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Serbia protests: Thousands gather as student-led movement marks anniversary of Novi Sad tragedy
- On Sunday, hundreds of riot police separated opponents and loyalists of Serbia's autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic in central Belgrade as crowds exchanged bottles and flares.
- Saturday's Novi Sad rally marked the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 and sparked youth-led protesters demanding political change.
- A tent camp called `Caciland` serves as a human shield between Vucic's office and the parliament building, with police guarding the camp after a shooting last month raised violence fears.
- Dijana Hrka launched a hunger strike on Sunday near the loyalists' tent camp, seeking accountability for her son Stefan Hrka and the 15 other victims while demanding detained protesters' release and an early election.
- Authorities have cracked down in recent months, detaining hundreds while pro-government media branded university students `terrorists` as youth-led protesters seek an early parliamentary election.
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Thousands of protesters on Saturday marked the anniversary of a deadly train accident in Serbia that has ignited a student uprising that still rocks the country with daily protests.
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On Saturday afternoon, the police announced that they had counted 39,000 demonstrators. According to AFP journalists on the ground and aerial images, there were at least 100,000 people.
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