German TV ARD for protest in Serbia: The demonstration is becoming dangerous, how long will the EU keep quiet?

What started as a protest against corruption in Serbia has since turned into a widespread civil uprising throughout the country.

Protests against Serbian President Aleksandar Vuciq are growing, and it is becoming increasingly authoritarian. In a country that is a candidate for EU membership, turnout in the protests is becoming dangerous.

Several weeks ago, security forces beat numerous demonstrators, but demonstrations have continued for several months.

And last night, one of many protests took place, this time in Novi Sad, a city in the north of the country right where the collapse of the roof of the main train station with numerous human casualties caused a wave of protests that continues today, reports the German ARD.

Slavica Filipovic is not giving up. She was in protest last night, as she has done many times before in recent months.

Besides, I'm furious about using excessive force against students and other citizens in the previous”, Filipovic says.

It continues with protests even though it has experienced the consequences of protests.

A few hours earlier, at Slavica's house. Along with her husband, a lawyer, she revised the documentation and dismissal decision.

She taught for 24 years at a high school in a town near Novi Sad. Along with several colleagues, she went on strike as a form of support for student protests. In July, she submitted to the dismissal decision.

I asked the principal, are we really getting fired? She said yes. My first reaction was laughter, not because I was tempted to laugh, but because I thought they were overreacting, that what they were doing was crazy”, Slavica said.

For Slavica, this is a clear indication of how the Vuciki system deals with critical voices.

Journalists regularly report from demonstrations. Recently, they have needed more and more protective equipment.

Television director Igor Bozic speaks of open hostility toward them.

Our “Gasers are constantly exposed to threats, and there have been even physical attacks”, says Bozic, director of the N1 programme.

N1 reports critically and independently, which is a rare thing in Serbia.

Clearly, the Serbian state is trying to intervene in the affairs of this group, as shown by a recorded conversation between the two competing directors.

Translation of part of the conversation between Stan Miller and Vladimir Lucic: “The president urged Nikos to find a quick way to get Aleksandra Subotin” away.

“Of course, it's an unpleasant situation, but we're all determined to fight for our right to independent journalist”, Bozic stressed.

Serbian President Vuciq, in an interview with a pro-government media, denies any involvement in the case.

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Vuciqi's Serbia is on its way to the EU and has so far refrained from criticism of the increasingly authoritarian president. The question is, how long will this last?

Michael Gahler is the foreign policy spokesman for the populist bloc in the European Parliament, so he belongs to the same party as European Commission President Von der Leyen.

It requires more public criticism and financial consequences regarding Serbia.

“In my opinion, we should present a kind of conditioning, especially when it comes to paying large sums to Serbia. This applies especially to areas such as media freedom and the fight against corruption. If there is no progress, there will be no payment”, Michael Gahler says. /Telegraph/./Periscopi/