Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarians and Serbs from Tsaribrod and Pirot support student protests

Support for protesting Serbian students in Pirot.
Photo: far.rs

Bulgarians and Serbs from the towns of Tsaribrod and Pirot marched in support of the student protests in Serbia, reports BTA. "We want the students' demands to be met and we hope that there will be changes in Serbia," demonstrators from the two towns in the Western Outlands (south-eastern Serbia) told the news agency.

The protest lasted until 3pm local time and was a continuation of demonstrations that the citizens of Tsaribrod, Pirot and Bosilegrad have been holding for weeks. The nationwide protests were triggered by the collapse of a concrete roof at the railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad on 1 November. 15 people died in the accident.

On Saturday 15 February, Serbian Statehood Day, also known as Sretenje, student protesters marched and sang for over 15 hours in Kragujevac. Their next protest is planned for 1 March in Nis.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Firefighting helicopter in Sungurlare

Firefighting continues in Pirin Mountain and near town of Sungurlare

159 fires have been extinguished in Bulgaria over the past 24 hours , the General Directorate of Fire Safety and Population Protection announced. No one died or was injured in the fires. The fire near the village of Skala in Sungurlare has been..

published on 8/12/25 9:26 AM
Georg Georgiev

Sanctions against Russia prove their effectiveness, says Bulgarian foreign minister

Any peace agreement must be sustainable and fair, respecting the principles of international law. This was stated by Foreign Minister Georgy Georgiev in a videoconference meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council. On August 11, the Council discussed..

published on 8/12/25 9:13 AM

Varna exhibition traces the footsteps of Bulgaria’s endangered species

Until 29 August 2025, residents of Varna and visitors to the Black Sea city can explore the travelling exhibition, 'Traces of Disappearance', at the local Natural History Museum. The exhibition is part of a campaign dedicated to protecting Bulgaria’s..

published on 8/12/25 8:15 AM