Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Serbian Mother's 16-Day Hunger Strike Demands Justice
A brave mom named Dijana is not eating for 16 days to demand justice.
Her son Stefan died when a roof fell at a train station.
She wants the people in charge of the law to do their jobs, for some students to be let go, and for everyone to vote for new leaders.
Even though she is very weak and has gone to the hospital, she keeps going.
Many people support her and help keep her safe.
Dijana Hrka, a Serbian mother, has been on a hunger strike for 16 days.
She is protesting for justice following the deaths of 16 people, including her son Stefan, in a railway station roof collapse.
Hrka is demanding that the prosecutor's office act, students be released, and elections be held.
She has been hospitalized twice but continues her strike from a tent near the Serbian parliament.
Students, professors, and opposition politicians are supporting her, while veterans provide security.
- Who
- Dijana Hrka, a grieving Serbian mother
- What
- She is on a hunger strike demanding justice, the release of students, and new elections.
- When
- Reached her 16th day on Monday, started after the first anniversary of a fatal roof collapse.
- Where
- Near the Serbian parliament in Novi Sad.
- Why
- Her son Stefan was one of 16 killed in a railway station roof collapse. She seeks justice and accountability.
Protesters
Government
Prosecutor's Office Action
Protesters
Demand immediate action
Government
No official statement on timeline or progress
Student Release
Protesters
Call for immediate release
Government
No official statement on student cases
Elections
Protesters
Insist on early elections
Government
No official statement on election timeline
- Name
- Dijana Hrka
- Age
- 48
- Strike Duration
- 16 days
- Reason for Strike
- Seeking justice for her son and others killed in a railway station roof collapse, demanding prosecutor action, release of students, and elections.
- Son's Fate
- Killed in the roof collapse
- Location of Protest
- Tent near Serbian parliament
