Saturday’s protest ended around 10 p.m., when some anti-government protesters moved to confront a counter-protest of Vučić’s backers, Reuters reported. Police deployed scores of officers in riot gear around government buildings, parliament and nearby Pionirski Park. Protesters threw bottles, rocks and flares at the police, who used force to disperse them in several locations across…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Female students on Saturday marked International Women’s Day in Serbia by leading the daily street protests against corruption and sending a message decrying widespread violence against women in the Balkan country. University students in Serbia are behind almost daily rallies that started after a concrete canopy crashed down in November at…
Later on Monday, the U.S. voted once again alongside Russia on a U.S.-backed U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a “swift end” to the war in Ukraine — without, however, labeling the Kremlin as an aggressor or affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity. That resolution was approved without the support of five European Security Council members, including Serbia….
NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Thousands joined a protest march on Sunday in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad that marked one month since a concrete canopy ouside of the city’s railway station collapsed, killing 15 people and injuring two. Protesters held a huge banner with a red handprint at the front of the…
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — European Union candidate Serbia will continue to refuse to impose sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine despite Western pressure, Serbia’s leader said after his telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday. Populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Instagram that he believes the call, what he said…