Thousands in Serbia protest law to speed Kushner development of old army compound


The old army headquarters buildings stand, as the Serbian parliament debates about a special law set to speed up development of a luxury compound by an investment company set up by Jared Kushner, in Belgrade, Serbia, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Zorana Jevtic

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Thousands of protesters circled a former army headquarters in Serbia on Tuesday over a new law to speed its conversion into a luxury compound leased to an investment company founded by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

The rally in the capital Belgrade added to a spate of anti-government protests harrying President Aleksandar Vucic triggered by the collapse a year ago of a railway station roof that killed 16 people.

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