There is no calm in Serbia as anti-government protests persist against the regime of President Aleksandar Vucic. What began months ago has now escalated, with students leading demonstrations and police responding with force, including arrests and reported injuries.
Today, the situation worsened further as students were detained during road blockades, with eyewitness accounts of police violence. Among those arrested was student and photojournalist Aleksa Stanković, who claimed police tried to confiscate his recordings a request he refused. Following the incident, students from the Faculty of Philosophy organized a protest.
“The fear was momentary, but the support I received is unforgettable. Violence passes, but solidarity remains. I’m a history student and now we’re writing a new chapter of history together,” Stanković stated.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has denied allegations of repression, while President Vučić dismissed the protests as a “color revolution” funded by the West. Meanwhile, the opposition warns that Serbia is effectively in an undeclared state of emergency, with brutal crackdowns on peaceful demonstrators. Dozens of protestors have been arrested in recent days.
“We haven’t seen this kind of repression in decades,” said another student from the Faculty of Philosophy. “People are being dragged into unmarked cars without warrants or explanations. We must all stand united against an oppressive system — a regime built on the pillars of violence.”
The protests have adopted the strategy of civil disobedience, with citizens blocking roads using containers, makeshift barriers, or by repeatedly crossing at pedestrian lines. Demonstrators insist they will not stop fighting for a free and democratic society.
