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Serbian Protests (2020–)
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Serbian protests may refer to: * 1988–1989 Anti-bureaucratic revolution *1991 protests in Belgrade *1991–1992 anti-war protests in Belgrade * 1996–1997 Serbian protests * 2000 overthrow of Slobodan Milošević * 2008 protests against Kosovo declaration of independence * 2016 Serbian protests * 2017 Serbian protests *2018–2020 Serbian protests * 2020–2022 Serbian protests * 2021–2022 Serbian environmental protests * 2023 Serbian protests * 2023 Serbian election protests *2024 Serbian environmental protests *2024–present Serbian anti-corruption protests In November 2024, mass protests erupted in Novi Sad after the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse, collapse of the city's railway station canopy, which killed 16 people and left one severely injured. By March 2025, the protests had sprea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Protests In Belgrade
The 1991 protests in Belgrade happened on the streets of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia and Yugoslavia when a protest rally turned into a riot featuring vicious clashes between the protesters and police. The initial mass rally that took place on 9 March 1991 was organized by Vuk Drašković's Serbian Renewal Movement (SPO), an opposition political party in Serbia, protesting the rule of Slobodan Milošević and his Socialist Party of Serbia, particularly their misuse of Radio Television Belgrade. Two people died in the ensuing violence, and the government then ordered the Yugoslav People's Army onto the city streets. The police detained several prominent SPO officials and banned two media outlets considered unfriendly to the government. The protests are referred to in Serbian as ', i.e. the March 9 protest, after this initial event. The next day, in reaction to the events of the previous day, more protests drew large and diverse crowds, including leaders of the Democratic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991–1992 Anti-war Protests In Belgrade
Following the rise of Serbian nationalism, nationalism and Breakup of Yugoslavia, political tensions, as well as the outbreak of the Yugoslav Wars, numerous anti-war movements developed in Republic of Serbia (1992–2006), Serbia. The 1991 protests in Belgrade, 1991 mass protests against the government of Slobodan Milošević which continued throughout the conflicts reinforced the youth's anti-war orientation. Demonstrations in Belgrade were held mostly because of opposition to the Battle of Vukovar, Siege of Dubrovnik and Siege of Sarajevo,#zenski_sud, ''Ženski sud'', 2013 while protesters demanded a referendum on a declaration of war and disruption of Conscription, military conscription. More than 50,000 people participated in many protests, and more than 150,000 people took part in the most massive protest called “The Black Ribbon March” in solidarity with people in Sarajevo. It is estimated that between 50,000 and 200,000 people deserted from the Yugoslav People's Army, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996–1997 Serbian Protests
In the winter of 1996–1997, university students and Serbian opposition parties organized a series of peaceful protests in the Republic of Serbia (then part of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) in response to electoral fraud attempted by the Socialist Party of Serbia of President Slobodan Milošević after the 1996 local elections. During the course of the rallies, students held their protests separately from the citizens' ones, led by opposition then gathered in coalition '' Zajedno'' (Together). The students' protest lasted until 22 March 1997, with additional requests of replacing the management of University of Belgrade and return of the university autonomy. The protests started on 17 November 1996 in Niš where thousands of opposition supporters gathered to protest against election fraud. Belgrade University students joined on 19 November 1996 and protests lasted even after 11 February 1997, when Milošević signed the "lex specialis", which accepted the opposition victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overthrow Of Slobodan Milošević
The Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević began in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after the general election on 24 September 2000 and culminated in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's government on 5 October 2000. As such, it is commonly referred to as the 5 October Revolution () or colloquially the Bulldozer Revolution (), after one of the most memorable episodes from the day-long protest in which a heavy equipment operator charged the Radio Television of Serbia building, considered to be symbolic of the Milošević regime's propaganda. Prelude Milošević's rule has been described by observers as authoritarian or autocratic, as well as kleptocratic, with numerous accusations of electoral fraud, political assassinations, suppression of media freedom and police brutality. He became the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes. His role in the Yugoslav Wars led to international sanctions against Yugoslavia, which had a devastating impact on the Yugo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Protests Against Kosovo Declaration Of Independence
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is '' octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive '' octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written ( Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Serbian Protests
The 2016 Serbian protests were a series of peaceful demonstrations that started over the demolition in Savamala and accusations of electoral fraud in 2016 elections. Cause of the protest Savamala demolition On election night of between 24 and 25 April 2016 around 30 people wearing balaclavas came with bulldozers and demolished private objects in Savamala, urban neighborhood in Belgrade. Police did not respond to multiple calls of people whose objects were demolished during the night, police didn't address this issue until 30 April when minister of interior Nebojša Stefanović announced that the demolition will be investigated. Buildings that were demolished were in zone of controversial Belgrade waterfront building project. This lead public to assume that demolition was carried out by the government and sparked anti-government protests. Protestors demanded resignation of top government officials involved in the demolition, government officials whose resignation was demand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Serbian Protests
The 2017 Serbian protests against perceived dictatorship were ongoing mass protests organized across Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš and other cities and towns in Serbia, against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić, as a result of the presidential election. The election was marred by accusations of voter intimidation and a near total domination of Serbia's media by Vučić and his populist conservative Serbian Progressive Party. The protests started on 3 April and thousands of people had been gathering on the streets of Serbia's cities on a daily basis. They informed themselves via official Facebook protest pages. Protests The leading participants were university students, however on Saturday, 8 November, they were joined by the police syndicate, the army syndicate, taxi drivers, lawyers, postal office workers and other organizations who are protesting against the president-elect's authoritarian regime. Protests erupted on 3 April when Nemanja Milosavljević, member of the hip hop group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–2020 Serbian Protests
In late 2018, a series of largely peaceful protests (called Stop Bloody Shirts, ; or One of Five Million, 1 of 5 Million, #1of5million, ) over the rise of political violence and against the authoritarian rule of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and his governing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) began to take place in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, soon spreading to cities across the country, as well as in cities with the Serbian diaspora. The demonstrations have lasted more than a year and they become the most prolonged mass anti-government demonstrations in Serbia since the time of the Bulldozer Revolution and some of the longest-running in Europe. The protests were precipitated by an assault on an opposition non-parliamentary politician Borko Stefanović in November 2018. The protests were also triggered by many scandals of ruling party members, such as sexual harassment at work, assaults on investigative journalists, a plagiarism scandal, the arrest of whistleblower who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–2022 Serbian Protests
On 7 July 2020, a series of protests and riots began over the government announcement of the reimplementation of the curfew and the government's allegedly poor handling of the COVID-19 situation, as well as being a partial continuation of the "One of Five Million" movement. The initial demand of the protesters had been to cancel the planned reintroduction of curfew in Serbia during July, which was successfully achieved in less than 48 hours of the protest. The protesters also demanded a more technical response to the COVID-19 crisis and more factual and constructive information about the ongoing medical situation. Among other causes, the protests were driven by the crisis of democratic institutions under Aleksandar Vučić's rule and the growing concern that the President is concentrating all powers in his hands at the expense of the parliament. Background COVID-19 pandemic mismanagement On 7 July 2020, the day when protests began, Serbia saw its deadliest day yet during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
