Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Game of nerves: No end to Serbia’s political crisis in sight

Almost half a year after claimed 16 lives, protests in have entered a phase of strategic maneuvering between the government and the student movement. Despite the , which brought more than 300,000 people onto the streets, student demands for criminal and political accountability over the canopy collapse are still at odds with the political maneuverings of the authorities. “We are currently in a phase where both sides are playing the patience game…

The group wants to travel 1300 kilometers in 13 days to draw attention to the political crisis in Serbia. On Monday evening it will arrive in Vienna

Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometers (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek support.

Game of nerves: No end to Serbia's political crisis in sight

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About 80 university students set off on a two-week, 1,300-kilometer journey from the Serbian city of Novi Sad to Strasbourg, France, on Thursday, where they plan to visit the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. The ride, which will also take them through Slovakia, aims to draw more European attention to anti-corruption protests in their country, the AP and AFP news agencies reported. Nationwide protests The students set off on their j…

“We are not a wild Balkan tribe” — Serbian university students travel 1000 kilometers to Strasbourg for European attention — Eighty students set off.