Serbia's students protest against university pressure

Several thousand activists from across Serbia joined student protests in the country's southwest on Sunday, rallying against what they describe as government pressure on state universities.



The demonstration, part of a wider movement confronting political interference in higher education, was the first of ⁠its kind in Novi Pazar, a town with a majority Bosniak Muslim population.



It is among many protests organised after ⁠the collapse of a railway station roof last year in the northern city of Novi Sad, which killed 16 people.



Students from Novi Pazar have become famous countrywide after walking for days to join mass protests in Novi Sad to mark the first anniversary of the roof collapse on November 1.



Now ⁠they say the university administration has revoked regular student status for those absent due to protests and dismissed dozens of lecturers.