Students in Bosnia and Montenegro have rallied against corruption, drawing inspiration from their fellow students in neighboring Serbia whose anti-graft protests have shaken the government and given rise to calls for political change.
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Gatherings in two other former Yugoslav states, Croatia and Slovenia, have expressed support for the Serbian students. There have also been demonstrations in cities with large populations from the former Yugoslavia, including in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the European Union.In Sarajevo, students held banners reading “Crime without punishment” and chanted “We won’t stop!” as they demanded that those who failed to prevent the disastrous landslide should be held criminally responsible.
“Four months have passed and no one was held accountable for the deaths of 29 of our fellow-citizens,” they added. Protests in Montenegro include daily silent blockades lasting 23 minutes to commemorate the shooting victims, just as the Serbian students honor the 15 victims of the canopy fall with 15 minutes of silence each day.
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