Belgrade, December 26, 2024<\/p>\n
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Another challenging year is passing and towards its end the situation in society is still tense. Blockades and repression towards high school students, students, and citizens continue. Thugs hit the crowd with cars and beat them, the first misdemeanor charges for participation in the protests are starting to arrive, the media close to the regime are targeting, the security services spy on activists…<\/p>\n
However, the end of the year also brought hope. Hope was brought by young, smart and brave people who stood up to fight for all of us. For freedom, for equality, for a better tomorrow. They show us that our strength is togetherness and perseverance, that it is worth fighting for the rule of law, that it is worth fighting against corruption, crime, violence, arrogance, insolence and lack of culture. Their understanding and application of democratic principles on faculties gives us hope that future generations of those who will build our society will be better and more successful in creating a fair\u00a0 and equal society. The youth together with the citizens lit up Slavija last week, but their struggle will certainly illuminate the years to come, and we wish you a lot of courage, perseverance and youthful spirit in the next one!<\/p>\n