The suspicious death of a Belgrade student has intensified tensions in Serbia. The government is using the tragedy to blame university leaders for being in favour of students' anti-government protests, and justify raids. Critics and academics view these actions as a "shameless" attempt to dismantle university autonomy and silence the ongoing anti-government student movement.

How the Serbian government is exploiting a tragedy against universities and protesting students
The suspicious death of a Belgrade student has intensified tensions in Serbia. The government is using the tragedy to blame university leaders for being in favour of students' anti-government protests, and justify raids. Critics and academics view these actions as a "shameless" attempt to dismantle university autonomy and silence the ongoing anti-government student movement.