Protesters in Serbia demand accountability for attacks on students


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  • Saturday, 22 Nov 2025

Students and citizens march along a street, marking the first anniversary of the start of their protest movement over of the fatal November 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse which triggered nationwide accusations of widespread corruption and negligence, in Belgrade, Serbia, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Thousands of anti-government protesters, led by students, marched peacefully through the Serbian capital Belgrade on Saturday, demanding accountability for those responsible for the deaths of16 people when a railway station roof collapsed and an attack on a student protest a year ago.

The November 1, 2024 station tragedy in the northern city of Novi Sad triggered a largely peaceful, nationwide protest movement led by university students and professors that has shaken populist President Aleksandar Vucic's 13-year grip on power.

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