Serbia rattled by the killing of 17 people in back-to-back mass shootings
Gun ownership in Serbia is among the highest in Europe and a massive proliferation of small arms took place in the country and in around the Balkans during the civil wars in the 1990s which led to the disintegration of the erstwhile Yugoslavia.
Serbian student groups protest new state-wide exam to qualify for higher education
The Serbian government is pushing the long pending plan to introduce Državna matura, a new state-wide qualifying exam for high school students to get admission into higher educational institutes
Students protest large increase in tuition fees at University of Belgrade in Serbia
Many faculties at the university have decided to increase tuition fees from the autumn session of the academic year 2023-24. The hikes range from 9.1% to 46.8%
Youth on the frontlines of struggle in Europe
Leftist youth groups raise the flag of resistance, resilience, and solidarity across crises-ridden Europe
Solidarity pours in for workers of McDonald’s in Serbia
Workers of international fast food chain McDonald’s in Serbia accuse the company’s management of exploitation due to low wages, poor working conditions, long shifts, arbitrary transfers, insults and abuses
Leftists denounce rampant decommunization attempts in Eastern Europe
The rise of the far-right and the ongoing Russia-NATO war in Ukraine have led to a spike in Russophobia and attacks on communists and their symbols in Eastern Europe
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