The blockade of the preliminary court in Novi Sad has entered its third day and with it, the number of police continues to grow.
The blockade of the preliminary court in Novi Sad has entered its third day and with it, the number of police continues to grow.
Members of Parliament on both the national and local level, along with city councilors, are blockading various government buildings in Novi Sad. They are calling for accountability in the wake of the collapse of the railway station awning in Novi Sad that killed 15 people and critically injured two more. They are also demanding the release of those detained at protests calling for such accountability, some of whom are being called political prisoners by civil society organizations.
Members of Parliament on both the national and local level, along with city councilors, are blockading various government buildings in Novi Sad. They are calling for accountability in the wake of the collapse of the railway station awning in Novi Sad that killed 15 people and critically injured two more. They are also demanding the release of those detained at protests calling for such accountability, some of whom are being called political prisoners by civil society organizations.
Seven days have passed since activist Ivan Bjelić was detained after the protest in Novi Sad, after which he was ordered to be detained for 30 days. Lawyers say he is a political prisoner.
Seven days have passed since activist Ivan Bjelić was detained after the protest in Novi Sad, after which he was ordered to be detained for 30 days. Lawyers say he is a political prisoner.
Roughly 10,000 people gathered in Belgrade on Monday evening under the slogan "Corruption kills", protesting the circumstances leading to the fall of the awning of the main Railway Station in Novi Sad, which killed 14 people. Despite the strong messages and critique of the state authorities, the rally was dissolved after an hour and a half without any concrete developments.
Roughly 10,000 people gathered in Belgrade on Monday evening under the slogan “Corruption kills”, protesting the circumstances leading to the fall of the awning of the main Railway Station in Novi Sad, which killed 14 people. Despite the strong messages and critique of the state authorities, the rally was dissolved after an hour and a half without any concrete developments.
The SviĆe movement stated that the police detained a large number of persons, who, according to witnesses' testimonies, didn't participate in the violence during the protests in Novi Sad.
The SviĆe movement stated that the police detained a large number of persons, who, according to witnesses’ testimonies, didn’t participate in the violence during the protests in Novi Sad.
On Friday, November 1, part of the railway station in Novi Sad collapsed, killing at least fourteen people and injuring many others.
On Friday, November 1, part of the railway station in Novi Sad collapsed, killing at least fourteen people and injuring many others.
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the 1967 occupied Palestinian territories (Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem), says that Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is metastasizing.
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the 1967 occupied Palestinian territories (Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem), says that Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza is metastasizing.
Activists and legal associations pointed out that the proposed Amendments to the Criminal code would effectively criminalise all citizens' insubordinate online activities and decriminalise police brutality.
Activists and legal associations pointed out that the proposed Amendments to the Criminal code would effectively criminalise all citizens’ insubordinate online activities and decriminalise police brutality.
"We see with this Rio Tinto story that the fight for raw materials gets bloodier", states the art director of the Vienna Festival for Mašina.
“We see with this Rio Tinto story that the fight for raw materials gets bloodier”, states the art director of the Vienna Festival for Mašina.
The party of the European Left expressed solidarity with the people of Serbia in the fight against the opening of a lithium mine in the Jadar valley. "It is imperative that we resist this destructive project," stated the European Left.
The party of the European Left expressed solidarity with the people of Serbia in the fight against the opening of a lithium mine in the Jadar valley. “It is imperative that we resist this destructive project,” stated the European Left.
In 1944, the Partisans and people of Belgrade prevented the German occupation from demolishing the bridge and hampering the city’s resilience. Today, people are again fighting to prevent similar maneuvers by those in power.
In 1944, the Partisans and people of Belgrade prevented the German occupation from demolishing the bridge and hampering the city’s resilience. Today, people are again fighting to prevent similar maneuvers by those in power.
A protest against lithium mining in Serbia and the development of the Rio Tinto company Jadar project will be held in Berlin today at 5 p.m. local time. In the proclamation that will be read at the protest, the organizers convey clear messages to the authorities in Germany and their partners in Serbia.
A protest against lithium mining in Serbia and the development of the Rio Tinto company Jadar project will be held in Berlin today at 5 p.m. local time. In the proclamation that will be read at the protest, the organizers convey clear messages to the authorities in Germany and their partners in Serbia.
A protest against lithium mining in Serbia has been scheduled for tomorrow, October 15 in Berlin. Organizers of the protest include individuals from former Yugoslavia as well as environmental activists from other parts of the world. The organizers are calling attention to the German government’s inconsistency on environmental issues wherein it prioritizes environmental protection at home but promotes destructive lithium exploitation abroad.
A protest against lithium mining in Serbia has been scheduled for tomorrow, October 15 in Berlin. Organizers of the protest include individuals from former Yugoslavia as well as environmental activists from other parts of the world. The organizers are calling attention to the German government’s inconsistency on environmental issues wherein it prioritizes environmental protection at home but promotes destructive lithium exploitation abroad.
The proposed law on amendments and supplements to the Criminal Code, available on the Ministry of Justice's website, proposes a punishment of up to three years imprisonment for “publishing material that encourages committing a criminal offense,” or even for “knowingly accessing” such material.
The proposed law on amendments and supplements to the Criminal Code, available on the Ministry of Justice’s website, proposes a punishment of up to three years imprisonment for “publishing material that encourages committing a criminal offense,” or even for “knowingly accessing” such material.
The Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade voted against the proposal for cooperation with Israel's Ben Gurion University within a master's degree program.
The Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade voted against the proposal for cooperation with Israel’s Ben Gurion University within a master’s degree program.
In the recent attack on the freedom of media, the former Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, called for Americans who spread “Russian propaganda” to be indicted both on civil and criminal grounds.
In the recent attack on the freedom of media, the former Presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, called for Americans who spread “Russian propaganda” to be indicted both on civil and criminal grounds.
“We aim to balance a Utopian vision of a radically different system with realistic steps to improve life”, state the LINKS candidates at the upcoming Austrian parliamentary elections.
“We aim to balance a Utopian vision of a radically different system with realistic steps to improve life”, state the LINKS candidates at the upcoming Austrian parliamentary elections.
The activists put up the same banner in both Belgrade and Tirana, reading: “The people of Serbia and Albanian say no to genocide. Free Palestine.”
The activists put up the same banner in both Belgrade and Tirana, reading: “The people of Serbia and Albanian say no to genocide. Free Palestine.”
The fact that Germany and EU are making “sacrifice zones” in the EU neighbouring countries is being exposed as a scandal by the climate movement in Germany, but isn’t discussed in the Bundestag, says Hauke Benner, a long-time environmental activist from Berlin.
The fact that Germany and EU are making “sacrifice zones” in the EU neighbouring countries is being exposed as a scandal by the climate movement in Germany, but isn’t discussed in the Bundestag, says Hauke Benner, a long-time environmental activist from Berlin.
Unpaid wages and a shortage of resources are the main reasons for the protest by the workers of the pharmacy chain “Apoteka Beograd.” The protest is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at 10 AM in front of the City’s administrative building.
Unpaid wages and a shortage of resources are the main reasons for the protest by the workers of the pharmacy chain “Apoteka Beograd.” The protest is scheduled for Friday, September 6, at 10 AM in front of the City’s administrative building.
While in neighboring countries elementary school students, and in some cases high school students, are provided with free textbooks, in most of Serbia one can only dream of that.
While in neighboring countries elementary school students, and in some cases high school students, are provided with free textbooks, in most of Serbia one can only dream of that.
