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Anti-Vucic Protesters, Police Clash in Belgrade

Tens of thousands demand early election for Serbian parliament

(Newser) - Riot police fired tear gas at thousands of anti-government protesters in Serbia's capital on Saturday. The major rally in Belgrade against Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, was called to back a demand for an early parliamentary election. The protest by tens of thousands was held after nearly eight...

Forged Document Was Used to Approve Trump Hotel in Europe

Plans to transform former Yugoslav Defense Ministry building in Belgrade now up in the air

(Newser) - Plans for the first Trump International Hotel in Europe have been thrown into question after Serbian officials admitted the paperwork clearing the way for the project was forged. With political backlash mounting and legal charges filed, the future of the $500 million development, led by President Trump's son-in-law,...

Serbian Protesters: 'Sound From Hell' Likely Sonic Weapon

Protesters claim police used banned device at rally

(Newser) - A massive anti-government demonstration in Belgrade, Serbia, on March 15 was disrupted by a mysterious and disturbing noise that sparked panic, and many protesters believe an illegal sonic weapon was used. Witnesses like Sasa Cvrkovic recalled the sound as similar to a jet flying past, causing chaos, including a stampede...

Things Got Wild in Serbia's Parliament Tuesday

Smoke bombs, scuffles, and flares, with 3 lawmakers injured

(Newser) - At least three lawmakers were injured Tuesday, one seriously, after chaotic scenes in Serbia's parliament, during which smoke bombs and flares were thrown, further fueling political tensions in the Balkan country. As the AP reports, opposition parties wanted to confirm the resignation of Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and his...

Serbia Holiday Reflects Divide
Serbian Holiday Reflects Divide
Feb 15, 2025 2:15 PM CST

Serbian Holiday Reflects Divide

Vucic holds rally to counter student protests

(Newser) - Serbia's striking students and supporters of populist President Aleksandar Vucic held parallel rallies Saturday as both marked a major holiday in the country with notably contrasting messages. The student-led protest is the latest in a nationwide anti-graft movement that reflects mounting calls for fundamental political changes in the Balkan...

Serbian Farmers Protect Protesters With Tractors

Movement has broadened after a concrete canopy collapse at train station

(Newser) - Serbian students on Sunday blocked a bridge over the River Danube in the northern city of Novi Sad for over 24 hours as part of their growing anti-graft movement demanding major changes in the Balkan country. Dozens of farmers parked their tractors by the Most Slobode, or Freedom Bridge, saying...

Presenter Sorry to Djokovic for 'Bizarre' Incident at Aussie Open

Serbian boycotted post-match interview after commentator Tony Jones called him a 'has-been'

(Newser) - A TV presenter has offered his mea culpa to Novak Djokovic for what the Serbian tennis star called "insulting and offensive" remarks made at his expense. The AP reports on the "bizarre off-court distraction" that jump-started the commotion at this weekend's Australian Open in Melbourne, in which...

Serbian Court Gives Parents of School Shooter Prison Terms

'We are not satisfied,' says the mother of one of the 10 people killed

(Newser) - A court in Serbia on Monday convicted the parents of a teenage boy who last year shot to death nine pupils and a school guard and wounded six more people in a school in central Belgrade. The Higher Court in Belgrade sentenced Vladimir Kecmanovic, the father, to 14 years, six...

Thousands Protest Vucic's Reign in Serbia

Movement demands accountability in fatal collapse at railway station

(Newser) - Tens of thousands streamed into a central square in Serbia's capital on Sunday for a rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government, whose tight grip on power has been challenged by weeks of street protests led by university students. The rally at Belgrade's Slavija Square, one...

After Explosion, Kosovo Blames 'Terrorist Act' on Serbia

Blast at canal temporarily cuts power to cities

(Newser) - Kosovo accused neighboring Serbia of a "terrorist act" on Saturday after an explosion at a canal that carries water to two main power plants, temporarily cutting electricity in its cities. Serbia denied the accusation, per Politico Europe , which reports the episode has escalated tensions between the Balkan nations. Serbia'...

