Student blockades spread to over 30 university faculties across Serbia

Some of the students’ key demands include the release of complete documentation regarding the Novi Sad train station reconstruction project and justice for students of the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) who were attacked during a protest on November 22.

The protests were sparked by the November 1 tragedy at the recently renovated Novi Sad train station, where a concrete canopy collapsed at 11:52 am, killing 15 people and leaving two seriously injured.

The blockades began in late November after FDU students were attacked while holding a silent vigil outside their faculty building to honor the victims.

The movement has gained widespread support from professors, activists, political parties, and local citizens who have been providing food and water to the protesting students.

Students from the University of Nis Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics also joined the protests, describing their participation as a “lesson in integrity.”

There are more important exams than those in classrooms - exams of morality, declared students from Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy, vowing to continue their blockade.

On Monday, students across the country once again observed fifteen minutes of silence starting at 11:52 am, commemorating the fifteen lives lost in the Novi Sad disaster.