Tens of thousands of people staged a silent march in Belgrade on Monday (September 1) to honour the 16 victims of a collapsed roof at a renovated railway station, while calling for snap elections aimed at unseating President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling SNS party.
The demonstration, organised by high school pupils, began around 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) in front of Belgrade’s old railway station. Sixteen pupils walked across Savski Trg square, each carrying a white rose, as the names of the victims were read aloud.
Similar gatherings took place in other Serbian cities, including Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Aleksinac.
The rallies follow months of protests across Serbia, initially sparked by the deaths of 16 people last November, which have presented a challenge to Vucic and his party.
While demonstrations had been largely peaceful, clashes on August 13 left dozens of police officers and civilians injured. Protesters have linked the Novi Sad railway station disaster to corruption and are pressing for early elections.
Students, opposition parties and anti-corruption groups have accused Vucic and his allies of connections to organised crime, political violence, and restrictions on media freedom — allegations that the president and his party reject.
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