Overview

• Serbian police used tear gas and deployed riot vehicles across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and Valjevo, with authorities reporting 121 officers injured in the mid-August confrontations.
• Interior Minister Ivica Dačić said 114 people were arrested after protesters hurled firecrackers, flares and stun grenades in scenes of intense street violence.
• Protesters accuse masked pro-government supporters and football-fan groups of attacking demonstrators and claim police shielded these hardline factions.
• The sustained movement, launched after a deadly rail station canopy collapse in Novi Sad, demands early elections and accountability for corruption tied to the disaster.
• Council of Europe Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty deplored apparent disproportionate force and called on Serbia to end arbitrary arrests and respect the right to peaceful assembly.