Archive · 6 Sep 2025
Serbian Police Clash with Protesters, Detain 42
Imagine people in Serbia are angry and want new leaders.
They gathered to protest, but police used tear gas.
The protesters want new elections because they blame the current leaders for problems like corruption and a train station roof collapse that killed 16 people.
They want change through elections, while authorities claim that the protests are aimed to destabilize the state.
Police were attacked by protesters in front of the faculty of philosophy.
Police clashed with anti-government protesters in Novi Sad.
Police used tear gas and detained 42 people.
Protests were sparked by the collapse of the train station roof last November.
Protesters demanded snap elections.
Thirteen police officers were injured in the clashes.
- Who
- Protesters and Serbian police
- What
- Clashes during protests; police used tear gas, 42 detained
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Where
- Novi Sad, Serbia, at a university campus
- Why
- Protesters demand snap elections
Protesters
Government
Elections
Protesters
Demand snap elections to remove current leaders.
Government
Brushes off demands for elections, alleges foreign plot.
Police Brutality
Protesters
Blame heavy-handed tactics by government loyalists and police.
Government
Reject allegations of brutality.
- Location
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Event
- Protests and clashes
- Participants
- Protesters and Serbian police
- Detained
- 42 people
- Injured
- 13 police officers
- Cause of protest
- Demands for snap elections
- Underlying issue
- Corruption related to train station roof collapse
