Serbia’s students lead nationwide rallies
Tens of thousands of citizens joined student protesters in Serbia in a rally against injustice and corruption there, CE Report quotes Kosova Press.
University students in the Balkan countries have been holding nationwide protests since the fatal roof collapse of a train station in November that killed 15 people and which critics blame on government corruption.
The almost daily protests are attended by tens of thousands of people and have shaken the firm grip on power by President Aleksandar Vučić, who has described the protests as a Western-organized attempt to oust him from power.
The students said in a statement that they "want institutions that work in the interest of all of us and not to our detriment, and a system that values knowledge and work and not obedience and silence," VOA reports.
Protesters from across the country gathered in Niš, about 200 kilometers south of Belgrade, to take part in festival-style rally, expected to last for 18 hours.
