Serbia’s students are leading mass protests and blockades of three bridges over the Danube river in the northern city of Novi Sad, drawing tens of thousands into the streets to express their anger with the country’s populist leadership and to call for change.

In November 2024, a series of mass protests began in Novi Sad following the railway station canopy collapse in the city, which left 15 people dead and two severely injured. As of 2 February 2025, the protests have spread to 200 cities and towns in Serbia [15] and are ongoing. The protest are being lead by the university students who …

2 days ago · On the first day of November, Aleksandar Matkovic was running late for a train. He was traveling from Novi Sad, in the north of Serbia, to its capital Belgrade, where he works as an economic ...

2 days ago · Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Serbia to mark three months since the deadly collapse of a train station canopy in Novi Sad prompted an anticorruption movement.. Tens ...

1 day ago · Reporting from Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia. Feb. 2, 2025. When tens of thousands of protesters blocked three key bridges across the Danube River, paralyzing Serbia’s second-biggest city this ...

5 days ago · The daily protests began after the massive concrete canopy hanging over the entrance to Novi Sad’s newly renovated central railway station collapsed on Nov. 1, killing 15 people. They have become increasingly raucous, serving as way for people to vent their unhappiness with Vucic’s authoritarian rule and reflecting their growing demands for transparency while the country increasingly ...

3 days ago · INDJIJA, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of striking students marched through the Serbian countryside Friday as they took their anti-graft protest toward the northern city of Novi Sad, where they intend to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this weekend.

2 days ago · Protesters shut down bridges over the Danube River in Serbia’s Novi Sad on Saturday to mark three months since a deadly railway station accident and register a protest against President ...

6 days ago · November's deaths in Novi Sad prompted a huge and sustained wave of protests across Serbia. ... He previously served as minister of defence and was the mayor of Novi Sad - Serbia's second-largest ...

2 days ago · NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s students led a mass protest and blocked bridges over the River Danube in the northern city of Novi Sad on Saturday, drawing tens of thousands into the streets ...