Crowds in numbers not seen in the country for years marched through the centre of Belgrade. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BELGRADE - Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people.
Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years solemnly marched through the centre of the capital Belgrade behind a banner reading “Serbia Against Violence”. “We have gathered here to pay our last respects, to do our best so this never happens again, anywhere,” said Mr Borivoje Plecevic from Belgrade.killed eight pupils and a security guard.A day later, a 21-year-old man brandishing an assault rifle and a pistol killed eight and wounded 14 people.Protesters and opposition supporters demanded a shutdown of TV stations and tabloids that they accuse of promoting violent and vulgar content.
Opposition parties and some rights groups accuse President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling populist Serbian Progressive Party of autocracy, oppressing media freedoms, violence against political opponents, corruption and ties with organised crime.Mr Vucic said protesters on Monday were trying to force him to step down and destabilise the country.“I will continue to work and I will never back down before the street and the mob....
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