Serbian police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade [View all]
Source: Politico
Months of demonstrations have rocked Serbia in the most wide-reaching protest movement in the country’s modern history.
June 29, 2025 1:33 pm CET
By Ellen O'Regan
Serbian police clashed with anti-government protesters in Belgrade Saturday night as the demonstrators demanded snap elections and an end to the 12-year rule of President Aleksandar Vučić.
Police detained several dozen protesters, while six police officers were reported injured in clashes, Dragan Vasiljevic, the director of police, told a press conference late on Saturday.
Months of protests in Serbia began in December after the awning of the main train station in Novi Sad, Serbia’s northern regional capital, collapsed and killed 14 people. Protesters blame corruption for the disaster, which has triggered the most visible and wide-reaching protest movement in modern Serbian history.
.................In a statement, students leading the protests accused the government of escalating of tensions. “They (authorities) … opted for violence and repression against the people. Every radicalization of the situation is their responsibility,” they wrote. ..................
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