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Tear Gas Fired at Thousands of Protesters in Serbia Demanding Free Elections and Justice
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NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Baton-wielding riot police in a northern Serbia town on Friday fired tear gas and charged at thousands of peaceful protesters who were demanding free elections and justice after months of demonstrations against the autocratic rule of President Aleksandar Vucic. The protest led by university students came more than 10 months after a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in the town of Novi Sad, killing 16 people. Th…
Students justified today's rallies by protesting violations of university autonomy and the excessive use of force by the police during protests.
Student-led protests are taking place again in several cities across Serbia, citing, among other things, violations of university autonomy and police violence during rallies in recent days. The largest number of protesters gathered in Novi Sad.
Tear gas is fired in Serbia at thousands of protesters demanding free elections and justice
NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Baton-wielding riot police in a northern Serbia town on Friday fired tear gas and charged at thousands of peaceful protesters who were demanding free elections
Organizers say the protest is being organized as a reaction to what they call a violation of the university's autonomy and increasingly frequent police brutality.
Prijepolje is one of the cities where a gathering of support for Novi Sad students is being held tonight. Actor Dragan Gagi Jovanović is also at the protest. He addressed the pro
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