Overview
- Tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad for the first anniversary, holding a 16-minute silence at 11:52 a.m. before a mass demonstration.
- The government declared a national Day of Mourning as student-led marches from cities across Serbia converged on the station.
- All train services were suspended after the state rail operator reported anonymous bomb threats targeting trains and tracks.
- President Aleksandar Vučić called for peaceful commemoration and apologized for past remarks about protesters, while officials reported a calm security situation.
- An indictment filed in December 2024 against 13 people remains unconfirmed and none are in custody, with domestic and European probes into reconstruction contracts still ongoing.