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Belgrade Police Crackdown: 23 Arrested Amid Protests

7/5/2025

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In Belgrade, tensions escalated as police crackdown resulted in the arrest of 23 students and a professor. Despite claims of upholding university autonomy, civil society decried the brutality faced by protesters. President Vucic granted pardons to activists charged with assault, while officials dismissed demonstrators as "terrorists," insisting the protests would soon be quelled.

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In Belgrade, tensions escalated as police crackdown resulted in the arrest of 23 students and a professor. Despite claims of upholding university autonomy, civil society decried the brutality faced by protesters. President Vucic granted pardons to activists charged with assault, while officials dismissed demonstrators as "terrorists," insisting the protests would soon be quelled.