Overview

• Fresh confrontations flared in Belgrade after windows at the ruling SNS headquarters were smashed, with riot police dispersing crowds and pursuing protesters downtown.
• More than 100 people have been detained as student activist Nikolina Sindjelic alleges beatings and rape threats in custody, which the Interior Ministry strongly denies; she plans legal action.
• President Aleksandar Vucic appeared at a damaged party office, labeled protesters “terrorists,” alleged a foreign‑funded “color revolution,” and pledged a strong state response.
• Reports and videos describe attacks by SNS supporters and masked men wielding sticks, blurring lines between police operations and party‑aligned violence.
• The EU ambassador urged respect for peaceful assembly and investigations into suspected excessive force as a movement sparked by a deadly station collapse has already prompted the prime minister’s resignation.