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Massive protest in Belgrade – everything that happened there, MINUTE BY MINUTE
Updated 15/03/2025 15:04
A large student protest took place in Belgrade on Saturday.
According to foreign media, the gathering of citizens began a few hours ago in various locations in Belgrade.
According to them, the entire city was blocked.
At around 11:30, an incident occurred when a car hit protesters heading towards the city center.
Three people were injured and the driver of the vehicle was arrested.
Thousands of Belgraders, from yesterday until after midnight, welcomed students arriving in the capital from all over the country, walking, running in a relay marathon or cycling, with ovations, fireworks and hugs.
At the height of the rally, in all locations in the city, the total number of people gathered from all over Serbia and those from Belgrade who welcomed them is estimated to be in the thousands.
Meanwhile, a fight was reported near "Nikola Pashiq" square where a group of men beat a young man.
To learn more, Telegraph will keep you informed, minute by minute.
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Strange moment from the Belgrade protest – the crowded street emptied in a matter of seconds
Here comes the LRAD sound effect. pic.twitter.com/lsbRAYM2yU
- Eko Straža (@EkoStraza) March 15, 2025
Vučić makes statement about the mass protest in Belgrade, after its end
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has spoken about recent developments in Serbia, namely the protest in Belgrade.
At the beginning of his speech, he indicated that a large protest was held and no one was injured.
"There are several dozen people left in a drunken state who are trying to attack the police and everyone else in Pioneer Park. First of all, I would like to express my satisfaction that on behalf of all citizens of Serbia a large protest was held, with extraordinary and negative energy and anger and resentment that was not expressed in serious damage to the authorities," he was quoted as saying.
According to him, "a total of 44 people are in the Emergency Center, 11 in the Zvezdara Clinical Hospital Center, a total of 56 people, no one is seriously injured."
He added that no one's life is in danger. /Telegraph/
The mass protests in Belgrade have ended, at least "officially".
The large civic protests officially began in the Serbian capital at 16:00 PM and tens of thousands of citizens gathered in front of the Serbian Parliament.
The protests and gatherings of citizens in Belgrade, which began in the early hours of the morning, have officially ended and many citizens are slowly dispersing from Slavija Square and the Serbian Parliament, foreign media write, according to Telegraph.
Students from all over Serbia gathered until 13:00 PM at four locations in Belgrade.
From these locations, at 13 p.m. they headed towards the Serbian Parliament, where the largest protests were held.
The protests officially started at 16:00 PM and the center of Belgrade was completely blocked.
At around 20:00 PM, citizens observed 15 minutes of silence, which was interrupted for still unclear circumstances.
The students then removed their vests and announced that the protests would end from that moment on.
The incidents were recorded on Nikola Pasic Square, in front of the Serbian Parliament, while the media reported that a certain group from Pioneer Park threw bottles and stones at the students.
However, despite this incident, the situation has not escalated.
Students have retreated to their universities, the gendarmerie has lowered its shields, and citizens are expected to leave the streets. /Telegraph/
Students on the Blockade: Our Protest is Ending
"The student protest is ending. Our guards have removed their vests. We call on citizens to withdraw," the organizers wrote on social media.
The group called "Students 2.0", which opposes them, reportedly threw rocks and bottles at them.
The Ministry of Interior demands that all attacks and provocations against the police be stopped.
The Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs said it has made the final call for an immediate halt to all attacks and provocations against police officers, otherwise it said the police will intervene and protect its officers in accordance with the law.
The statement says that several incidents and clashes occurred in several locations in central Belgrade "between some protest participants, who repeatedly attacked police officers, trying to hinder them in the performance of their duties."
A young man was hit in the head with a bottle
A young man was hit in the head with a bottle. He had blood on his hands and head injuries, which is why an ambulance was called.
A fight broke out near "Nikola Pashiq" square where a group of men beat a young man
Incident na Trgu Nikole Pašića: The group of men pretukla mjasca. pic.twitter.com/mmm5htXuod
- НИН (@NedeljnikNIN) March 15, 2025
Police in Belgrade have been ordered to move towards the city centre.
Police in Belgrade have been ordered to move towards the city center, even though there are still thousands of people on the streets.
However, so far there have been no incidents or conflicts between police and protesters.
The protest participants themselves chant "Arrest Vučić" as the police pass by.
In some locations in Belgrade, citizens are still on the streets.
Students have retreated to their faculties and in some locations in Belgrade citizens are still on the streets.
Apart from the attack on students in Pioneer Park, there were no other major incidents or clashes between demonstrators and police.
The protest was supposed to last until 21:00 PM, but ended after the attack on the students.
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić will speak at 22:00 PM.
There was also no shortage of messages against Milorad Dodik.
Among the messages against the regime of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, there were also messages against Milorad Dodik, the president of the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
One of the banners read "Dodik is not Republika Srpska, Vucic is not Serbia."
The situation on the streets of Belgrade a few moments ago
This is what Slavija Square looked like during the 15-minute silence for the 15 victims of the roof collapse at the Novi Sad railway station
15 minutes of silence za 15 žrtava u padu nadstrešnice u Noovm Sadu. pic.twitter.com/7FtoHnvdSU
— Telegram (@TelegramHR) March 15, 2025
Initial estimates – 500,000 people at the protest
"As someone who participated on October 5, I have to say that there are more people here and according to my belief, more than 500.000 people are protesting...", said Bozho Prelevic, lawyer and former Minister of Interior of the Republic of Serbia.
Slavija Square through photos
Hundreds of thousands of people are reported to have gathered at Slavija Square in central Belgrade on Saturday evening.
The protesters' main demand is political and criminal responsibility for the tragedy in Novi Sad, where 15 people lost their lives last November when a shelter collapsed at the city's railway station.
Citizens gathered in front of the Serbian Parliament are moving towards the square where the main part of the protest is taking place.
Citizens gathered in front of the Serbian Parliament are now moving towards Slavija Square, where the main part of today's protest is taking place.
Vučić "announces" via Instagram
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has made a post on Instagram while a large protest against him is taking place in Belgrade.
"Long live Serbia!" he wrote, as he is seen in a photograph, wrapped in the Serbian flag.
View from the streets of Belgrade
This image shows how massive the protest is in Belgrade
What does the software dot say? pic.twitter.com/eHT8rsroia
— Željko Veljković (@novinarupenziji) March 15, 2025
Police in Serbia declare
According to Serbian police estimates, at today's peak rallies in all locations in Belgrade, the number of rally participants was around 107.000.
More photos from the protests in Belgrade, which are currently at their peak
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