Large crowds converge in Belgrade for protest rally against Serbia’s president and government
- Thousands of protesters, primarily students, gathered in Belgrade, Serbia, for anti-government rallies, marking one of the largest protests in recent history, with estimates between 60,000 and 325,000 participants.
- Opponents blame President Aleksandar Vucic's administration for corruption following the deaths of 15 people in a railway station collapse, leading to increased public outrage and demands for accountability.
- President Aleksandar Vucic stated he requested police to show restraint while detaining troublemakers during the protests.
- Protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with years of governance under Vucic, voicing anger over the deaths attributed to government corruption.
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The Largest Protest in Serbian History
by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: Civil unrest erupted in Serbia over the weekend leading to the largest protest in Belgrade’s history. Tensions have been building since November after a deadly disaster in Novi Sad that most believe could have been prevented. Between 100,000 and 400,000 Serbians took to the streets to demand that the government […]

'No going back': Serbia protests heap pressure on government
Serbia's embattled government is facing a watershed moment, analysts said Monday, after a massive student-led rally in Belgrade over endemic corruption saw the capital engulfed by a sea of demonstrators.
Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Serbia Against Government Corruption
In Serbia, hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of the capital Belgrade on Saturday to demand justice for 15 people killed in the northern city of Novi Sad last November when a train station roof collapsed on them. The disaster triggered months of anti-government rallies calling on President Aleksandar Vučić to resign, amid accusations of widespread negligence and corruption. The student-led protests have swelled to include te…
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