Serbian students, unions join forces for anti-corruption protest

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), as a center of assembly and congregation, plays a very significant role in preserving Serbian national identity, said today the President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik.

Thousands of people demonstrated in Serbia, Belgrade and the north, at the call of students and trade unions, a first in the country. They were 18,000 in Belgrade, according to an independent NGO, 6,200 people according to the police and just over 5,000 according to the Serbian president, whose regime is precisely the target of protesters.

Thousands of university students and members of the five main unions in Serbia protested this Labor Day against the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, who they accuse of corruption.

The vast contestation of the system and corruption did not weaken since 1 November, when the concrete awning of the Novi Sad railway station collapsed, killing sixteen people, including two children.

In mid-April, a group of 80 young Serbians cycled 1,476 kilometers from Novi Sad to Strasbourg, France. The young people financed their trip with money raised from…

Thousands of citizens gathered in front of the Government of Serbia, responding to the call for a protest by students and members of five trade unions.