Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support

Protesting university students set off on a cycling journey toward Strasbourg, aiming to draw EU attention to their months-long protests against corruption, in Novi Sad (Marko Drobnjakovic/AP)

Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometres (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek support.

Around 80 students set off on bicycles on Thursday on a days-long journey to Strasbourg, France aiming to draw EU attention to their months-long protests against corruption in the Balkan nation, which is seeking membership in the 27-nation bloc.