serbian folklore & culture

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Details of Serbian folk costumes

Source ansambl_venac

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Vršac, Serbia 1901

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protests in serbia have been going on since november 2024. what started as a student movement has turned into a nationwide fight for reform and the rule of law. the government refuses to meet the demands, responding instead with police brutality and mass arrests. please spread the word.

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on june 28th, yet another mass student protest took place in belgrade, serbia, amassing more than 140,000 people. after the protest ended, shocking scenes of police violence by the gendarmerie unfolded. despite public outrage and street blockades across the country, arrests and police brutality has not stopped.

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scenes of police brutality in serbia. please share. for more context, check out masina.rs

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on june 28th, yet another mass student protest took place in belgrade, serbia. after the protest ended, shocking scenes of police violence by the gendarmerie unfolded. despite public outrage, arrests and police brutality have not stopped. there have been so many incidents that it's impossible to list them all here, so, for more information, visit masina.rs

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after the mass student protest in belgrade ended around 9 pm on june 28, the gendarmerie began using brutal force against the protesters, which was followed by arrests. please share this video.

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on march 15th, the largest protest in serbia’s history took place in belgrade, with some estimates ranging between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people on the streets.

serbian students have been protesting since november of last year, following the collapse of the novi sad train station canopy and the subsequent attacks on students who were paying respects to the victims. universities across serbia have been shut down for more than four months, yet the students' demands remain unmet.

students and their supporters are facing intense pressure and repression—masked thugs are attacking protesters, personal information is being leaked in pro-government media, and teachers who have been on strike for months have received a salary of just around 2000 dinars (about 17 euros). on the day of the march 15th protest, authorities allegedly used a sonic weapon against the crowd.

state-controlled media is ramping up its propaganda, openly targeting the rector of the university of belgrade and protesters alike—most recently, with a bizarre film that ends in a guillotine.

so much has happened that it’s impossible to cover everything in one post. for further info, i recommend checking out the following links:

blokade.org masina.rs the breaking point this post youtube videos: how corruption kills fdu chronicles: from camp to assembly the 12th minute chameleon in a million years student led blockade in serbia

video by yaroslav bulavin

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on march 15, the largest protest in serbia’s history took place in the capital, with some estimates ranging between 800,000 and 1,000,000 people on the streets. however, there were incidents of organized attacks on demonstrators—people were trampled, hit with stones and firecrackers, and tear gas was deployed. the most extreme action by the police was the use of a sound cannon (LRAD), which triggered a stampede. dozens of people were injured.

serbian students have been protesting since november of last year, following the collapse of the novi sad train station canopy. for more context, please read these posts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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"nobody's tired!", "we don’t know what fatigue is!", "pump it!!"

for days, students from across serbia have been marching to belgrade, determined to join the massive protest on march 15. neither rain, wind, nor the cold can stop them in their fight for justice.

serbian students have been protesting since november of last year, following the collapse of the novi sad train station canopy and the subsequent attacks on students who were paying respects to the victims. universities across serbia have been shut down for almost four months, yet the students' demands remain unmet, and the violence continues.

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snippets from the 2020 belgrade demonstrations

video by filip_tasic @ instagram

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we are currently witnessing one of the largest student-led movements in history. students in serbia have been protesting since november of last year, following the collapse of the novi sad train station canopy and the subsequent attacks on students who were paying respects to the victims. universities across serbia have been shut down for more than three months, yet the students' demands remain unmet, and the violence continues.

for more information please read this post

video

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Portrait of Prince Mihailo Obrenović of Serbia, Anastas Jovanović, 1848.

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a video from the student protest in novi sad last night shows the blockade of the liberty bridge. the blockade will continue until 3 pm today, when students and citizens will collectively decide whether to continue the blockade.

for more information about the situation in serbia regarding the student protests and their demands, please read this post and this post. you can find more information about the current political crisis in serbia here.

the song used in the video

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students from belgrade who walked to novi sad for two days arrived in the city last night. in novi sad, as well as in all the places they passed through, they were welcomed as liberators. thousands of locals prepared food and drinks for them, greeting them with applause and cheers. in novi sad, they were met by several thousand people who rolled out a red carpet and set off fireworks, and all the students were awarded medals. yesterday, news arrived that the serbian students had been nominated for the nobel peace prize. today, at three o'clock, three major bridges in novi sad will be blocked, with the liberty bridge set to remain blocked for 24 hours. after those 24 hours, students and citizens will decide whether to continue the blockade.

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photos of students from Novi Sad who marched over 70 km on foot to Belgrade, walking for 22 hours. taken on December 13th and 14th, 1996

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in november last year, a wave of what may be the largest student protests in the history of serbia began, with universities in serbia being blockaded by students for more than 2 months. it all started on november 1st in novi sad, when the canopy at the main train station collapsed, killing 15 people. just three weeks later, there was a violent attack against students at the faculty of dramatic arts. since then, the violence has not stopped. participants in the peaceful protests have been victims of brutal assaults, including being run over by cars, with some suffering serious head and jaw injuries. all of these attacks have been orchestrated by the ruling party.

on december 22 last year, over 100,000 people gathered in protest at slavija square. numerous mass protests, with thousands or even tens of thousands of participants, followed after slavija. on january 27, autokomanda—a road junction in belgrade—was blocked by tens of thousands of protesters for 24 hours.

yesterday, several hundred students set off on foot from belgrade to novi sad. they had to spend the night under the open sky because someone refused to let them use a sports hall.

the students are determined to keep fighting until the authorities fulfill all their demands, which are: the publication of the complete documentation related to the reconstruction of the railway station in novi sad, the publication of the findings of the investigation on those responsible for the attack against students of the faculty of dramatic arts and all later attacks, the immediate release of all citizens who had been detained during the non-violent protests, a withdrawal of all legally unfounded criminal and misdemeanor charges against citizens and a 20% increase in funds for state universities.

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the protest at autokomanda

the protest in front of RTS

the protest at slavija

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As someone who attended most of these protests and blockades I also wish to note that the vibe within this mass of people is so much different than what happened during previous mass protests in Serbia. You genuinely feel the connection of the students and people around you and its clear that they all want the same thing.

Our opposing gov party is absolutely useless and in some ways very similar to our current government, so its very refreshing to see the way the students have completely separated themselves from them or any other party. They repeatedly state this on their social media and interviews, despite still dealing with comments that they are funded by this and this party or this party is actually leading them. Go to any protest here and you will see they are leading themselves, funded only by donations from the citizens via food and blankets (as they are also sleeping in their universities often)

That is why its also amazing that every protest you see in these pictures were self organized by students, with them acting as the peacekeepers and “living walls” between the masses and streets or important buildings. This is because, most of the time a protest happened in the past in our country some random people with caps, hoodies and masks would show up to start smashing government buildings and fighting with police. Everyone is aware this is a tactic by our government to try to make the protestors look aggressive, but the students are smart. As an example you can see that in this picture after students in Novi Sad organized a protest, protecting the place they came to protest in front of as its owned by our government leading party:

It genuinely gives me hope for people my age in this country, to see that my generation is done with this bullshit and that they wont live by the fear and manipulation that is affecting the older generations here.

For the first time in years, I may actually wish to continue living here because of the hope these young people put in me and others.