Anti-government demonstrations in Serbia intensified on Saturday (August 16), as police deployed teargas and crowd-control vehicles to disperse protesters in Belgrade.
The unrest spread to several other towns amid allegations of police brutality in earlier rallies. Local media reported that a 25-year-old man was seriously injured in Valjevo on Thursday (August 14) after being beaten by police, according to his father.
The Beta news agency also said that two minors, aged 15 and 17, were among those arrested and allegedly beaten during a protest organised by high school students.
Serbia’s interior ministry rejected the accusations of police violence.
Meanwhile, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights voiced concern over the situation, pointing to ongoing human rights challenges in the country.
The protests, triggered months ago by the deaths of 16 people when the roof of a newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad collapsed, have put mounting pressure on President Aleksandar Vucic and his SNS party.
Until Wednesday evening, the demonstrations had remained largely peaceful. That night, clashes left 27 police officers and about 80 civilians injured, while 47 people were detained.
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Start your day informed with AnewZ Morning Brief: here are the top news stories for the 17th of August, covering the latest developments you need to know.
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A resumption of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports is not expected in the near term, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, despite an announcement by Iraq’s federal government a day earlier stating that shipments would resume immediately.
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US President Donald Trump is pushing for a trilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as 22 August, according to Axios.
Air Canada announced Saturday that it has suspended all flights after 10,000 flight attendants launched a strike, forcing Canada’s largest airline to halt operations of both Air Canada and its low-cost subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge.
At least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed and 13 others injured in artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher’s Abu Shouk displacement camp in North Darfur on Saturday, volunteer groups said.
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