Pride March Demands Rights 'Like All Other People Have'

Demonstrators in Belgrade call for same-sex partnerships to be legal

(Newser) - A Pride march on Saturday in Serbia's capital pressed for the demand that the populist government improve the rights of LGBTQ+ community members who often face harassment and discrimination in the highly conservative Balkan country. The march in central Belgrade was held under heavy police protection because of fear...

Xi's Trip to Europe Mostly Centers on Strategic Partners

After France, Chinese leader goes to Hungary and Serbia

(Newser) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries in the continent's eastern half, a region that Beijing has used as a foothold for its expanding economic ambitions in Europe. Following his stop in Paris on Monday to kick...

Serbia Fights Election Protesters
Election Protests Take a Turn
Dec 25, 2023 2:10 PM CST

Election Protests Take a Turn

US ambassador denounces violence in Serbia as demonstrators oppose populist victory

(Newser) - Serbian police said Monday they detained at least 38 people who took part in a protest against reported widespread irregularities during a recent general ballot that declared the governing populists as winners of parliamentary and local elections . Opposition group Serbia Against Violence has been staging protests since the Dec. 17...

Populists Seek 'Convincing' Win to Cement Rule in Serbia

Observers report election irregularities, including violence and payoffs

(Newser) - President Aleksandar Vucic is looking to further tighten his grip on power in Serbia in an election on Sunday that has been marred by reports of major irregularities both during a tense campaign and on voting day. The main contest in the parliamentary and local elections was expected to be...

Police Circle Village After Gunmen Storm Monastery

Gunbattles flare near Kosovo's border with Serbia

(Newser) - At least 30 gunmen killed a Kosovar Albanian police officer, then stormed an Orthodox monastery in Kosovo near its border with Serbia, setting off ongoing gunbattles that have left three assailants dead and raised tensions between the two former wartime foes as they seek to normalize ties. Police have surrounded...

At French Open, a New Controversy for Djokovic

'Kosovo is the heart of Serbia,' he wrote on camera lens at French Open

(Newser) - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has once again found himself in the middle of a controversy—and this time, it involves his father's hometown in Kosovo, which used to be a Serbian province. Srdjan Djokovic grew up in Zvecan, where 30 NATO peacekeepers were injured in clashes with ethnic...

After Shootings, Protesters Demand State Media Changes

Demonstrations began in response to two mass shootings

(Newser) - Huge crowds of anti-government protesters on Saturday encircled the Serbian state television building in downtown Belgrade to press their demand for autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic to ease his tight grip on the mainstream media and allow alternative voices. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters, some chanting slogans urging Vucic's...

Serbia Shows Scores of Guns Turned In After Mass Shootings

President asks, 'What does anyone need an automatic weapon for?'

(Newser) - Authorities in Serbia on Sunday displayed stacks of guns and cartons of hand grenades from the thousands of weapons, including anti-tank rocket launchers, that they said people handed over since back-to-back mass shootings stunned the Balkan nation. The government declared a one-month amnesty period for citizens to surrender unregistered weapons...

Serbia Sees 2nd Mass Shooting in 2 Days

8 fatally shot in drive-by attack day after school shooting

(Newser) - A shooter killed at least eight people and wounded 13 in a drive-by attack late Thursday in Serbia's second such mass killing in two days, state television reported. The attacker shot randomly at people near the town of Mladenovac, some 30 miles south of the capital, RTS reported early...

Police: Serbia School Shooter Had List of Names

The suspect's father has also been arrested

(Newser) - A 13-year-old who opened fire Wednesday at his school in Serbia's capital drew sketches of classrooms and wrote a list of people he intended to "liquidate" in a meticulously planned attack, police said. He killed eight fellow students and a school guard before being arrested. The shooter first...

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