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It's also important to recognize that the cause of the protests runs deeper — many people perceive the state as corrupt and are broadly dissatisfied with Vučić’s government. They are calling for greater press freedom and accountability,
Helena Ivanov, senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Institute, told Fox News Digital Vucic is hoping that protests in Serbia will stop, but they are growing increasingly,
Serbia categorically denies the baseless accusations that any illegal weapons, including so-called ‘sound cannons,’ were used against demonstrators in Belgrade,
Moscow and Belgrade pledged to combat color revolutions together in 2021. This is dangerous as Russia can provide Serbia with intelligence support,
Ivana Stradner, research fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital The Belgrade Center for Security Policy strongly condemns the unlawful and inhumane deployment of prohibited weapons, such as acoustic devices, against peaceful protesters during a public gathering of hundreds of thousands of citizens paying tribute to victims of the collapsed roof in Novi Sad,
the group said in a statement All people in the government have to understand the message when this many people gather. We will have to change ourselves,
As rallies were underway Saturday, Vucic said ... he said at a news conference At the heart of the situation lies a deep atmosphere of distrust, particularly as the ruling regime continues to attempt to [delegitimize] both the protesters and their demands,
This annoys people because … they can sense that he’s not serious about these changes,
What Vucic is doing right now is being seen as patching things up, not seriously addressing the concerns,
We couldn't run away from it — we didn’t know what to do. You don’t know if something will fall on your head or hit you from the side,
We will seek justice because what they did is not normal,
We're here to support these brave young people, people who just want to live in a country where the rule of law works, nothing more,
an elderly protester said It's clear students aren't sure how to intensify the protest from here. There were no clear announcements about what's next. Meanwhile, some protesters stayed on the streets, wanting more, but without knowing what or how to achieve it,
This is a rare moment where the whole of Serbia is united under one cause. Even if the country doesn't change after this, we'll know that we stood up together and made our voices heard,
a young man said at the protest in Belgrade I came for my child, for my son, so that his future can be better,
Since this started, something has already shifted: a change in collective awareness. It's not enough, but it's a fantastic start,
We will no longer allow corruption to endanger anyone's life, as happened in Novi Sad, where it claimed 15 lives,
a student speaker told the cheering crowd, referring to the collapse of the canopy at the main railway station of Serbia's second-largest city on November 1, 2024, which had only just been renovated We have gathered in the streets primarily to express our complete dissatisfaction after years of dictatorship, lawlessness, and corruption,
said one demonstrator, Ognjen Djordjevic, a 28-year-old resident from Belgrade There were no casualties or serious injuries,
Vucic said during the national address I'm proud of the police who ensured security for all participants,
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