Published: June 20, 2026 at 08:10 AM
Updated: June 20, 2026 at 08:05 PM
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Novi Sad student protest ends at the turbo roundabout
The student gathering at Novi Sad's turbo roundabout ended a few minutes after 19:00 with the message "Good night Novi Sad, good morning Serbia." 021 and Danas report that speeches focused on journalists' position, police abuse and police reform, the voter roll, and election conditions; N1 had earlier reported the stage, closed approaches, and student first-aid teams on duty because of the heat.
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021
Coverage: Novi Sad / City services, Transport, Urbanism, Environment, Civic initiatives
Student protest starts today at the turbo roundabout: what is planned
(Studentski protest danas startuje na turbo kružnom toku: Pogledajte šta je sve u planu)
021 reports that the gathering called by students blockading Novi Sad faculties is being held today, June 20, in Novi Sad. Citizens are invited to the turbo roundabout, at Fruskogorska and Bulevar cara Lazara; from 14:30, stands by citizens' assemblies and the Student in Every Village working unit will be set up there. According to 021, after an earlier announced 17:30 start for the main program, a protest walk is now also planned and speeches are expected from 18:00; a student said the gathering would end before dark. Law student Kosta Golubovic told 021 that speakers will address issues currently weighing most heavily on society and ways citizens can become more actively involved in social and political processes during the summer.
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Coverage: Novi Sad / City services, Transport, Urbanism, Environment, Civic initiatives
What was said at the Novi Sad student gathering: from elections to the police
(Šta je poručeno na studentskom skupu u Novom Sadu: Od izbora do policije)
021 reports that the gathering at the turbo roundabout ended a few minutes after 19:00, with main messages tied to journalists' position in Serbia, police abuse and reform, the voter roll, and election conditions. Speakers included students Olga and Teodora Vuksa, Faculty of Philosophy professor Smiljana Milinkov, lawyer Sinisa Carevic, and PMF professor Sanja Belic. Belic said Serbia has 5.1 million adult citizens and 6.5 million voters on the roll, spoke about phantom voters, and called for student training for polling-board members. Near the end Olga spoke again, saying a long hot summer of organizing and struggle lies ahead, followed by the message "Good night Novi Sad, good morning Serbia."
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"Serbia needs us": student and citizen gathering today in Novi Sad
(“Srbiji smo potrebni mi”: Danas studentsko i građansko okupljanje u Novom Sadu)
Danas reports that the gathering is organized by students blockading the University of Novi Sad at the turbo roundabout, at Fruskogorska and Bulevar cara Lazara; it is scheduled to start at 14:30, and students invited citizens from across Serbia. According to the students, more than 40 stands by citizens' assemblies and organizations that have supported students in recent months will be set up in Limanski Park and on campus. Olga Pantic told Danas the central program starts at 17:30 at the turbo roundabout, with themes including corruption, the police, media freedom, electoral conditions, a summer door-to-door campaign, student actions, and Student in Every Village.
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"Good night Novi Sad, good morning Serbia": student protest at the turbo roundabout ends
(„Laku noć Novi Sade, dobro jutro Srbijo“: Završen studentski protest na turbo kružnom toku (FOTO, VIDEO))
Danas writes that the protest ended with the message "Good night Novi Sad, good morning Serbia," after speeches about future reforms, the state of the police and judiciary, and the case of the alleged plan to simulate use of a sound cannon. The outlet reports speeches by Teodora Vuksa, Smiljana Milinkov, Sinisa Carevic, and Sanja Belic, and notes the presence of Dejan Bodiroga and University of Belgrade rector Vladan Djokic. The article says Aleksandar Vucic, appearing on Informer, Prva, and Pink, estimated the crowd at 17:30 at 3,363 people, while flags of citizens' assemblies from Subotica, Kragujevac, Cukarica, and Konjarnik were visible.
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N1: "They will try to divide us, but when we gather we show they failed"
((BLOG) "Pokušaće da nas podele, ali kad se okupimo pokažemo da im nije uspelo": Održan protest u Novom Sadu)
N1 ran a liveblog of the June 20 protest in Novi Sad: citizens walked from the university campus and Limanski Park to the turbo roundabout at Fruskogorska and Bulevar cara Lazara, where the main program was held. The article says the protest was called not only by students blocking the University of Novi Sad, but also by high-school students and citizens' assemblies, with participants arriving from across the country. N1/Razglas carried heat warnings and information on student first-aid teams; in the evening the liveblog noted Sanja Belic's speech on voter rolls, people dispersing after speeches, Aleksandar Vucic's estimate of 3,300 participants at 17:30, and messages about media, police, institutions, and accountability.
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