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Serbia protests: Thousands gather as student-led movement marks anniversary of Novi Sad tragedy
- Student organisers in Novi Sad led large commemorations on Friday marking the anniversary of a canopy collapse that killed 16 people, with images showing students greeted by huge crowds.
- The Novi Sad canopy collapse triggered a nationwide student movement that blamed government corruption and cost-cutting, initially seeking accountability and now calling for elections and democratic reform after a year.
- A series of marches will converge in Novi Sad on Saturday after 16 days walking across the country, with demonstrators cheered in towns and villages but train lines between Belgrade and Novi Sad shut on Friday after a bomb scare.
- Hundreds of arrested protesters faced sporadic violence at major gatherings, while train disruptions on Friday followed a reported bomb scare; Serbia's prime minister resigned in January but nobody has been charged.
- The protests have focused attention on media freedom and EU concerns, with Serbia's minister for European integration defending the government and Igor Bozic saying the president targets reporters.
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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.
In Novi Sad at 11:52, exactly one year after the collapse of the railway station canopy, tens of thousands of people observed a 16-minute silence to remember the 16 victims of the accident, which sparked a wave of protests in Serbia. The memorial rally will continue until the evening. A crowd of tens of thousands has gathered on the streets. Since early morning, flowers and candles have been brought to the scene of the tragedy. Dijana Hrka, the …
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