Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party. Serbia's Russia-friendly President Aleksandar Vucic has often used a Kremlin playbook to discredit the protests that occasionally rise in a country balancing between Russia and the West.

Serbian lawmakers on Thursday passed an education bill that would slash university tuition fees, meeting a key demand made by student-led demonstrators in the Balkan country. The vote came two days after opposition lawmakers lit flares and released smoke canisters in parliament in a show of support for the protest movement.

Since December, students from 65 of the country’s 80 faculties have been on strike. Schools are also on strike, and at major demonstrations, farmers have blocked main roads with dozens of tractors.

Serbian opposition lawmakers lit flares and set off suspected tear gas grenades in parliament on Tuesday in support of ongoing anti-corruption protests, with several lawmakers injured during the melee.

Serbia's parliament witnessed chaos on Tuesday as opposition lawmakers staged a violent protest inside the legislative house, amid widespread anti-government demos.

Opposition lawmakers set off smoke bombs and clashed with the ruling SNS in parliament on Tuesday. Is this the start of more radical opposition? Is it a turning point? Or does the chaos play into the government's hands?

Chaos erupted in the parliament of Serbia as opposition lawmakers set off smoke grenades and used pepper spray in a protest.

The cleaners had scrubbed the debating chamber clean before MPs arrived for Wednesday's session in Serbia's National Assembly. Spent smoke bombs, smears of egg yolk and a dusting of white fire extinguisher powder had all been removed from the benches and tables after the mayhem of the previous day.

Belgrade, Serbia—Serbian opposition lawmakers lit flares and discharged suspected tear gas during the opening day of the spring session of parliament on

At least two lawmakers injured after chaos erupts inside parliament, where smoke bombs and flares were thrown.

The Serbian parliament erupted into chaos Tuesday as opposition lawmakers set off smoke grenades and other countermeasures to block last-minute passage of a series of laws initiated by the outgoing government.