Protesters in Serbia are on a collision course with the nationalist government after students called for a general strike this week, following months of demonstrations that have brought tens of thousands onto the streets.
Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital.
"General strike" is a term that is being heard increasingly often and loudly at student protests, where university faculties across Serbia have been under blockade for two months. On 20 January, thousands of people chanted the slogan at a joint gathering of some educators and students in central Belgrade.
Fascism in its most naked form -violence as a political tool and contempt for anyone daring to demand accountability.'
The call for a strike comes amid mounting public outrage and near-daily protests following the collapse of a newly restored train station roof in Novi Sad in November. The incident killed 15 people an
Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students have held a noisy rally outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest what they called the broadcaster’s pro-governme
After three months of protests, demonstrators in Serbia are calling for a general strike. Serbia is at a crossroads. This is the stark message at the heart of the protests that have been taking place in Serbia for three months and show no signs of abating.
The demonstration, one of the biggest in years, is part of wider protests that have taken place across the country after a concrete canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station last November, killing 15 people.
Belgrade: Student organisers in Serbia called for a general strike this week, according to an announcement Wednesday, in the latest move to increase
University classes have been suspended for weeks with students demanding accountability for the collapse of a concrete canopy at Novi Sad railway station in November that killed 15 people. #EuropeNews
A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman during daily student-led protests and traffic blockades that have been held throughout Serbia following the collapse in November of a concrete canopy in the country’s north that killed 15 people.
Serbia's student-led protests against President Aleksandar Vučić gathered more steam on Saturday, as professors joined those who are demanding justice for the collapse of the canopy of the Novi Sad train station that killed 15 people last November.