Police And Protesters Clashed Violently In Serbia
- 6.09.2025, 8:14
Police fired tear gas and stun grenades.
In Serbia, police used tear gas and stun grenades against students and opposition activists who were demanding early elections and the resignation of President Alexander Vucic.
It was reported by CNN.
September 5 in the evening in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, large-scale protests took place that turned into clashes with riot police.
Police used tear gas and flash-bang grenades to disperse a crowd of students and citizens who were demanding early elections to remove President Aleksandar Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS).
Thousands of people gathered on the grounds of the state university, holding placards reading: "We don't want blockades, we want elections" and "Students have one urgent demand: announce elections."
Crowds shouted "Vucic, go away!".
The clashes began near the philosophy faculty, where protesters threw flares and police responded with tear gas and stun grenades, pushing the demonstrators back.
The wave of protests was sparked by the tragic events of last November, when a roof collapse at a renovated train station killed 16 people. The opposition and activists accuse the authorities of corruption, which they believe led to the disaster.
The protests have been ongoing in the country for several months and were mostly peaceful, but the situation has escalated since the events of August 13, when dozens of police and civilians were injured during clashes.
Students, opposition forces and anti-corruption organizations also accuse President Vucic and his associates of links to organized crime, suppression of media freedom and use of violence against political opponents.
Vucic himself and the ruling party deny these accusations.
"The only way out is to announce elections," said one of the protesters, Nebojsa Korac, "We want peace and democracy to prevail, for political institutions to do their job. That means elections have to be held, and that will be the solution because the government will change."
The protests in Novi Sad have become another challenge for the Vucic government, which is facing increasing public pressure and demands for political change in Serbia.