Amid democratic backsliding across Europe, Serbian students have shown the way to reimagining democracy and governance.
This footage illustrates a large crowd of people with flags and banners taking part in a protest in Kragujevac. People across Serbia are protesting to demand justice after a deadly railway disaster in Novi Sad on November 1,
Serbia’s striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic are holding parallel rallies as both mark the country’s Statehood Day with notably contrasting messages.
Anger drove Marija Petrovic to join student protests in Belgrade in November. A railway station roof had collapsed days earlier in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, killing 15 people. Thugs then set upon demonstrators who were calling for justice for the dead.
Thousands rallied in Serbia's capital supporting students protesting against corruption, following a deadly incident in Novi Sad. The students, facing governmental pressure, demand accountability. Their cause draws widespread public backing,