The Kremlin supports Serbia's authorities as they face growing anti-government protests, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday following a phone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Student-led anti-corruption protests have spread across the Balkan country over the past four months since 15 people were killed when an awning collapsed at a newly renovated train station in Novi Sad,

The massive marches were part of a nationwide anti-graft movement that started after a concrete canopy crashed in November at a railway station in the northern city of Novi Sad, killing 15 people and triggering protests against the populist government of President Aleksandar Vucic.

In the four months since 15 people were killed when a roof collapsed at a newly-renovated train station in Serbia's second-biggest city of Novi Sad, mass demonstrations have gathered momentum. As many Serbians have blamed the tragedy on corruption they link to President Aleksandar Vucic's decade in power,

Serbian protesters blocked offices of the state broadcaster in the capital and second-largest city Novi Sad overnight, in a bid to draw attention to their months-long rallies against the rule of President Aleksandar Vucic.

Massive marches have been part of a nationwide anti-graft movement that started after a concrete canopy crashed in November at a railway station in Novi Sad.

The anti-government protesters have said the blockade will continue for at least 22 hours. They accuse Serbia's public broadcaster of being biased towards President Aleksandar Vucic.

Tensions escalate in Serbia as student protesters block public television in Belgrade, demanding accountability following a deadly accident linked to government mishandling. The demonstrations challenge President Vucic's rule amid accusations of media bias and governmental corruption.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Female students on Saturday marked International Women's Day in Serbia by leading the daily street protests against corruption, and thousands later joined a separate student-led rally pressuring the populist government.

Thousands of protestors walked 300 kilometers on March 1 from Belgrade to the southern city of Nis to rally support for an anti-corruption protest that took aim at the ruling party. Serbia's Russia-friendly President Aleksandar Vucic has often used a Kremlin playbook to discredit the protests that occasionally rise in a country balancing between Russia and the West.

Thousands protested against Serbia's government on March 8, with workers and students joining in. The march expressed dissatisfaction following frequent protests since November, when 15 people died in a Novi Sad railway station collapse.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people marched through Belgrade on Friday to mark the deaths of 15 victims in a railway station disaster and to support a student-led call for a general strike aimed at challenging Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's hold on power.

University students protest over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 people in Belgrade, Serbia in January 2025. Photo by AP Photo / Darko Vojinovic According to some analysts, the largest student-led demonstrations in Europe since 1968 are taking place today in Serbia.