Thousands of protests in Serbia in honor of the victims of the catastrophe of the train station | News protests
Demonstrations have gathered momentum in Serbia since 15 people were killed in a railway station in November.
Thousands stood in silence for fifteen minutes in the southern city of Nis in Serbia to mark those killed UA catastrophe of train station In November, in a protest that led a student who has gone into the biggest threat of the president’s countries so far.
Mass demonstrations have collected momentum in the country since 15 people were killed when the roof crashed on a newly renovated railway habitat in the second largest city of Novi Sad.
On Saturday, hundreds of students marched, driving or riding bicycles to NIS, visited various cities along the way and gained the support of people living outside the urban centers of the country.
From the early hours of Saturday morning, residents also set up improvised stands on the city streets, offering food and refreshments to pass the crowds, waving flags, carrying banners against corruption and blowing whistles and vuvuzella.
At 11:52 Local Time (10:52 GMT), a time when a tragedy occurred, everyone gathered in the central town of the city square to pay tribute to the victims standing in silence for 15 minutes.
After that, the music echoed through the city as the speakers shone the foam “Serbia rose” and “pump” – a slogan symbolizing the determination of students to continue protesting.
“This is a way to make a revolution,” said Tarek, a 22-year-old graphic designer from Novi Pazar for Reuters news agency.
“It’s the right way to achieve change, creating a better future, a functional state without corruption.”
Many Serbs blamed the tragedy corruption They have been linked to the decade of President Aleksandar Vucic in power, teachers, farmers and other workers have joined protests who have started with a student blockade of teaching at the State Universities in December.
Prime Minister Milos Vuchevic and two other ministers also resigned because of the protests that took place in Main Belgrade, as well as in cities across the country.
So far, prosecutors have charged 13 people in connection with the collapse of the roof.
“I hope for justice,” said Emilija Jovanovic, a 21-year-old student for the AFP news agency.
“We expect change,” added Aleksandar Arraddjelovic, a 34-year-old NIS lawyer.
President Vucic and other Government officials have moved between issuing an invitation to talk and dismiss the charges that the demonstrators support foreign force.
“A lot of money has been invested in a color revolution,” Vucic said on Friday, as he spoke with his supporters in Knjazevac, about 50 KM (31 miles) away from NIS.
In order to extinguish the protests, the government sought to meet several demands of students.
These steps included the publication of a series of documents relating to the renewal at the station; pardoning of protesters arrested at gatherings; strengthening higher education financing; and launching criminal proceedings against suspects charged with the attack on the demonstrators.
But students, who appeared as protest leaders, aim to continue their daily demonstrations. They also want charges against students to protest and increase the budget for higher education.
