Overview

• On Monday, protesters hurled stones and stun grenades at the ruling party’s Belgrade headquarters as riot police deployed armored vehicles, chased people with batons, and reported numerous arrests and injuries.
• Demonstrations persisted in Novi Sad and Valjevo, extending a student-led movement pressing for accountability, anti-corruption reforms and early elections.
• Human-rights groups and local media report excessive force and arbitrary detentions by security forces, along with attacks by pro-government groups that were at times shielded by police.
• Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 114 people were arrested in one night of unrest and authorities reported 75 injured police officers, while witnesses described beatings and dozens treated in hospital in Valjevo.
• President Aleksandar Vučić visited the damaged party office, labeled opponents “terrorists,” threatened harsh measures and “surprising decisions,” and alleged the protests are Western-orchestrated.