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Civil disobedience continues in Serbia, what is happening in Belgrade?

Politiko 2025-07-02 12:07:44

Civil disobedience continues in Serbia, what is happening in Belgrade?

Protests with roadblocks continued in Serbia on July 2. Protesters are demanding early elections, the release of arrested students, and the removal of the tent camp that officials of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) have set up between the Presidency and Parliament buildings in Belgrade.

Radio Free Europe journalists report that a group of people blocked traffic near the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade on Wednesday morning, but were later removed from the road by police. The Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that 72 people were detained at the protests on the night of July 1-2, and the identities of 976 participants were checked.

According to it, over the past 24 hours, 117 unannounced rallies have been held in Serbia and 87 traffic blockades have been set up – 68 of which in Belgrade. “Incidents were recorded in Zemun, Niš, Novi Sad and Valjevo, where several people were detained for violating public order and committing criminal offenses, while the police acted in accordance with the law,” the Serbian Interior Ministry said.

The academic organization "Students in the Blockade" called for civil disobedience after a June 28 rally in Belgrade. The students have been protesting since the accident in Novi Sad, where a concrete shelter at the railway station collapsed on November 1, killing 16 people.

Their demands include the publication of full documentation on the reconstruction of the Railway Station in Novi Sad, the identification and prosecution of those who attacked protesters during rallies across Serbia, the release of activists arrested in protests and the termination of criminal proceedings against them, as well as an increase in the budget for universities.

Since May, their demand has also been to call early elections so that the new government can work on fulfilling their previous demands. However, the protests now seem to have taken a nationalist turn. The students are not only demanding a more just state, but are also calling for the protection of Serbia's territorial integrity and military neutrality.

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