Serbian Students Lead Historic Protests Against Corruption and Government Failures
- Hundreds of students protested corruption they blame for 15 deaths in a building collapse, marching to Novi Sad to block three Danube River bridges this weekend.
- The protests began over suspected corruption in construction contracts and challenge President Aleksandar Vucic's leadership.
- Many believe the building collapse was caused by government corruption in an infrastructure project with Chinese state companies.
- Thousands welcomed the students from Belgrade, highlighting wider discontent over the rule of law in Serbia.
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The protest movement grew again this weekend, with blocked bridges across the Danube and protests in the country's main cities. Farmers, lawyers and even some government officials are showing solidarity with students who speak out against corruption. The regime is struggling to regain control “It was magical, unreal, like the beginning of a collective catharsis.” A journalist in Belgrade, Milica has missed almost no demonstrations of the Serbian…
Serbian State Media Shift Tune in Coverage of Huge Protests, Testing Leader
When tens of thousands of protesters blocked three key bridges across the Danube River, paralyzing Serbia’s second-biggest city this weekend, the Balkan country’s beleaguered governing party issued a stern warning — not to the protesters but to the state-controlled broadcasting service for reporting on them. After mostly ignoring three months of student-led street demonstrations across the country, Radio Television Serbia, long a propaganda bull…
Serbian Farmers Protect Protesters With Tractors
Serbian students on Sunday blocked a bridge over the River Danube in the northern city of Novi Sad for over 24 hours as part of their growing anti-graft movement demanding major changes in the Balkan country. Dozens of farmers parked their tractors by the Most Slobode, or Freedom Bridge, saying...
Since the canopy of a train station collapsed, Serbia has been rocked by mass protests. But can they change the situation? A visit to the man who got everything rolling.
An unprecedented wind of civic awakening is blowing in Serbia. The tragic collapse of the shelter of the Novi Sad railway station, which occurred on November 1, 2024 and cost the lives of...
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