Protests in Serbia Archive
Odraz B92 Daily News Service

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    ODRAZ B92, Belgrade                             Daily News Service
    Odraz B92 vesti (by 7 PM), December 8, 1996

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    DRASKOVIC: OUR GOAL IS TO TOPPLE MILOSEVIC

    In his protest speech today given in front of about one hundred
    thousand people, Vuk Draskovic, leader of Serbian Renewal
    Movement, said:

    ``There is no other aim but this: the resignation of the chief of
    state-terrorism. No Supreme Court annulled the election results.
    He [Milosevic] is the editor-in-chief of all state media, he is
    the head of police, he is the Supreme Judge, and he is now
    terrorizing the whole country. Romanians felt the same while under
    Ceausescu.'' Draskovic finished his speech by saying: ``Now I will
    say his name, and you tell me what you think about him.'' the
    demonstrators responded with ten minutes of booing.


    VESNA PESIC: DO YOU APPROVE THEFT?

    The leader of the Civic Alliance Of Serbia, Vesna Pesic addressed
    people by asking if the heads of the army, of the Ministries and
    of police approve the theft that has been committed. She finished
    her speech saying, ``We, all together, simply must win against
    this dictatorship.''


    DJINDJIC: I WALK, THEREFORE I EXIST

    Leader of Democratic Party, Zoran Djindjic addressed protesters
    today and greeted the refugees present at the rally by saying that
    Zajedno will never forget about them. He quoted one of the banners
    on today's protest which said ``I Walk, Therefore I Think'' and
    concluded: ``I'd rather say 'I Walk, therefore I Exist', because
    Serbia lives today only on its streets. We have to be strong, we
    have to endure.''


    FIFTEENTH DAY OF STUDENT PROTESTS

    At today's student protest, many actors and University professors
    attended the rally as a sign of their support and also addressed
    the demonstrators in person.

    About a hundred students from the city of Kragujevac also joined
    today's protest in Belgrade. More than 1,500 professors have now
    signed the petition in support of student demands.

    Protest of some 10,000 ended, as usual, by walking through the
    streets of downtown Belgrade. The students were also greeted by
    the members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The next protest
    gathering is scheduled for tomorrow noon.


    CLASSES STOP AT ``BRACA KARIC'' UNIVERSITY

    ``A delegation of the students of 'Braca Karic University' visited
    us today and said that they will stop attending their classes from
    tomorrow on,'' said Dusan Vasiljevic, spokesman of the Steering
    Board of the Student Protest '96.

    Vasiljevic refereed to today's protest as ``the calm before the
    storm'' and announced further initiatives among the staff of the
    university who are organizing themselves in support of the
    protesters.


    PROTESTS OF ZAJEDNO IN NIS

    Today's protest in Nis attracted more people then on any of the
    previous days. The citizens of Nis were especially outraged when
    they heard that the Supreme Court of Serbia has refused to accept
    the complaints submitted by Zajedno. As in other cities, each
    mention of the name of Serbia President Slobodan Milosevic caused
    several minutes of booing. Vice President of the Serbian Renewal
    Movement, Milan Komnenic said that ``the judges have been making
    their rulings according to the will and arrogance of one man and
    his wife.''

    High above protesters' heads was a cardboard TV set with the
    slogan: ``Switch Off Your TV And Open Your Eyes.''


    KRAGUJEVAC

    After the victory of Zajedno in the city of Kragujevac was
    officially accepted today, leaders of Zajedno announced the
    continuation of protests as a sign of support for the protests in
    Belgrade and other cities.


    JAGODINA

    About 3,000 people demonstrated today in the city of Jagodina.
    They were addressed by local leaders of Zajedno coalition and then
    went for a usual walk-about down the city's main streets.

    Prepared by: Aleksandra Scepanovic
    Edited by: Vaska Andjelkovic (Tumir)

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