Sofia University 'Occupiers' Plan Next Steps

A sign reading "Morality is not a vice" hanging from a window on the Sofia University central building. Photo by OffNews.bg

The group of students from the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" who have occupied the central building are holding a meeting on Tuesday to discuss their next steps.

The organizers of the occupation were not satisfied with the official statement of the Academic Council on Monday, which claimed to support the freedom of public expression of opinion, but urged the students to find another form of protest, that would not disturb the academic process.

Despite the request of the Provost Ivan Ilchev to end the occupation, both entrances to the central building of the country's oldest university remained closed on Tuesday morning.

Representatives of the protesting students, who are serving as guards on the entrances, claim there are around 100 people in the building.

On Monday, several other universities in Sofia, and across the country, initiated their own occupations in support of the movement.

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