(15 Mar 2025)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Belgrade, Serbia – 15 Mar 2025
1. Various aerial shots of protest, people holding up mobile phone lights
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STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters have fallen silent in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, to honour the victims of a concrete canopy collapse which has sparked significant unrest in the country.
At least 100,000 people descended on Belgrade for the rally, seen as a culmination of months-long protests against Serbia’s populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government.
Large crowds of flag-waving protesters clogged the downtown area of the capital despite occasional rain, with people hardly able to move and many stuck hundreds of meters away from the planned protest venue.
A nationwide anti-corruption movement erupted after a concrete canopy collapsed at a train station in Serbia’s north in November, killing 15 people.
Almost daily demonstrations that started in response to the tragedy have shaken Vucic’s firm grip on power in Serbia like never before in the past 13 years in charge.
Many in Serbia blamed the crash on rampant government corruption, negligence and disrespect of construction safety regulations, demanding accountability for the victims.
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