Overview
- Serbian police lifted all roadblocks in Belgrade overnight, restoring normal traffic after protesters erected barricades on Sunday evening.
- Authorities say more than 77 people have been arrested since Saturday’s rally and warn that further detentions will target planned roadblocks and attacks on state institutions.
- President Aleksandar Vucic reaffirmed there will be no negotiations or early elections before the next scheduled vote in 2026 and accused protesters of colluding with foreign interests.
- Student organisers signalled they will resume blocking major avenues later Monday to sustain pressure for Parliament’s dissolution and removal of pro-government camps.
- The movement, led by students since a fatal Novi Sad station collapse in November that killed 16 people, has mobilised hundreds of thousands nationwide to demand independent investigations and anti-corruption reforms.