{"id":106592,"date":"2025-03-15T18:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/tens-of-thousands-out-in-belgrades-streets-protesting-against-corruption-news-urix-foreign-news-and-documentaries\/"},"modified":"2025-03-15T18:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T18:20:01","slug":"tens-of-thousands-out-in-belgrades-streets-protesting-against-corruption-news-urix-foreign-news-and-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/tens-of-thousands-out-in-belgrades-streets-protesting-against-corruption-news-urix-foreign-news-and-documentaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of thousands out in Belgrade’s streets, protesting against corruption -news Urix -Foreign News and Documentaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

– We want a system and institutions that are starting to work again. Now we have problems with corruption at all levels. It must stop. That’s what Jefhemija Stankovic says to news. She lives in Oslo with her husband Ivan, but today they have made the trip to Belgrade in her home country Serbia to protest. Ivan and Jefhemija Stankovic have traveled from Oslo to Belgrade to protest.Zofia Paszkiewicz \/ news many have done as them. At least 107,000 people are gathered in the capital, the authorities estimate. They will show their support to the students, who started the protest wave that has shaken Serbia for the past four months. Today’s protest can be the largest in the country ever. Already last night, many thousands were out in the streets of Belgrade, to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists and ongoing compatriots from all over the country. Today, the capital’s inhabitants with primus and handing out hot foods to the visiting, older women feed the younger generation with freshly baked pie and biscuits. Nevertheless, rebel police in the streets are large amounts of rebel police commanded out. Not everyone is on the students’ side and supporters of President Aleksandar Vucics have mobilized. A mix of farmers, ultranationalists, militia members and violent football fans have gathered and set up barricades around the famous Pionirski Park, located just off the National Assembly. The students also provide their own security guards, and they have moved the appellate a kilometer from the National Assembly. A man speaks to the rebel police who fits the camp where President Aleksandar Vucic’s followers have joined. Photo: Armin Durgut \/ AP \/ NTB \u00abWe do not want trouble. We do not want attacks on institutions or those who do not think the same as us, \u201dsays a statement on Instagram. At 18:30 on Saturday, no incidents were reported during the protests. – Important for Europe Jefhemija and Ivan Stankovic think they had no choice but to show up and protest. – It is very important for Europe. It is very important for democracy, really. So we have to be here today, says Jefhemija. Dozens of thousands of people have come up with Jefhemija and Ivan Stankovic to protest against corruption in Serbia. Photo: Zofia Paszkiewicz \/ news Although the married couple live in Oslo, they are clear that Serbia is their home country. – So we would like to have a democratic, normal country, which we want to go back to one day. We must support what is happening here now, says Jefhemija. Angela, who news hits in Belgrade, showed up with her mother, mother -in -law and father -in -law. – I’m here to get justice. This is the best and most peaceful way to achieve justice. I support the students, our president only speaks nonsense, says Angela. Angela and the family are ready for today’s major protest in Belgrade. Photo: Zofia Paszkiewicz \/ news Started with silence The day started with one minute of silence at. 11.52, the time the superstructure at the entrance to the railway station in the city of Novi SAD collapsed on November 2 last year. 15 people lost their lives. The contractor who was behind the renovation of the train station was accused of being assigned the assignment because of his political relations and not his building skills. After the police and local authorities did not show a willingness to either investigate the tragedy or place anyone accountable, the students in the city took action. On December 2, they occupied a university building and blocked streets. Students in other cities set off to Novi Sad, to show their support. Since then, student marches have been crossed in the country, also in the countryside where the president and the government party have strong support. The students who have occupied university buildings in Belgrade are getting ready for today’s protest. Photo: Zofia Paszkiewicz \/ news The requirements are that the Serbian society must clean up and get away corruption and camaraderie, which many believe has destroyed the country’s institutions. University employees, former elite soldiers, lawyers, teachers, farmers, workers and pensioners have supported the students. Says the students are governed by abroad President Aleksandar Vucic has gone hard against the protests. – I don’t accept blackmail. I don’t give in to pressure. I am president of Serbia and I will not let the streets set the rules, he said in a TV-broadcast speech on Friday night while thousands of train into the Serbian capital. Conservative Vucic has ruled the country for 12 years, first as prime minister and now president. He refuses to comply with the requirements for further investigations of the roof collapse. Nor will he order the publication of documents related to the tender process or the construction process. The supporters of the president have the well-known Pionirski park as their hangout. Photo: Mitar Mitrovic \/ Reuters \/ NTB He accuses western intelligence of pulling the threads. It rejects the students. They also deny that the goal is to set aside the president. The Prime Minister and two ministers have resigned. The same has several high -ranking officials. The prosecuting authority has also charged 13 people. In addition, the government has promised to initiate a campaign against corruption. Students and many Serbs believe it needs more to get rid of the culture of corruption. Vucic Bad in the speech on Friday night all parties to avoid violence and said he had instructed the police to show restraint. Farmers with tractors have surrounded the Pionirski park, just off parliament in Belgrade. Photo: Darko Vojinovic \/ AP \/ NTB Published 15.03.2025, at. 18.53
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