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Dozens of Anti-Government Protesters Detained During Clashes with Riot ...
- Significant clashes occurred on June 28 and 29, 2025, when thousands protested across Serbian cities, demanding early elections and the release of detained demonstrators.
- The protests were largely fueled by public anger following a fatal roof collapse in Novi Sad in November 2024 that claimed 16 lives and was attributed by many to government mismanagement and corruption.
- Demonstrators erected blockades and barriers in cities like Belgrade and Novi Sad, while tensions escalated with police using tear gas and stun grenades and detaining 77 people, including students accused of violence.
- President Aleksandar Vucic rejected calls for early elections, accused protesters of 'terror' and foreign influence, declared 'Serbia has won,' and pledged that 'thugs will face justice.'
- The protests indicate a significant change in how the public views the government, escalating political pressure as the nation approaches the 2027 elections and highlighting deepening divisions within the country.
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Thousands of anti-government protesters set up barricades in several Serbian cities early Monday, demanding the release of people detained by police during weekend protests. In Novi Sad, where anti-government protests began eight months ago, demonstrators surrounded the building of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party and threw eggs at it.
A few thousand demonstrators calling for early parliamentary elections had set up several barricades in the centre of the capital, in the aftermath of a demonstration that had gathered some 140,000 people.
After Serbian police detained several students following a large anti-government rally for allegedly preparing acts against the constitutional order and security of the country, protesters in Belgrade and other cities set up roadblocks on Sunday evening.
Further protests shook Belgrade during the night from Sunday to Monday. The protestors demand early elections.
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