The most violent clashes took place on Thursday evening, when demonstrators chanted in the new orchard “he is finished” towards Vucia, breaking the windows of the ruling party offices and throwing furniture to the street. It was a dramatic escalation of the protest movement that has been over nine months, which overwhelmed the whole country.
The demonstrations were continued on Friday and Saturday. In Belgrade, a new orchard and other places throughout the country, police troops armed to the teeth appeared, and clouds of tear gas floated.
In many cities, the police separated masked hooligans, allegedly supporting the government, from demonstrators, and flares lit the streets with bright red.
As the voltage increased at the places of protests, groups of pro -government football fans appeared, which clashed with demonstrators, which, according to opposition representatives, was aimed at provoking the confrontation.
– The frustration of people really reached the climax And they feel like in a pressure cooker, which will explode – said Politico Ped Mitrović, an opposition MP.
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Serbian police face to face anti -government demonstrators in Belgrade, August 15, 2025.
Mitrović was attacked on Thursday evening, receiving a blow to the head when he tried to film riots in front of the headquarters of the ruling Serbian Progradish Party in Belgrade. The building was guarded at that time by masked men.
– When such a masked man came to me and told me to delete the recording, I refused and said that I was a parliamentarian. Then he called meals and a group of men began to deal with all sides – explained Mitrović.
The MP managed to escape, but Similar scenes of violence took place all over the countrywhere there were clashes between supporters and opponents of the government.
The government avoids responsibility
The protests began in November last year after the collapse of the railway station in Nowy Sad, as a result of which 16 people were killed, including two young children, and several others were seriously injured.
What began with short vigils turned into The largest protest movement in the recent history of Serbia. It was fueled by a government that denied any guilt, despite the accusations connecting the tragedy with the state renovation project, which was characterized by low quality and lack of supervision.
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– During all these months of protests, the prosecutor's office only recently arrested one minister, and the other claims that he was on sick leave and cannot be arrested. Lack of responsibility led people to the last resort And the government is to blame for this – added Mitrović.
The Serbian government said that the last days have brought the greatest increase in violence against the police, as a result of which 121 officers were injured. 114 people were arrested.
– For no reason the police were brutally attacked, violent attempts were made to break the cordons – said interior minister Ivica Dacić at a press conference.
Independent domestic analysts are increasingly warning that Serbia can head towards deeper instabilityif the government does not take the protesters' demands seriously.
An informal network of scientists – including teachers, researchers and university lecturers from Wojwodina, a region in which the first protests broke out – condemned the refusal of the ruling party regarding the announcement of the election, which is a key postulate of the movement.
They claim that Vucić “is ready to provoke a civil war, only to avoid writing elections.”
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