voice against violence, brutality, injustice and the collapse of institutions. Let's persevere together with the students in what they started," Djokic said.
And shouted: "Long live freedom-loving Uzice! Long live Serbia!"
17.41
What did Prelevic and Terzic say?
"We came here to be a part of free Serbia. Thank you all for coming in such numbers, thank you to the plainclothes policemen, please just write accurate reports," said lawyer Božo Prelevic.
Because it would not be appropriate for them to mislead our government, "our billionaires" who have already announced five times that they have won, and the people are defying them, so they are a little nervous.
"I'm not sure they can win much longer," Prelevic said.
And lawyer Vladimir Terzić said that the nine arrested citizens did not commit any criminal offense and that they should be released from custody immediately.
"Užice is a city that never knew how to keep quiet, that paid dearly for freedom. Among those arrested, there are lawyers, there are professors and others who were arrested without endangering anyone. They did not commit any criminal offense, but were detained because they stood tall and said what this government does not want to hear, and that is enough," said Terzić.
17.23
Traffic diversion from Prijepolje to Užice
The public enterprise Putevi Srbije announced that on Sunday (June 13) traffic on the route Prijepolje - Uzice will be redirected.
As stated in the announcement of JP Putevi Srbije, heavy motor vehicles and buses are diverted to state road II A order number 194, on the section Kokin Brod - Jasenovo - Prilike and then state road IB order number 21, Prilike - Arilje - Požega.
An alternative route for passenger motor vehicles is Bela Zemlja – Ljubanje – Užice and Uzice – Ljubanje – Bela Zemlja.
16.50
Sixteen minutes of silence
Gathered in I will enjoy it they pay their respects to the victims in the fall of the railway station canopy in Novi Sad with a sixteen-minute silence.
16.45
The bikers are coming.
A large number of bikers arrive in Užice from the direction of Belgrade.
People from all over come to Užice. War veterans are here. The city center is already full of potholes.
At 18.30:XNUMX p.m., a power outage was announced, which the residents of Užice interpreted as another poor attempt by the authorities to disrupt their rebellion. "They won't make it," they say.
A highway blockade was also announced.
It is not known whether the government will again send the Gendarmerie, the Police Brigade or the Intervention Unit to the citizens.
"They didn't care," can be heard on the streets. Uzice has stopped and there is no turning back.
15.47
Columns of vehicles towards Užice
15.16
Preparations for the protest
Preparations for the big protest that will take place in Užice today began with the installation of stands, a stage and the equipping of points, writes FoNet.
The temperature has exceeded 30 degrees, so we are taking care of the food, which, as stated, will be enough, but for safety reasons, some foods will be missing.
Water and other non-alcoholic drinks, as well as coffee, will be available to everyone, according to Nova reporter.
The housewives of Užice were engaged to serve the guests, so food from the local cuisine was brought to the stands, and cauldrons were also served.
14.57
Car carrier Jaćimović drives to Užice
Truck driver Milomir Jaćimović, who became a symbol of civic solidarity after transporting students to protests throughout Serbia for free, today provided transport for the citizens of Novi Sad to the protest in Užice.
14.31
The center of Užice today without electricity
In the part of Užice around the city center, there will be a temporary power outage today from 8.30:18.30 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m., as a result of planned works on the reconstruction of the power distribution network, the local Oglasna tabla portal announced.
The Association of Citizens of Užička Action expressed doubt that the power cut was an attempt to obstruct the protest.
"First they announced that the power cut would last until 14 p.m. Then, overnight, they extended it until 18.30:16 p.m., just to 'cover' the protest scheduled for XNUMX p.m.," Užice Action stated.
"Works on the network can be planned, they can be moved. They didn't even bother here. Just on Sunday, just when the gathering was announced because of the arrests, injustice and arrogance of the authorities, they cut off the electricity in the city center," added this citizens' association, whose president Radovan Novaković is among the arrested residents of Užice.
14.15
Police found wooden poles
Today, around 10.30:XNUMX a.m., the police found a pile of wooden poles in the pedestrian passage under the railway station in Užice, the Ministry announced.
As stated in the announcement, police officers, acting on the report, found and confiscated a total of nine poles on the spot, and the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Uzice was informed of the incident.
They add that the police are continuing their work in the field in order to discover, as they say, the possible presence of other objects.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs appealed to citizens to refrain from any illegal actions and violent behavior, and not to block roads, especially in a way that could endanger their safety and the safety of other road users.
13.48
Protest plan and some advice
The beginning of the protest in Užice is scheduled for 16 pm.
"After the biker parade, he will start speaking around 17:9 p.m., and after that we will go for a walk, and then to the highway blockade. The protest will last nine hours for the XNUMX arrested. Once again, I call on everyone to welcome all people tomorrow in a dignified manner and in peace, and for everything to pass peacefully," announced one of the organizers of the protest at the meeting on Saturday.
The organizers also published a protest map with useful locations, parking locations in the city, as well as alternative routes to Zlatibor.
Read more about it in a separate news item.
