Serbia's students protest against university pressure after railway station tragedy

Students speak from their university's window during a protest over alleged government pressure on the State University of Novi Pazar, after many of its students lost their status and dozens of professors lost their jobs, in Novi Pazar, Serbia, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

NOVI PAZAR, Serbia, Dec ‌21 (Reuters) - 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.