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Serbian students' message reaches the Parliament in Strasbourg

A conversation with one of the cyclists who rode 1500 kilometers

The cyclists who rode across half of Europe to deliver a message to the European Parliament in Strasbourg have returned home. Another spectacular welcome was organized for them in Novi Sad, after those that took place in major European cities. In this Labyrinth, we include Veljko from the Technical Faculty in Novi Sad to tell us about the message that was delivered to the MEPs and to share with us their experiences from the long journey. The next great feat of the Serbian students will be a run to Brussels.

Sound cannon at the biggest protest ever held in Belgrade

Reportage from the biggest protest Belgrade has ever seen

Due to the days of silence, we decided not to publish any other content, so today we are publishing the reportage from the big protest that took place in Belgrade on March 15th.

We welcomed the three walking groups of students who arrived the day before and followed the entire protest to the end. We talked to several Serbian actors about the current situation, as well as some of the students, bikers and citizens. A sound cannon was also used at the protest, and one of the injured students told his experience in the Labyrinth. Watch the full episode.

Oberhuber: I do not expect Germany to stop supporting sustainable development

Interview with the Director of GIZ for North Macedonia, David Oberhuber

For underdeveloped or less developed countries, financial support from the international community is extremely important. After the major changes that have occurred in the United States, which have affected the civil society sector, part of the media, as well as state institutions, the question arises whether other countries will follow the same example. Specifically, today we are discussing whether Germany will maintain its current policy of helping the underdeveloped. We are discussing this with the Director of the German International Cooperation Agency GIZ, David Oberhuber.

The Student Edict Brings All of Serbia to Niš

Report from the Great March 1st Rally – Part Two

The city of Niš has never been louder. Literally all the streets were filled with people who came from all over Serbia to support the students who are demanding justice for the terrible accident that took 15 lives. After a five-day walk, the students had the strength to stand on the streets of Niš for 18 hours. Citizens joined them because, as they say, the students' demands are the demands of the people. The atmosphere was very emotional, and hugs were a common sight in the streets. The students had a cultural program, sports and social activities, and in the main part they read the student edict, followed by a musical program. The city was full until midnight and then cleaned up by the students and citizens who voluntarily stayed to help them.

Watch the full report.

Reportage from the welcome of Serbian students in Aleksinac and Niš

Labyrinth follows the student protests in Serbia

Serbian students were welcomed in every city with tears in their eyes, loud applause and fireworks. After the big rally in Kragujevac, the students also organized a walk to Niš. They set off from several different cities and walked for five days to their final destination. As a sign of support, several citizens, a group of marathon runners, as well as a group of cyclists, joined them, and the locals organized a welcome with loud cheers and torches. Throughout their journey, the students had medical support provided by medical students, as well as by medical staff from institutions across Serbia who volunteered to treat their wounds. Watch the reportage from part of the students' journey, and tomorrow the second part will follow, namely the reportage from the big rally on March 1st.

Three Years of War – Will Ukraine Give Up Rare Earth Minerals to End the War?

Pressure is Growing for Negotiations

It's been exactly three years since the start of the war in Ukraine. After US President Donald Trump came to power, US support for Ukraine has completely changed and the pressure to start peace talks has increased. We talk to Olena Halushka from Kiev, co-founder of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory, about whether Ukrainians are ready to give up rare minerals and meet Trump's demands, as well as about public opinion in Ukraine about the pressure from the US.

Kurti faces two scenarios – Coalition with the opposition or with minorities

Labyrinth in Kosovo

Albin Kurti’s party, Self-Determination, received the most votes in Kosovo’s regular parliamentary elections. These are the first regular elections since Kosovo’s independence in 2008. The current prime minister will have to form a coalition if he wants to retain the prime minister’s office. Analysts we spoke say that Kurti has two options, either a coalition with the opposition or with minorities. Negotiations are just beginning. In the campaign, which passed peacefully, the focus of politicians was mainly on ethnic issues, while the focus of the people, however, is on real social problems such as the economy, emigration and corruption. We talk to journalist Vjosa Cerkini in Pristina about all these issues, as well as about Kosovo’s international relations under the leadership of Albin Kurti. In Mitrovica, we spoke with political analyst Nexhmedin Spahiu, and in North Mitrovica, we asked citizens what they think about these elections.

Will the judicial system and international law prevent Trump's controversial ideas?

Interview with Professor Ivan Dinev from the University of Cincinnati

The new US President, Donald Trump, continues to shock the world. The idea of moving the residents of Gaza to another country has met with great international discontent. The decision to close the USAID organization, which grants grants to many sectors around the world, has also caused discontent and protests. We talk about these topics, as well as Trump's trade policies, with Professor Ivan Dinev Ivanov, who teaches at the University of Cincinnati. The professor believes that the judicial system will prevent Trump from deporting students who protested the situation in Gaza.

Граѓаните на улица против корупција и неказнивост

Голем број граѓани се собраа на Партизанска, на местото кадешто беше прегазена младата Фросина да побараат правда. Протестот продолжи до Собранието и заврши пред судовите. Граѓаните со молк изразија сочувство и голем дел од нив рекоа дека ќе продолжат да протестираат додека правдата не биде задоволена. На протестот присуствуваше семејството на младата Фросина, како и семејствата на претходните жртви на дивеењето на Партизанска.

Српските студенти пишуваат историја – Нерегуларности при изборот на РЕМ, продолжува линчот врз новинари и активисти

FOCUS ON SERBIA

Serbian students are not giving up on blockades. After the 24-hour blockade of Belgrade’s Avtokomanda, Novi Sad will be blocked this weekend. Three months have passed since the terrible accident that took 15 lives and the same number of months since the student blockades that woke up all of Serbia.

In this episode of Labyrinth, we talk to Aleksandra Krstic, a professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, who was also a candidate for a member of REM, the regulatory body for the supervision of electronic media, but together with 6 other professors withdrew their candidacies due to numerous irregularities in the process.

We also talk to fellow journalist, Nikola Krstic, who is one of the journalists facing public lynching and labeling by pro-government tabloids.

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