Balgarianovinite.com Protests were held in several Serbian cities on Wednesday evening following a violent police operation at a university in the northern city of Novi Sad, according to posts on social media. Earlier in the day, the building of the University of Novi Sad’s Faculty of Philosophy was blocked by students in protest against the dismissal of Prof. Jelena Kleut. The students said they “would not move from their positions” until Kleut was reinstated. At around 4 p.m. CEST, police, called in by the dean of the faculty, arrived and forcibly removed the students and lecturers.
The students announced that their protest would continue, as they believe Prof. Kleut lost her job because of her active support for the anti-government protests that have been ongoing for more than a year.
Over the past year, mass anti-government protests led by students have been held across Serbia, triggered by an incident in Novi Sad on November 1, 2024, when the concrete canopy of a recently renovated railway station collapsed, killing 16 people and seriously injuring one. Following the Novi Sad tragedy, protests by citizens and political activists began, while students blocked more than 60 faculties across the country. The protests, which have been ongoing for more than a year and are led by students, have turned into mass demonstrations centred on anti-corruption demands, calling for those responsible to face both political and judicial accountability.
In a show of solidarity with the blockade in Novi Sad in defence of Prof. Kleut, late on January 21 citizens gathered in front of the parliament building in the capital Belgrade.
“This is unacceptable, we no longer know what to do. We came because this is an institution that must be put under pressure constantly and without pause,” protester Danilo Gordanovic told regional television channel N1.
Meanwhile, police formed a cordon around the fence of the nearby Pioneer Park, where a camp of supporters of [President] Aleksandar Vucic is located, in order to prevent possible clashes.
In Nis, Kragujevac, Valjevo and other cities, citizens also gathered to express their support for the students and Kleut from Novi Sad, heading towards police stations.
The protests passed peacefully and without incidents. Protests Held in Several Serbian Cities on Wednesday after Police Operation in University of Novi Sad 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-22 07:34:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law