US EditionSerbian police remove barricades in Belgrade and make new arrests as protesters block roads
BELGRADE, SERBIA, JUN 30 – Nearly eight months of protests follow a deadly canopy collapse blamed on corruption as authorities detained dozens and injured over 70 in clashes, police said.
- On June 28, 2025, Serbian police removed barricades in Belgrade after mass protests demanding an early election and justice for 16 killed in a Novi Sad canopy collapse.
- The protests followed nearly eight months of near-daily demonstrations led by university students triggered by the November 1, 2024 train station canopy collapse blamed on corruption.
- Tens of thousands gathered to demand a snap parliamentary election aimed at removing President Vucic’s right-wing government, with violent clashes resulting in injuries to dozens of police officers and protesters.
- Vucic condemned protesters as 'terrorists' trying to overthrow the state and denied authoritarianism claims while police detained dozens including at least eight students accused of planning attacks.
- The removal of blockades signals temporary government control, but ongoing dissent suggests continued tensions over demands for early elections and accountability.
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Blockade protesters and other opposition supporters stopped traffic at several locations in the city center today, thus preventing movement and endangering the interests of the majority of Belgrade residents.
Using physical force, the Novi Pazar police removed the citizens who blocked the main road to Montenegro for a little over an hour this evening.
The protesters in the Serbian capital on the night of Monday, 30 June, closed several streets and built barricades, writing a Serbian edition of the Blic.
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Serbian police remove barricades in Belgrade and make new arrests as protesters block roads
Serbian police on Monday removed street blockades in the capital Belgrade that were part of a protest over a spate of arrests of anti-government protesters after a massive rally demanding an early parliamentary election.
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