Demonstrators gathered on Monday evening at multiple locations in Belgrade and several other Serbian cities, demanding government accountability and fresh elections, while student groups warned of possible escalation and repression.
In Belgrade, crowds blocked traffic near the Agricultural Faculty in Zemun before marching toward the New Belgrade municipal building, where a roundabout was barricaded. Another group rallied at Vuk’s Monument, shutting down King Alexander Boulevard.
In Valjevo, demonstrators assembled outside the Higher Court, where hearings continued for 15 people detained during weekend protests. Supporters chanted “Release them all” as prosecutors sought extended custody.
Organizers in several cities urged participants to remain peaceful and, if leaving, to walk home in groups to avoid potential violence.
In Požega, protesters marched from Freedom Square past the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) offices and on to the local police station, demanding to know whether officers from the town were deployed during recent clashes in Valjevo.
In Šabac, residents blocked a central intersection near the library and museum, reiterating demands for snap elections, an end to corruption, and justice for victims of a fatal building collapse in Novi Sad earlier this year. Police secured access points on all sides.
Similar gatherings were held in Kragujevac, where demonstrators staged a march through central streets, and in Kraljevo, where protesters moved from the city’s main square to SNS offices under heavy police guard before continuing their walk.
Student groups, who have been at the forefront of the protests, accused President Aleksandar Vučić’s government of preparing a “scenario of street violence” followed by “criminalization of dissent and new waves of repression.” They urged citizens to remain calm but “ready and determined to defend their sovereignty and democratic rights.”
In a statement on Instagram, students described Vučić’s latest address as part of a nine-month pattern of fueling internal conflict, calling it “another chapter in an attempt to push Serbia toward civil war.”
They also pointed to Sunday’s local elections in Sremska Mitrovica, where ruling party candidates lost every race against opposition challengers, even in areas where they previously won more than 70% of votes. Students said the results signaled “clear winds of change.”
“Any attempt to resolve Serbia’s political, social and security crisis through undemocratic means can only end in the collapse of an isolated regime and full accountability of those who follow unconstitutional or unlawful orders,” the statement said.