Serbia youth lead thousands on march for weekend rally marking canopy collapse last year, in photos
Students and anti-government protesters march to Novi Sad for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of mainly young people in Serbia embarked on a two-day march from Belgrade to the country’s north on Thursday, aiming to join a major rally this weekend that will mark the anniversary of a deadly train station disaster.
Protesters believe the victims died because government corruption led to sloppy renovation work at the station. They have been demanding accountability for the disaster, and an early parliamentary election that they hope will oust President Aleksandar Vucic’s populist government.
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People welcome a group of students from the southwestern town of Novi Pazar as they march towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)People march during a protest eleven months after the deadly train station tragedy that sparked mass demonstrations against corruption in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)Students embrace as they march to Novi Sad for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A person holds a cross as students march to Novi Sad for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)Students rest on a street while taking a break on their march to Novi Sad for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A person sleeps on a street while taking a break on their march to Novi Sad for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)An aerial view of students and anti-government protesters marching to Novi Sad for a huge rally on Nov. 1, 2024 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Nova Pazova, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)Students rest during a break on a march marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster on Nov. 1, 2024 that killed 16 people in Novi Sad, in Stara Pazova, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)People welcome a group of students from the southwestern town of Novi Pazar as they march towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a huge rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)People crowd a street as they welcome a group of students from the southwestern town of Novi Pazar as they march towards the northern city of Novi Sad, for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)A protestor holds a flare as he welcomes students marching to Novi Sad for a rally on Nov. 1 marking the first anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people, in Indjija, Serbia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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