Montenegrin students protest for government accountability
01 February 2025
A wave of student-led activism is sweeping across the region, with Montenegrin protests mirroring those in Serbia, where students took to the streets following the Novi Sad tragedy when 15 people died after the collapse of the concrete canopy of the main railway station.
The thousands of students protesting in Montenegro see their fight as part of a broader regional struggle for justice and responsibility.
The informal student group "Kamo śutra?", supported by thousands of citizens, organised a protest on 25 January. This was the third protest since the bloody rampage in Cetinje, where thirteen people were killed in five locations across the city by a man, who later killed himself.
Protesters are demanding the resignation of key government ministers, whom they hold responsible for the state's failure to properly address the tragedy. "If the demands are not met, we are ready for civil disobedience led by the students," said one of the protest participants, signaling a potential escalation in actions if authorities continue to ignore the movement.
 | Milica Lipovac With government officials refusing to step down despite repeated calls for accountability, the students are now appealing directly to the PM, urging him to dismiss the minister of internal affairs and the deputy PM. They have set a deadline of 1 February, stressing the urgency of their demands. Beyond calling for ministerial dismissals, the students have outlined a set of broader demands, including the demilitarisation of society, confiscation of illegal weapons, revision of firearm permits, establishment of community policing, and the reintroduction of civic education as a compulsory subject in schools. |
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