4 days ago · KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic held parallel rallies Saturday as both marked a major holiday in the country with notably contrasting messages.. The student-led protest is the latest in a nationwide anti-graft movement that reflects mounting calls for fundamental political changes in the Balkan state, triggered ...

5 days ago · The protest movement has highlighted Vučić’s growing authoritarian rule and widespread corruption in Serbia. Serbians believe that the deadly roof collapse was caused by government corruption .

Feb 2, 2025 · In May 2023, when Serbia was rocked by two mass shootings, people protested the country’s “culture of violence.” There were more demonstrations after a disputed election later that year, with...

Feb 9, 2025 · The protests have struck a chord in graft-plagued Serbia, where few citizens feel that state institutions are working in the public interest. Many believe that the canopy collapse was the result of government corruption linked to a large infrastructure project with …

Feb 2, 2025 · After mostly ignoring three months of student-led street demonstrations across the country, Radio Television Serbia, long a propaganda bullhorn for President Aleksandar Vucic, had suddenly...

Jan 24, 2025 · BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A woman rammed a car into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia’s capital and injured one of them Friday, police said, as a student-led strike shut down businesses and drew tens of thousands of people to demonstrations around the country.

Feb 8, 2025 · Echoing the feelings of many protesters, Ms. Jovanovic said she thought that the United States and Europe had mostly turned a blind eye to Serbia’s ills under Mr. Vucic in pursuit of their own ...

Dec 22, 2024 · Tens of thousands of Serbians have gathered in the capital Belgrade to protest against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which they blame for a railway...

4 days ago · Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest over the fatal November 2024 Novi Sad railway station roof collapse, in Kragujevac, Serbia February 15, 2025. [Marko Djurica/Reuters]

In November 2024, a series of mass protests began in Novi Sad following the railway station canopy collapse in the city, which left 15 people dead and two severely injured. As of 12 February 2025, the protests have spread to 276 (out of 280 municipalities) cities and towns in Serbia [53] and are ongoing. The protests are being led by university …