Students of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad blocked the building of the institution on Wednesday after Professor Jelena Kleut was served with a dismissal order.
However, members of the Serbian Ministry of Interior used force to remove everyone from inside the building, foreign media report, as cited by Telegrafi.
According to Serbian media, the Emergency Police and the Gendarmerie, fully equipped for crowd control, set up a cordon in front of the faculty.
A journalist from N1 Serbia reported that excessive force was used to remove students from the Faculty of Philosophy building and that one student suffered a broken nose.
Police had reportedly warned the students earlier to leave the building.
“I believe that all students and professors were removed from the Faculty of Philosophy, and only the administration and police remained inside,” a student was quoted as saying.
As media recall, on January 17 students held a protest titled “What Does Victory Mean?” at Liberty Square in Novi Sad, aimed at preparing for early parliamentary elections and the upcoming election campaign.
Students announced that this protest marked the beginning of a new phase in the development of the broader student movement.
