The sound of freedom

I feel sorry for the people in Serbia who keep looking to the student movement to provide them with a political solution, or act disappointed when the student movement refuses to do so.

Everything for the teachers

At this moment, I do not see a stronger show of solidarity or a more effective anti-regime move than raising money for workers in schools across Serbia. Many have already lined up to donate.

Brown, black or blue shirts

Citizens who protested in front of the Belgrade Assembly were attacked and beaten – with chains, cables, clubs, umbrellas – by members of a private company hired to safeguard the Assembly building.

American rapprochement with Russia

The shifting stance toward Russia is not just about diplomatic maneuvering but a response to the crisis of capitalism, where the current model of accumulation in the U.S. faces structural challenges.

A meeting in the future

The student march to Kragujevac from Novi Pazar reminded me of the conversation between a young man named Fikret and Zoran Đinđić in May 2002. Fikret asked Đinđić about inter-ethnic relations.

Beyond protest

LINKS – Serbian protests exhibit characteristics of spontaneity, with substantive but limited mass participation and no clear leadership capable of linking the demands to a broader class struggle.

Velvet in Serbia

I live in Prague, but I follow student protests daily. I am convinced that students from Belgrade have given birth to another European non-violent revolution and that we will soon learn its name.

Depth Three

DwP – Reception of the works of Ognjen Glavonić, one of the most important filmmakers of the younger generation in Serbia, illustrate some of the mechanisms used to bunker undesirable films.

The Mystery of Serbian GDP

In the current politically and emotionally charged situation in Serbia, even seemingly technical issues, such as Gross Domestic Product, have become subjects of heated political debates.

The middle finger

What is truly obscene in this bizzare symbol and has shocked even the most cynical observers of local political events, is the fact that the middle finger is coming from a bloody hand.

The shining meridian

How did 100,000 people fall silent on Slavija square, one of the country’s noisiest places, without a leader’s repression, a sound system, or a party hierarchy to enforce order?

Serbia, the digital prison

Amnesty International states that Serbian authorities widely use advanced technologies to spy on citizens. In addition to abusing authority, they have also misused EU accession donations.

Western money

Populist story about organizations and individuals receiving money from abroad is going around for the umpteenth time. Uknown by whom or how, but “known” for which activities: to destroy Serbia.

Manipulation

Without any evidence, teachers and the opposition are accused of manipulating children, while students are denied of ability to have and express opinions about the tragedy and responsibility for it.

And now release the children

For the first time, we saw the regime arresting its own. Even if it was just for show, everyone saw it. Weakness, Vučić’s demonstration of impotence – that’s what we saw.

Succession

The key to victory in this election was forged by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg in the fires of Silicon Valley. It began with mass production of a new kind of voter on social media.

80th anniversary

DwP – Each year on the day of the liberation of Belgrade from fascism, especially when it’s a round anniversary, there is a sense of anxiety about how it will be officially commemorated.

Days of guilt

Fourteen dead in one day, including a child. Institutions are surprised, expressing condolences. They avoid responsibility, talk about the “tragedy”. Candles are lit. No one is offering resignations.

The first metro line

No one did it before us, they didn’t know how, but we do. That’s what Vučić said sometime in early 2014 and promised the first metro lines would be ready by the end of 2016.

I would never do that

Gisele Pelicot decided to go one step further and requested the court to make the videos of her abuse available to the public. She reasoned that the shame must be returned to the abusers.