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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day agoSerbian students lead powerful memorial for railway disaster anniversary
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Serbian city of Novi Sad to mark the first anniversary of a railway station disaster. Mourners placed flowers and candles along temporary fencing near the damaged station entrance on Saturday, where 16 people died when the canopy collapsed on November 1, 2024. I feel great pain and sadness, Svetlana, a 45-year-old woman, told the AFP news agency, capturing the sombre mood at the memorial gathering.
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1 day agoMass protests planned as Serbia marks anniversary of train station collapse
Tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad to commemorate 16 victims and sustain student-led antigovernment protests demanding investigation, justice, and early elections after the station collapse.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days agoAfter a year of student-led protests, the cracks in Serbia's government have turned into fissures | Srdjan Cvijic
On 1 November 2024, a concrete canopy collapsed at the railway station in Novi Sad, Serbia's second-largest city, killing 16 people. The tragedy triggered the longest wave of protests the country had seen in a decade a spontaneous uprising against corruption, negligence and the arrogance of power. One year on, the cracks in Serbia's concrete have turned into fissures in its political foundations.
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