Serbia marks the second anniversary of a train station tragedy that fueled student protests
Thousands gathered to honor 16 victims as students pressed for accountability in a case that helped topple Serbia’s ruling party.
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026, tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad to mark the two-year anniversary of the railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people, observing 16 minutes of silence and laying wreaths.
- The 2024 collapse at the station, renovated under a China-backed high-speed rail project, ignited a nationwide anti-corruption movement that protesters viewed as symptomatic of deeper corruption under longtime President Aleksandar Vucic.
- Last week, the Student List secured 141 of 250 parliamentary seats, forcing Vucic from office, while prosecutors indicted 13 people over the collapse but pretrial proceedings have stalled.
- Mourners observed 16 minutes of silence near the site, while academic Jelena Trajkovic said, "I hope we have finally realised that we shouldn't wait … years to change what is bad, especially when it costs human lives."
- With a presidential election expected before the end of 2026, the student-led government faces pressure to translate protest momentum into governing policy while addressing the stalled investigation into the collapse.
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Banja Luka Students paid Tribute to the Victims in Novi Sad
In Banja Luka, students gathered on Sunday in front of the Rectorate building to pay tribute to the victims of the canopy collapse in Novi Sad. The gathering was organized by the informal group “Students for Students Banja Luka,” and the central part of the commemoration consisted of 16 minutes of silence – one minute […]
After winning the elections a week ago, the student movement promises advances in numerous corruption investigations and high-profile murders
In the elections to the Assembly (Parliament) of Serbia, the student list movement called for the identification of those responsible for the collapse of the train station in Novi Sad, a candidate for the Tanya Petrović movement, and in the second largest city of Serbia, Novi Sadé, a memorial meeting was held on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of the collapse of the concrete roof at the railway station.
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