The state-run TV Vojvodina in Novi Sad was also blocked. In the morning, riot police appeared and the demonstrators withdrew.
However, more people are gathering in Belgrade for tonight's protests and it is unclear whether the authorities will be able to curb their desire to clear their scores with the protesters and will not use force at some point. The protests have so far been peaceful, despite misinformation from those close to the Vučić media, who call them a state strike against the RTS and do not hide their desire for a harsh police intervention.
The students are protesting against the way the state broadcaster is reporting and demanding that a new regulator be chosen in a new competition - REM - and that RTS be suspended. Some of the RTS journalists supported the demands of the protesters, whose strength is that the demonstrations are peaceful - as they say here, Gandhian style.
The management of the state media, however, called this violence and lawlessness, as well as pressure on the media in which citizens believe the most. So far, we do not know the new plans of the protesting students, nor of the new Serbian government that is expected to be elected, nor of the police, who will surely react at the slightest escalation.
None of the observers in Belgrade are predicting negotiations, compromise or a lull, and if one were to emerge it would be a sure calm before the storm.
What is more, a new civil protest was due to begin in the Flowers Square this evening, demanding an explanation of what happened at the student protest on 15 March, because exactly one month since then no explanation has been received from the authorities as to whether and what sonic weapons were used after the demonstrations were disrupted in an extraordinary way.
However, the protesters decided to join the student demonstrations in front of the RTC. Belgrade and the whole of Serbia are on their feet, and the situation is potentially explosive. | BGNES
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Eli Yurukova, BGNES correspondent in Belgrade
