Protests in Serbia: Media Strategies and Public DiscontentCEFR A1
3 Oct 2025
Adapted from International and Security Affairs Centre - ISAC, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Stefan Kostić, Unsplash
AI-assisted adaptation of the original article, simplified for language learners.
- There were protests in Serbia on June 28.
- Many people were unhappy with the government.
- Students and citizens joined together.
- They want changes and better governance.
- Pro-government media reported negatively about the protests.
- They called protesters bad names, like 'hooligans.'
Difficult words
- protest — A public demonstration against something.protests
- government — The group that controls a country.
- student — A person who is learning in school.Students
- citizen — A person who lives in a city or country.citizens
- change — To make something different.changes
- media — The tools used to communicate news.
- governance — The way things are controlled or managed.
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Discussion questions
- Why do you think people protest?
- What changes do you want to see in your government?
- How does media affect public opinion?
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