Students in blockade publish detailed protest program

(Patria) - Students in blockade have published on social media a detailed program of today's protest, held under the name "15 for 15" in Belgrade.

The main program takes place at the National Assembly, with the official program running from 4 PM, featuring a one-hour musical program.

At 5 PM, opening speeches are scheduled, half an hour later a speech titled "You will not trample us," and at 5:40 PM a video titled "Hatred/Love" will be shown.

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The program continues at 6 PM with a choir performance, followed by speeches from educators at 6:30 PM.

At 7 PM, a moment of silence will be organized for those killed in Novi Sad, and at 7:30 PM the musical program resumes.

At 8 PM, organizers will deliver a speech titled "Social Front," and 15 minutes later, something announced as "The Loudest Noise in Serbia."

The final speech is scheduled for 9 PM, and at 9:20 PM a cleanup action begins accompanied by a musical program.

Accompanying programs are held at four locations where citizens gather throughout the day.

Half an hour before the scheduled start of the gathering called "15 for 15" in central Belgrade, the plateau in front of the National Assembly building is already filled with demonstrators, while large columns of citizens, despite the rain, are still arriving. The largest columns of citizens are arriving from New Belgrade, where several thousand people are waiting to cross the Branko's Bridge in waves so as not to endanger the bridge's stability.

Columns of citizens coming from the direction of Voždovac are very numerous, and a reporter from the Beta agency reported that congestion is already forming from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the highway towards Niš, heading to Slavija.

A column of students and citizens has been moving for more than two hours from Slavija Square towards the plateau in front of the National Assembly building. They are gathering at that square from three streets leading from the direction of the Temple of Saint Sava.

A large group of demonstrators, as well as two tractor columns, are located in Takovska Street, from Radio Television of Serbia towards the parliament.

Citizens in smaller groups are also arriving from the direction of Knez Miloš Street, Nemanjina Street, and Republic Square.

A group of several thousand students, citizens, and farmers, which had been at Republic Square and the Technical Faculties in previous hours, has arrived in front of the National Assembly building. The column is led by students with flags of the Faculty of Applied Arts, the City of Belgrade, the municipality of Zemun, and mascots, followed by several dozen tractors that had been parked since last night at Students' Square.

On the plateau in front of the Assembly, veterans of the 63rd Parachute Brigade are present, while on the other side, some citizens have climbed onto tractors with punctured tires in front of Pioneer Park, waving Serbian flags.

In Pioneer Park, where the student camp is located and where they claim they want to study, there is a large number of police officers in full riot gear, and there are also officers around the Assembly building along with members of the gendarmerie.

In Takovska Street in front of the Main Post Office, there are several dozen tractors, and at the corner of Takovska and Kosovska streets, as well as at the very entrance to Tašmajdan Park, there is also a group of several thousand students and citizens.