Overview

• Riot police have used tear gas canisters and crowd-control vehicles to disperse protesters in Belgrade, Novi Sad and other major cities since Thursday.
• Groups of masked pro-government supporters armed with batons and fireworks have confronted demonstrators during nightly rallies.
• Interior Minister Ivica Dačić reports 121 police officers injured and 114 arrests, insisting officers faced unprovoked attacks.
• Anti-government protesters have ransacked and torched Serbian Progressive Party offices in Novi Sad and Valjevo.
• Council of Europe commissioner Michael O’Flaherty urged restraint over police actions as Russia’s foreign ministry defended Serbia’s law enforcement response.