Serbian students on Monday evening blocked the entrance to the building of the public service radio and television of Serbia (RTS) in Belgrade and announced that this blockade would take 22 hours.
Al-Jazeera television, cited TASR, reported that the police were inside the RTS building around it. Students said they would allow everyone to leave the building, but the entry into it will not be possible until the “RTS is liberated”. The reason for the announcement of the RTS blockade was that the moderator of this television in the broadcast described students as a crowd.
Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dačič pointed out on Monday evening that the assembly in front of the RTS building was unannounced. He recalled that the role of the police is to maintain public order and intervene in case of disruption. He warned that in the case of RTS blockade, the police were ready to act. According to Danas, there was a struggle between cops and demonstrators.
In order to support their Belgrade colleagues, students of the Local Philosophical Faculty met in front of the Radio and Television of Vojvodina in Novi Sad.
Monday evening protests are part of the activities of students who have been blocking streets and universities for four months in all larger cities of Serbia. A wave of protests was caused by a tragedy in Novi Sad, where 1 November 2024, when the new building is collapsed above the entrance to the railway station, 15 people.
Several dozens of students arrived in Novi Sad on Monday and set out on a about 100-kilometer walk from Subotica. After resting students from Subotica will join their colleagues from Novi Sad and together they will go to the march to Belgrade, where March 15 will participate in a large anti -government protest.
Serbian students, who have also joined part of the Serbian public, demand that the government take responsibility for the tragedy in Novi Sad, respect the constitution and laws, eliminated corruption and strengthened independence from political interference.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučič described these student protests as a colorful revolution, accusing the opposition that he wanted to shut him down from power.
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