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Hunger Striker Demands Justice for Novi Sad Tragedy

11/11/2025

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Dijana Hrka, a hunger striker protesting the Novi Sad Railway Station tragedy, declined a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding accountability for her son's death.
Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar reported that MP Uglješa Mrdic was saved after 11 days on hunger strike.
Hrka began her protest on November 2, 2023, after a memorial for the tragedy and seeks prosecution of those responsible and the release of detained students.
Vucic claimed he spoke with Hrka and urged her to end her strike, but she highlighted a recent firecracker incident near her protest site.

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Dijana Hrka, a hunger striker protesting the Novi Sad Railway Station tragedy, declined a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, demanding accountability for her son's death.
Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar reported that MP Uglješa Mrdic was saved after 11 days on hunger strike.
Hrka began her protest on November 2, 2023, after a memorial for the tragedy and seeks prosecution of those responsible and the release of detained students.
Vucic claimed he spoke with Hrka and urged her to end her strike, but she highlighted a recent firecracker incident near her protest site.