Student Movement Suppression — Novi Sad Accountability Protest (2024-2026)

country

Serbia

authorization actor

Aleksandar Vucic / SNS government

created at

2026-09-24T17:50:55.358311+00:00

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Ongoing

id

SRB-CAMP-014

incident count

13

incident ids

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false

notes

State response: student organizers branded terrorists and foreign agents. Mid-March 2025: coordinated arrest wave splits STAV movement — 6 arrested inside Serbia, 6 forced into exile in Zagreb (caught in Dubrovnik when raids began). Movement remains active through 2026 despite leader arrests and exile. TC-46 case: first documented student activist exile in the database.

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start date text

2024-11-01

trigger event

November 1, 2024: Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse kills 16 people. Student movement erupts demanding accountability. Protests peak with 275,000 in Belgrade on March 15, 2025 — largest demonstration in Serbia's modern history.

Student Movement Suppression — Novi Sad Accountability Protest (2024-2026)

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