{"id":184749,"date":"2025-08-14T15:23:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=184749"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:23:25","slug":"americans-report-citizen-protests-against-authorities-in-serbia-escalate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/americans-report-citizen-protests-against-authorities-in-serbia-escalate\/","title":{"rendered":"AMERICANS REPORT: Citizen Protests Against Authorities in Serbia Escalate!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The well-known American media outlet <strong>NBC News<\/strong> is reporting on new clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of President <strong>Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, which were recorded in several Serbian cities on Wednesday. According to this media, the violence has been going on for a second day, with incidents reported in <strong>Novi Sad, Belgrade, Vrbas<\/strong>, and other cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC emphasizes that <strong>Vu\u010di\u0107&#8217;s supporters were the first to throw flares, rocks, and bottles at citizens<\/strong>, while the demonstrators responded with various objects. The police repeatedly used tear gas, and in Vrbas, dozens of people were injured, including <strong>16 police officers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The article recalls that the protests in Serbia began in November after a tragedy in Novi Sad, when a train station canopy collapse killed <strong>16 people<\/strong>. This raised suspicions of corruption in state infrastructure projects. Since then, the protests, mainly led by students, have gathered tens of thousands of citizens across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HV16uwehSD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/vucic-izbori-ce-biti-pre-roka-necu-menjati-ustav-da-bih-se-ponovo-kandidovao\/\">VU\u010cI\u0106: Izbori \u0107e biti pre roka, ne\u0107u menjati Ustav da bih se ponovo kandidovao!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;VU\u010cI\u0106: Izbori \u0107e biti pre roka, ne\u0107u menjati Ustav da bih se ponovo kandidovao!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/vucic-izbori-ce-biti-pre-roka-necu-menjati-ustav-da-bih-se-ponovo-kandidovao\/embed\/#?secret=t9aNzce0DE#?secret=HV16uwehSD\" data-secret=\"HV16uwehSD\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC specifically points out that the government and pro-government media are calling the protesters &#8220;terrorists&#8221; and &#8220;thugs,&#8221; even though the protests in previous months have been largely peaceful. However, in recent days, Vu\u010di\u0107&#8217;s supporters have been organizing counter-rallies which, according to the American media outlet, <strong>heightens fears of further violence and clashes among citizens<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The demonstrators are demanding early parliamentary elections and the removal of Interior Minister <strong>Ivica Da\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, whom they accuse of responsibility for the police&#8217;s brutal actions. 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According to this media, the violence has been going on for a second day, with incidents reported in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Vrbas, and other cities. 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