Overview
- Several thousand people rallied peacefully in Belgrade on the anniversary of last year’s attack on drama students by pro-government supporters.
- Marchers carried oversized dummy heads, stopped at the main court to demand judicial responsibility, passed a pro-Vucic tent camp, and finished at the RTS broadcaster accused of pro-government bias.
- Protesters called for full criminal accountability for the Novi Sad railway station collapse that killed 16 and for all identified assailants in the student attack, with a probe into who organized it.
- Four attackers have been sentenced through plea bargains, which students say falls short of assigning responsibility to all involved.
- Demonstrators also pressed for early elections; authorities have refused snap polls and previously used tear gas, stun grenades, and detentions that rights groups criticized as excessive while officials alleged attacks on ruling-party offices.