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Media Coverage of the Vidovdan Protests in Belgrade — Level A1 — a crowd of people standing around a flag

Media Coverage of the Vidovdan Protests in BelgradeCEFR A1

3 Oct 2025

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Adapted from International and Security Affairs Centre - ISAC, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Stefan Kostić, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
2 min
84 words
  • Nataša Stanojević wrote an analysis for ISAC.
  • ISAC is part of the Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub.
  • Global Voices republished an edited version later.
  • A large protest took place on June 28, Vidovdan.
  • About 140,000 people came to Belgrade for the protest.
  • People asked for new elections and action on corruption.
  • Pro-government papers called protesters "blockaders" and "hooligans".
  • Independent media said most of the protest was peaceful.
  • Police used excessive force and arrested hundreds.
  • The campaign linked protesters to foreign enemies and Srebrenica.

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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