Overview
- Tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad for a silent commemoration, observing 16 minutes of silence at 11:52 and laying wreaths and candles at the station.
- Student-led groups arrived after long marches across Serbia, with some walking hundreds of kilometers as authorities curtailed train service to the city.
- President Aleksandar Vucic issued a televised apology and attended a religious service in Belgrade, and the government declared a day of mourning, but student organizers rejected his outreach.
- Prosecutors have pursued cases against 13 people over the renovation and collapse, including former ministers cited by local reports, as separate probes examine possible corruption and funding irregularities.
- Protesters continue to allege systemic graft tied to state infrastructure projects, including China-linked contracts, while rights groups note hundreds detained and EU officials frame the movement as a test of Serbia’s democratic trajectory.