STUDENT EDICT: NIŠ TO HOST A MASSIVE PROTEST ON MARCH 1

After Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Kragujevac, Niš will be the next location for a major student protest, titled "Student Edict," set to take place on Saturday, March 1.

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The protest will begin at 9 AM and last until 3 AM, a symbolic 18-hour duration—representing Niš’s area code (018) but also serving as a call for change, a transition from apathy to action, from silence to a loud fight for a better future.

What had been announced and anticipated in recent days is now official—on March 1, Niš will welcome students, citizens, educators, high school students, families, and all those who want to be part of this historic protest.

An edict is a decision that establishes new rules. Now, students of Serbia are issuing their own—Student Edict—a message that they will no longer accept injustice, corruption, and an inefficient system that restricts them.

Some marks fade, while others become part of history. We invite you to write the pages of the future together and leave an indelible mark on our struggle, say representatives of the informal student group.

The gathering will take place on March 1 at 9 AM in the center of Niš, at King Milan Square, and will continue for the next 18 hours—until 3 AM.

These 18 hours are no coincidence. They represent Niš’s area code but also a call for change, for moving from apathy to action, from silence to a loud fight for a better future. Let this edict be a turning point. Let it mark the beginning of the change we seek. Come to Niš, join the largest protest in the history of the imperial city, on March 1. This is our edict—our decision to never give up, organizers declare.

The announcement of the massive protest in Niš on March 1 was made by students who had previously marched from Niš to Kragujevac on foot for a protest on Sretenje (Statehood Day of Serbia). Meanwhile, local citizens have already begun preparing for the event by offering accommodation and organizing food supplies.

Demand for accommodation on platforms like Booking and Airbnb skyrocketed as soon as the first announcements of the protest surfaced, with some rooms reportedly being offered for as much as $700 per night.