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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ivana Bzganovic

Serbian students declare 'we deserve better' as latest anti-graft rally adds pressure on government

Tens of thousands of people in Serbia gathered on Saturday for a huge student-led rally that vowed to turn the troubled, populist-run Balkan country into a free nation of justice and rule of law, with many proclaiming “We deserve better.”

University students in the Balkan country that has been ruled firmly by a right-wing, pro-Russia government for over a decade have been holding nationwide protests since the fatal train station canopy collapse in November that killed 15 people and which critics blame on government corruption.

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