NEWS
Belgrade, February 3rd
Slobodan Grubacic, the dean of the School of Philology in Belgrade expressed
today "grave unease and shock" because of the beating of Rastko Kostic, the
student of the second year in this school. in the last night's action of the
police in Belgrade.
With bitterness, we raise our voice against the violence in the streets of our
capital, especially when the police brutally attacks unarmed students. The fact
that the student Rastko Kostic was wearing a clearly noticeable press
legitimation, as he belongs to the staff of the university newspaper "Znak",
only causes deeper concern, it is stated in the announcement of the Dean of the
School of Philology.
The Dean Grubacic expressed hope that the peace and common sense will soon be
back on the streets of Belgrade.
Kragujevac, February 3rd
The students of Kragujevac condemned in a most harsh manner the last night's
"madness of the Belgrade police, the beating and the cruel conduct towards the
demonstrators".
"The beating, accompanied with the usage of water cannons represents the
bluntest violation of almost all the rights guaranteed by the constitution", it
is said in the announcement of the Steering board of the Student Protest in
Kragujevac.
Belgrade, February 3rd
The Chancellor's Office of the University of Art and the Deans of Art Schools
in Belgrade condemned today the intervention of the police against the
demonstrators performed last night on Brankov bridge and demanded the release
of the arrested students.
"The Chancellor's Office of the University of Art and the Deans of Art Schools
harshly condemn the brutal intervention of the police against the students and
the citizens of Belgrade who are protesting against the annulment of the
electoral results" it is said in the announcement.
They estimated that "the intrusion of the police in the building of the School
of Philosophy, the beating and the arrest of the students who found themselves
there represents the flagrant violation of the autonomy of the University and
the inviolability of its territory established by law".
Nis, February 3rd
Dr. Branimir Djordjevic, the Chancellor of the University in Nis and his
associates, issued a protest letter to the Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic
today, in which they demand the urgent solving of the political crisis in
Serbia.
"We strongly denounce the attacks on the citizens and on the School of
Philosophy of the Belgrade University, for they are the couriers of the bloody
clashes and an introduction to a civil war", it is stressed in the letter of
the leadership of the Nis University.
The brutality of the police and the intrusion to the Belgrade University were
condemned by the deans of the Schools of Medicine, Electrical Engineering and
Law in Nis.
Belgrade, February 3rd
Dusan Vasiljevic, the spokesman of the Student Protest stated today that,
because of the beating of the students and the citizens last night, the Student
Protest will take more radical measures.
Not wanting to state precisely what those measures would be, Vasiljevic gave
out the "licence for a weapon" to the reporters at the press conference,
pointing out that from now on, the students will be using a new fire weapon -
cigarette lighters.
Belgrade, February 3rd
The students in Novi Sad blocked their School of Philosophy today and announced
that, starting tomorrow all lectures are to be boycotted, expressing their
expectations that similar actions will be performed at the other schools of the
University in Novi Sad.
The school will, as of tomorrow, only be open for students with indexes as well
as the professors who have been supporting the students.
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