US EditionSerbian mother ends hunger strike, wants to live to join protests
Dijana Hrka stopped her hunger strike to participate in protests demanding President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation amid accusations of corruption and mismanagement.
- On Monday, Dijana Hrka ended her hunger strike and said she wanted to stay alive to join anti-government protesters, having staged her protest at the tent outside parliament, Belgrade since November 2.
- Last year, the Novi Sad roof collapse killed Stefan, son of Dijana Hrka, sparking youth anger over alleged mismanagement and calls for President Aleksandar Vucic's resignation.
- The protest movement is led by students, academics and opposition leaders who accuse President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist nationalist party of corruption, nepotism and media curbs, while months of protests have rattled Vucic's grip on power.
- Hrka called for discussions with student organisers, inviting students involved in the protests to meet her and discuss coordination for future collaboration.
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Serbian mother ends hunger strike, wants to live to join protests
A Serbian mother on Monday ended her hunger strike over the death of her son in a roof collapse, saying she wanted to stay alive to join other anti-government protesters who were enraged by the disaster.
One of the founders of the Civic Movement "Bravo", Brajan Brković, announced on his Facebook profile that an attack by masked individuals took place tonight on the area where Milomir Jaćimović is on a hunger strike.
Milomir Jaćimović said he was ending his hunger strike, but also announced that he would join Dijana Hrka in Belgrade and block the capital with trucks, if the authorities
Diana Hrka lost her son in Novi Sad when the train station roof collapsed. Her presence at the student protests and hunger strike made her a symbol.
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