Overview

• Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said 42 people were detained and 13 officers were injured after clashes near the University of Novi Sad’s Faculty of Philosophy.
• Students and rights groups accuse police of brutality, while authorities dispute the claims and say some demonstrators threw flares and bottles.
• The university campus has become a focal point of a 10‑month movement sparked by a Novi Sad station roof collapse that killed 16 people.
• President Aleksandar Vucic condemned the protesters, alleged foreign involvement and said pro‑government rallies would be held on Sunday.
• In Belgrade, a Pride march proceeded without incident and denounced the crackdown, voicing support for the student-led protests.