{"id":187401,"date":"2025-09-14T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=187401"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:22:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:22:12","slug":"parallel-rallies-throughout-serbia-anti-blockers-and-students-on-the-brink-of-conflict-the-mup-also-issued-a-statement-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/parallel-rallies-throughout-serbia-anti-blockers-and-students-on-the-brink-of-conflict-the-mup-also-issued-a-statement-video\/","title":{"rendered":"PARALLEL RALLIES THROUGHOUT SERBIA: &#8220;Anti-blockers&#8221; and students on the brink of conflict, the MUP also issued a statement! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In several cities across Serbia, &#8220;parallel&#8221; rallies were held, where on one side, activists close to the ruling party organized rallies &#8220;against blockades,&#8221; while on the other side, citizen assemblies and students organized gatherings in response to those rallies and in support of the students&#8217; struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to police data, about 144,000 people attended the rallies of government supporters at 125 locations, while about 5,000 citizens were at 27 &#8220;unreported&#8221; rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Epicenter of Tensions in Belgrade and Novi Sad<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It was particularly tense in Belgrade&#8217;s Vo\u017edovac district, where police in riot gear pushed back citizens gathered in the park near the Faculty of Political and Organizational Sciences, while a column of SNS supporters passed nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Raskrsnica slobode u \u0160apcu ponovo odbranjena!<br>\u0106aciji odustali od probijanja slobodarske blokade. <br>Opet! <br>Drugi put!<br>\u0106aci <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/avucic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@avucic<\/a> nemaju \u0161anse \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wr0sAUEsh\">pic.twitter.com\/7wr0sAUEsh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Biljana Stojkovic (dabrica) (@pajaoliver) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pajaoliver\/status\/1966915212793311324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens found themselves in a police cordon, and one of them, Velimir from the Vo\u017edovac assembly, stated for N1 that the police are acting selectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know who we were threatening where we were located; it is obvious that the police are applying selective actions and on the instructions of one man. We do not feel safe,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Vo\u017edovac &#8220;column against blockades&#8221; was also the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107, who on that occasion said that we should &#8220;reconcile with our sisters and brothers, for them to understand that the colored revolution has failed, that the people have won, and that now we should all unite and move forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Novi Sad, the Gendarmerie blocked the Petrovaradin Bridge during the afternoon, and there was also pushing with citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xy61BdnkYy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/brajan-vols-izboden-u-zatvoru-osumnjiceni-za-ubistvo-srpkinja-ane-vracen-iz-bolnice-u-pritvor\/\">BRAJAN VOL\u0160 IZBODEN U ZATVORU: Osumnji\u010deni za ubistvo Srpkinja Ane vra\u0107en iz bolnice u pritvor!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;BRAJAN VOL\u0160 IZBODEN U ZATVORU: Osumnji\u010deni za ubistvo Srpkinja Ane vra\u0107en iz bolnice u pritvor!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/brajan-vols-izboden-u-zatvoru-osumnjiceni-za-ubistvo-srpkinja-ane-vracen-iz-bolnice-u-pritvor\/embed\/#?secret=jQN5TOMzta#?secret=xy61BdnkYy\" data-secret=\"xy61BdnkYy\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incidents and Cordons in Other Cities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A similar atmosphere of tension, with police cordons separating the two groups, was also seen in other places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gornji Milanovac, as N1 reported, a woman who was filming the column was hit, while the SNS premises were pelted with eggs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Susret protivnika blokade sa gra\u0111anima koji pru\u017eaju podr\u0161ku studentima. Jedan \u010dlan Srpske napredne stranke pogo\u0111en je fla\u0161om. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kraljevo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kraljevo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/protest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#protest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/srbija?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#srbija<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8peGF5FcLr\">pic.twitter.com\/8peGF5FcLr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; kompas (@kompas_info_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kompas_info_com\/status\/1966927722921292029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In Kragujevac and Zrenjanin, police cordons prevented the opposing groups from meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In \u010ca\u010dak, the Gendarmerie also prevented a direct conflict, which ended with the throwing of eggs and bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many rallies of government supporters were organized with citizens being brought in by buses, who returned home in the same way after the protests ended, N1 reporters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/column-kovacevic-two-tragedies-two-policies-and-one-evil-democrats-and-republicans-as-perfect-accomplices-in-a-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">COLUMN, KOVA\u010cEVI\u0106: Two tragedies, two policies and one evil \u2013 Democrats and Republicans as perfect accomplices in a crime!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-recording-caused-a-storm-on-social-media-is-this-silhouette-on-the-roof-responsible-for-the-assassination-of-charlie-kirk-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE RECORDING CAUSED A STORM ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Is this silhouette on the roof responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk? 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