
Hundreds of thousands of students and citizens demonstrated in the streets of Belgrade this Friday.
They protested in front of the Radio and Television of Serbia building, demanding justice from President Aleksandar Vu?i? and his government for the tragedy at the Novi Sad train station where 15 people lost their lives when a roof collapsed.
In addition to accountability for what happened, they demand that there be objective coverage of events related to the tragedy and that there be no "divisive news among citizens."
???????? Massive anti-Vucic government protests continued tonight in Belgrade, Serbia. pic.twitter.com/Y6BmTolfPg
— kos_data (@kos_data) January 17, 2025
Protesters held 15 minutes of silence in honor of the victims of Novi Sad.
The cause of Friday's massive demonstration was also an incident that occurred on Thursday in Belgrade, when a state vehicle crashed and seriously injured a student protester.
The event was captured on video which quickly went viral on social media.
???????? | Belgrade students demonstrated in front of Radio-Television Serbia's studios in the latest in a series of protests demanding accountability and justice for the deadly Novi Sad railway station disaster - but also calling for truthful coverage of the protests themselves. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/nlRT0g7Wgm
— Balkan Insight (@BalkanInsight) January 17, 2025