Striking university students in Serbia have been greeted with gifts and warmth as they marched toward a central town ahead of a big rally this weekend that's part of a months-long demonstration against corruption in the Balkan country.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Serbian pensioners gathered in the centre of Belgrade on February 5 to show solidarity with protesting students, marching in support of their ongoing demands. The February 5 demonstration was the latest in a series of protests that have garnered significant public support,

The student movement in Serbia makes decisions by direct democracy and debates matters for hours on end, yet everything runs like clockwork. This is how the wave of student blockades at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia began on November 2 last year.