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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dusan Stojanovic

Instead of partying, thousands turn New Year celebration into anti-government protest in Serbia

New Year's Eve Serbia - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Instead of the traditional boisterous street partying on New Years Eve, tens of thousands of protesters led by university students gathered overnight in Belgrade and other Serbian cities to demand political reforms and justice in the Balkan country.

The protesters have been actively demonstrating following the tragic collapse of a concrete canopy in the northern town of Novi Sad’s central train station on Nov. 1, which resulted in 15 fatalities.

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