The students in the blockade announced on their Instagram page that tomorrow's (Saturday, March 15) protest in Belgrade will begin at 16 p.m. in front of the Serbian Parliament, N1 television reports.
They also stated that the schedule of gatherings at locations throughout the city from where walks to the Serbian Parliament building will be organized will be announced soon.
They called on representatives of religious communities in Serbia to join them in the protest they are organizing on Saturday, that is, "to stand with the people and protect the youth."
"We call on you, like your predecessors at key moments in our history, to stand with the people and help the voice for truth and justice be heard loudly and with dignity," Students in Blockade said on their Instagram account.
They stated that they are aware that religion does not belong to any political party and that their struggle is also not partisan.
"That's why we are not calling on you to choose sides, but to do what your mission dictates, to stand with the people, to protect the youth, to help ensure that everything proceeds peacefully," the students stated.
They invited bishops and priests of the Serbian Orthodox Church, heads and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, the Islamic Community, the Jewish Community, Protestant churches and other religious communities in Serbia.
Students who have been blocking faculties for three and a half months have previously announced that a protest will be held on March 15th.
The students in the blockade, among other things, are seeking criminal and political responsibility for the deaths of 15 people in the collapse of a canopy at the Novi Sad Railway Station on November 1, 2024. They were supported by some educators who suspended classes, lawyers, and some farmers and cultural workers.
Mass protests and blockades have so far been held in Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Niš.
Meanwhile, a group calling itself "Students 2.0" has emerged, having been camped out in Pioneer Park since March 6. They call themselves "students who want to learn" and are demanding an end to the blockades.
They have so far been supported by veterans of the controversial Special Operations Unit (JSO), convicted war criminal Vladimir Lazarević, and former Gendarmerie commander Goran Radosavljević Guri, who has been linked to the murder of the Bytyqi brothers, for which the State Department has banned him from entering the United States of America (USA).
Students opposing the blockades were also supported by Pavle Bihali, leader of the extreme right-wing movement "Leviathan", and Miša Vacić from the ultra-right Serbian Right.
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