Overview
- Thousands of protesters have maintained blockades across key Belgrade avenues in renewed civil disobedience against President Vucic’s rule.
- Authorities detained roughly 77 activists over the weekend, with Interior Minister Ivica Dacic saying 38 remain in custody on charges of terrorism and undermining the constitution.
- Riot police have deployed tear gas, pepper spray and stun grenades around government offices and pro-government camps to clear roads and disperse crowds.
- Demonstrators, led by university students, continue to reject Vucic’s refusal to call snap parliamentary elections and accuse his Progressive Party of corruption and media suppression.
- The movement, fueled by outrage over the fatal November rail station collapse, remains the biggest challenge to Vucic’s 12-year administration and complicates Serbia’s EU accession prospects.